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Linux One Liner – dirtree alternative
Linux has a cool command called dirtree that gives a more visual representation of your directory structure. If you have the misfortune of working on a Unix variant that doesn’t have it, checkout this cool one liner.
Log Buffer #13: a Carnival of the Vanities for DBAs
Unlike fellow author Giuseppe of last week’s Log Buffer #12 I volunteered for the job of this week’s Log Buffer . Lots to say, so little time, so lets get started with Log Buffer #13.
If you can’t beat them, join them!
Like fellow friends and MySQL’ers before me Morgan, Roland, Giuseppe, Markus and Sean , I’ve joined the MySQL juggernaut on the ride of my life, achieving two of my short/medium term professional goals in one step.
Tutorial – Beginner Web Services
An introduction to using Axis . What is Axis? Axis is essentially a SOAP engine — a framework for constructing SOAP processors such as clients, servers, gateways, etc. The current version of Axis is written in Java.
When is a batch job successful?
Simple enough question, and it’s a simple enough answer. When the batch job/process in question successfully completes what it is designed to do and not in error. I’m attempting to test, integrate and document some developed code on a client site, and well, I’m disgusted.
Transforming XML with XSLT
I’ve done some work previously in XSLT to nicely format XML output within a browser. Presently, some code I’m working with also does this transforming of an XML output via XSLT into a HTML file.
Google – Is both friend and foe
This is an interesting article How Google can make – or break – your company. The plight of a small business that overnight lost it’s high free search results and in the coming months say a 20% drop in sales.
Asian Air Show 2006 featuring the Airbus A380
While in Singapore earlier in the Year (Yes, I’m very slack with these photos), I got up close and personal with the new Airbus A380. I wasn’t that lucky to get inside, I think that was reserved for airline flight crews, but still there are a few photos.
Flickr. Moving on from Web 2.0.
On the features of Web 2.0 sites is the design pattern concept of The Perpetual Beta (See Point 6). Seems Flickr or more likely Yahoo (the owner of Flickr) wants to be more.
Google Earth
Google Earth and Google Maps can give you some great views of our planet. Here is a full-time blog just for Google Earth. There’s plenty of amazing things to see, check out Top Ten Coolest Things seen with Google Earth.
Plane Spotting without leaving your desk
I’ve heard of people that go plane spotting. Watching different planes that come into airports. I’m lazy, while checking out my home with Wikimapia look what I spotted Here. (Offline image: View)
The price for digg success
I guess much like the Slashdot effect, the Digg effect is both a good thing for your exposure and traffic hits, and a bad thing for those ISP’s watching the traffic.
Planet kicked out of solar system after failing test
PLUTO supporters from all over the world are burning things after the tiny cold planet was booted out of the solar system. The decision caused uproar in the text book and hanging mobile industries, which will have to recall all their products and re-do them,
Logical Data Modelling (LDM)
Following my User Group Presentation I was asked by fellow MySQLer Kim about Logical Data Modelling (LDM), in relation to Physical Data Modelling. Well, first the brain had to work overtime to remember when was the last time I worked on a Logical Data Model.