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GoogleWack
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 moreUltimateLAMP
This product is no longer available. This was created over 6 years ago and software is too out of date. As I discussed earlier in [A picture can tell a thousand words][1], I outlined briefly what the intention of **UltimateLAMP** was for.
Read moreUnbelievable Bureaucratic Incompetence
Some times I’m just disgusted to be involved in the IT Industry, due to the incompetence of others that then reflect poorly on everybody else. In this case at a present client, a new company wide email implementation using Microsoft Outlook as the Email Client and most likely Exchange Server is occuring.
Read moreA picture can tell a thousand words
I’m a keen advocate of MySQL. However, while I use it and promote it within my limited IT circles, I often wonder how MySQL can get better traction and exposure, especially within both the industry sectors and physical locations where I am presently.
Read moreMySQL GUI Products
I’ve started now to actively use more of the MySQL Workbench, MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser and MySQL Migration Toolkit. I am traditionally a very command line person, and it’s important that these skills are never put on the back burner.
Read moreWordPress Blog Upgrade Time
Time to Upgrade my WordPress Blog software from Version 1.5.2 to Version 2.0.2 after my latest spam attacks and Combating Blog Spam attempt. Here is what I did. cd /home/arabx/www tar cvfz blog.
Read moreMySQL :: Developer Zone Quick Polls
I don’t get to the MySQL Developer Zone main page often enough. In thinking about what pages I view everyday or regularly, it doesn’t rate as high as Planet MySQL , MySQL Forums or even the MySQL Forge.
Read moreVMPlayer Installation under Linux
Install rpm -ivh VMware-player-1.0.1-19317.i386.rpm Configure $ /usr/bin/vmware-config.pl Making sure services for VMware Player are stopped. Stopping VMware services: Virtual machine monitor [ OK ] You must read and accept the End User License Agreement to continue.
Read moreThe definition of a Unit Test
A Test is not a Unit Test if: It talks to the database It communicates across a network It touches the filesystem It can’t run the same time as any of your other unit tests You have to do special things to your environment to run it (e.
Read moreFireFox Java Plugin
Getting the Java (JRE) plugin working in FireFox under Linux. cd /opt/firefox-1.5/plugins rm libjavaplugin_oji.so ln -s /opt/jdk1.5.0_06/jre/plugin/i386/ns7/libjavaplugin_oji.so . MozDev Reference
Read moreLatest Library Editions
I’ve had a bit of a windfall of books in the past 2 weeks. I purchased 2 books for the flights to/from the US, picked up an Amazon order on some Database Reference Material for some writings I’m doing, and quite a bounty at the MySQL Users Conference.
Read moreInstalling a new USB External Drive
I’ve decide to move from CentOS to Ubuntu as the Linux Distro on my laptop, so it was time to do a full backup to a new USB external drive.
Read moreA Post MySQL Conference review. The 4 F’s
Finally back home after some R&R at Yosemite before leaving the US. In conclusion, to sum up my experience of the 4th Annual MySQL Users Conference “Excellent”. Here’s my take. Friends, Functionality & New Features, the Future.
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