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Log Buffer #47: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
Log Buffer #47: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs June 1st, 2007 – by Ronald Bradford Welcome to the 47th edition of Log Buffer , the weekly review of database blogs.
Read moreGoogle Maps adds real-time images
Yesterday I was amazed to see yet another new feature in Google Maps . A new button [Street View], gives you are real view of the street in question, you can rotate the image around 360 degrees, and move up and down the street.
Read moreMy ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script Version 0.03
I realized when I released my very crappy version of My ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script I really should have included my standard logging. So I did that the night I wrote my original blog, but never published it.
Read moreMy ‘hourly’ MySQL monitor script
Following my article Everything fails, Monitor Everything , and some inquiries, I’ve made some small modifications to my initially hourly script. This script is still a quick and dirty trial of what I’m wanting to develop, but in true Guy Kawasaki terms “5.
Read moreGot the next great web thing!
I joined a new meetup group New York Dot Com Hatchery on advice from my friend Marc. Now only if my schedule keeps in NY for the event I’ll be very much looking forward to going.
Read moreCool Photo Printing Site
I just came across Moo as a link from Fotolog . This site gives you the option to get a photo like card on the front, and text on the back.
Read moreUsing Perl with MySQL
NOTE: Problems presently exist, I’m seeking the expert help of the community and Perl Gurus I have the need to do some quick benchmarking, I use MyBench as it’s effective in being able to plug in a query, some randomness and 2 minutes later (with a correctly configured Perl/MySQL environment) you have multi-threaded load testing.
Read moreClever Design – Lost Password
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> <a href="http://www.okcupid.com/lostpassword">Online Web Site</a> </td> Comments: <td> Takes a boring but essential component of any community web site and gives clear sense of what we have all done at some time previously.
Read moreClever Design – Australian Beer Export
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> Billlboard inside Brisbane Airport </td> Comments: <td> Simplicity, appropriateness with poster location and with a great Aussie icon. </td>
Read moreClever Design – Presenting your business card visually
Type: <td> Image </td> Source: <td> <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/jbrenman/shift-happens-33834">Online Slide Presentation</a> (See Slide 67) </td> Comments: <td> Provides your details with that human touch, subtle but personal </td>
Read moreNew Category – Clever Design
I am sometimes really impressed by Clever Design in print media or TV media. Over the years I’ve even collected piles of ideas, who knows where they all are now. Time to consolidate into one area, a new category on my Blog aptly named “Clever Design”.
Read moreWebsite of the Day – Slideshare
I came across an interesting site while reading [World’s Best Presentation Contest Winners Announced][1] by [Guy Kawasaki][2] called [SlideShare][3]. It’s a happy medium between the bulk of image sites like Flickr and Yahoo Photos and video sites like Revver and YouTube where you can easily add Text to what you are wanting to say in a Slide Show.
Read moreEverything fails, Monitor Everything
From the recent [MySQL Conference][1] a number of things resonate strongly almost daily with me. These included: Guy Kawasaki – Don’t let the bozos grind you down. Boy, the bozos have ground me down this week.
Read moreReading the right MySQL Manual
I learned an extremely valuable lesson today on a client site. It’s important that users of MySQL read the right version of the manual for the product they are using. It’s very easy to just goto http://dev.
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