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A 5.1 QEP nicety – Using join buffer
I was surprised to find yesterday when using MySQL 5.1.26-rc with a client I’m recommending 5.1 to, some information not seen in the EXPLAIN plan before while reviewing SQL Statements.
Read moreAn intestesting approach to free hosting
I came across the OStatic Free hosting service that provide Solaris + Glassfish (Java Container) + MySQL. They offer “Now you can get free Web hosting on Cloud Computing environment free of charge for up to 12 months.
Read moreGet linked to Drizzle
We are always looking at different ways to help promote, inform and identify contributers, users and supports for Drizzle . One way is to join the Linked In Drizzle group (click here when logged in).
Read moreVirtualBox, compiling Part 2
So I managed to find all dependencies after some trial and error for compiling VirtualBox 1.6.4 under Ubuntu 8.0.4, then finding the Linux build instructions to confirm. It was not successful however in building, throwing the following error:
Read moreInteracting with BuildBot using IRC
Using BuildBot for Drizzle has been a great way to help in the verification of the sometimes rapid code changes that are being committed. Curious why the IRC notifier within BuildBot only joined and exited the #drizzle channel in IRC, some further investigation of the IRC Documentation lead to more information to share.
Read moreVirtual Box, a world of hurt
I successfully installed Virtual box via a few simply apt-get commands under Ubuntu 8.04 via these instructions . It started fine, after two small annoying, install this module, add this group messages.
Read moreChoosing MySQL 5.1 over 5.0
I have been asked twice this week what version of MySQL I would choose for a new project. As with most questions in life the answer is: It Depends? In general I would now recommend for a new project to select 5.
Read moreProject Darkstar
It may sound like either a astronomical research project or a Star Wars spin- off, but Project Darkstar is an open source infrastructure from Sun Microsystems that states “simplify the development and operation of massively scalable online games, virtual worlds, and social networking applications.
Read moreInteresting site of the day
TwitHire – For those employers that both have Twitter accounts and time to advertise a job in 140 characters or less. There should be a website that is devoted to everything based on Twitter.
Read moreWhat are the best MySQL Design Practices?
Tonight I provided a scope in Best Design Practices for MySQL Applications – Part A of just how much there is to consider with a successful application. I only scratched the surface in some detail, a topic one could easily write a book on, and definitely provide a number more presentations.
Read moreFinding, exposing and referencing good material
I came across www.problogger.net by accident. Like many sites and information these days, you simply don’t find via search engines because your normally searching for something specific. I did find it via several levels of hyperlinks.
Read moreUltra light startups NY meeting
I attended the Ultra light startup’s meeting last night for the first time. I found it most productive for the 2 hours of time to see a different approach talking about startups, to see a variety of approaches, concepts, ideas, ventures all at various stages and generally people with different and interesting ideas and goal.
Read moreMonitor and Optimize Your MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Databases 24×7.
I came across another MySQL Monitoring product today, DBTuna. I’ve got a trial license of this commercial product so I’ll be looking into its installation, options and support and will be reporting back.
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