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MySQL Forge
I was reading Zack Urlocker’s MySQL Workbench Beta article and was keen to look at the Extensible architecture. Not much detail yet in the Figure Stylesheets, Scripts and Plugins, which will be good when it’s there, however it lead me to another secret.
Read moreAnother dissappointing MySQL article
Another slightly disappointing article regarding MySQL, this one from a printed magazine. Below are my comments to the editor of Linux Format. The Dear Editor is an email link should others wish to make any comments.
Read moreAtomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability = ACID
ACID is the key transaction processing feature for a RDBMS. Without this, the integrity of the database cannot be guaranteed. In Summary. Atomicity is an all-or-none proposition. Consistency guarantees that a transaction never leaves your database in a half-finished state.
Read moreGooglewack
This fad started many years ago, and once I achieved it. Well today, I got the google 1 of 1 result. Here are the rules GoogleWack “Your goal: find that elusive query (two words – no quote marks) with a single, solitary result!
Read moredbus messaging error under CentOS 4.2
The Problem I’ve been getting the following /var/log/messages errors: <br /> Mar 13 21:38:42 lamda dbus: Can't send to audit system: USER_AVC pid=3606 uid=81 loginuid=-1 message=avc: denied { send_msg } for scontext=user_u:system_r:unconfined_t tcontext=user_u:system_r:initrc_t tclass=dbus<br /> Mar 13 21:39:17 lamda last message repeated 7 times<br /> Based on the command dbus-launch – Utility to start a message bus from a shell script.
Read moreBeating those annoying telephone menus
Everybody hates having to listen to automated telephone systems, with long menu options, and you just want to speak to a human, even to be redirected to another human. I can’t count the number of times I’ve been in the menu system for 30 mins.
Read moreTesting a new MySQL Transactional Storage Engine
As part of my A call to arms! post about a month ago, I’ve had a number of unofficial comments of support. In addition, I’ve also been approached to assist in the completion of a MySQL Transactional support engine.
Read moreJMeter and Ant Integration
Using Ant withJMeter you can achieve remote running and web based reporting. I got the ant-jmeter.jar and sample results output .xls from Embedding JMeter with Ant. JMeter Ant Task <br /> cd /tmp<br /> wget http://www.
Read moreJMeter – Performance Testing Software
Apache JMeter is a 100% pure Java desktop application designed to load test functional behavior and measure performance. It was originally designed for testing Web Applications but has since expanded to other test functions.
Read moreUsing Parrallels as a VM for Windows
$ su – $ Parallels-config Configuring Parallels Workstation 2.0 build 1514 Configuring Parallels Workstation 2.0 drivers… Compiling Parallels Workstation 2.0 drivers… Drivers have been compiled successfully. Installing drivers… Starting drivers…
Read moreLatest Books from Amazon
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Read moreLatest MySQL Versions under VMWare
I made reference previously to Testing/Trialing new MySQL Releases using VMWare. Well, I’ve just about completed my own Image for the lastest MySQL 5.0 (given I’m now running MySQL 5.1). I’m interested in sharing my experiences, and even providing some images for users if there is any demand out there.
Read moreOracle Comments
Some recent posts regarding Oracle (See Smart moves by MySQL AB and Larry Ellison still doesn’t understand open source ) leads me to put in my 2 cents worth. My background I’m sure like a lot of experienced MySQL people is in Oracle, and indeed in Ingres before that (starting in 1988).
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