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.
Read moreTransforming 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.
Read moreGoogle – 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.
Read moreAsian 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.
Read moreFlickr. 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.
Read moreGoogle 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.
Read morePlane 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)
Read moreThe 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.
Read morePlanet 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,
Read moreLogical 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.
Read moreThe Hobbyist and the Professional
I first coined this term in February 2006 in a paper titled “Overcoming the Challenges of Establishing Service and Support Channels” for the conference “Implementing Open Source for Optimal Business Performance” View Paper.
Read moreSlow Queries aren’t always that bad!
Well, now I have your attention, Slow Queries are bad (unless it’s a single user system and you don’t care). However there are worse things then slow queries in a large enterprise system.
Read moreWeb Site – Speed Test
Want to know your Internet Connection speed in a real world test? Want a fancy graphical presentation of your internet Speed? SpeedTest.Net has you covered. As you can see that even provide graphics results to can use on your own site.
Read moreGoogle Doodles
Sometimes using that Firefox Google Quick Search causes you to miss out on the best part of the Google Search experience, and that is the Google Doodle . Now while I’m tempted to include one here, I’m respecting the wishes of Google which request you use an official logo and “don’t feed the kangaroo“.
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