So while nothing appears different on the site, I thought I would try my hand at creating some TRIGGERS in place of some application level logic for the site. Specifically, the number of comments on each blog post is actually stored in the main BlogPosts table. That way, there is …
I think few people are fans of the IRS and in fact anyone who is either hasn’t had to pay before or is lying. This year was the first year in some time that Corey and I had to pay on taxes. Kinda sucks. I tried to make sure the …
So today I finished the MySQL DBA II exam and passed, which now makes me (or will make me soon) a certified MySQL 5.0 DBA. Wh00h00! I have to admit, the day started out kinda meh, but it just keeps getting better. Dan got me lunch (thanks Dan!) to celebrate …
I seem to read quite a few people who were not impressed by Apple’s entry into the sub-notebook market with the MacBook Air. It seems, just like with the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD holy wars, that people find random crap to complain about. Some of which I think has merit, but …
Alright so I thought I might throw my $0.02 into the whole fanfare about Sun acquiring MySQL. I think it was a surprising but good move. Sun has a lot to provide, is likely looking to strengthen their platform, and appears to be committed to open source. While it remains …
My server has had quite a wild ride and it has taken some time to get back up to speed. Basically, earlier this week, I put in a maintenance to replace what appeared to be a failing CPU or bad RAM. Turns out there was more busted that I thought …
So for the past week or so my Windows box has been having really strange issues. I don’t use it too terribly often in favor of my iBook, but I do use it for composing my music and playing WoW. The latter is important since Brandon, Amy, Sean and I …
So I got to thinking this morning about all the crazy flame wars about the new formats. First, everyone calm down! HD-DVD and Blu-Ray both offer true 1080p resolution and awesome sound so let’s everyone just relax! That said, I thought it might be interesting to see what people the …
With as much as I complain about poor drivers on the road (not so much in my blog, but certainly when I get to work in the morning), I figure I should own up when I myself make a stupid mistake. So: To the nice lady I cut off on …