Archive for February, 2009

Leverage the best features of both services and provide redundancy through a mimicked cloud-based RAID 1 array.

An illustrated, step-by-step guide for connecting MySQL and SQL Server via Linked Servers utilizing the MySQL ODBC Connector driver.

The DATETIME data type is often misunderstood and used inefficiently, forcing table scans with YEAR or MONTH functions. With the proper knowledge and tools, developers can more efficiently leverage the DATETIME data type and speed up slow-running queries.

Open source applications have a natural inclination to be compiled for multiple operating systems. Although many OS‘s and tools are converging in functionality, it’s nice to have a homogeneous environment of favorite programs to make the transition from machine to machine more seamless. I use Windows and work and Linux at home, but that doesn’t mean I have to give up anything in the process. Below are – in no particular order – some of my favorite cross-platform open source applications.

After familiarizing yourself with swap, you might have a few questions. How much swap space? What do I set swappiness to? Do I even need swap anymore? This article is the third in a multipart series introducing the Linux swap and discusses the current state of swap usage and present opinions about its implementation today.


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  • Nick: Here is an extensive how to on sharing folders with Windows 7. http://www.ilertech.com/2010/09/shar [...]
  • dushyant kayarkar: I attempted to update my password on Ubuntu today and encountered a strange error. I thought I’d d [...]
  • Prakash - Savvysoft Technologies: USE master GO -- To use named parameters: Add linked server in the source (Local machine - eg: Mac [...]
  • Mike: Doh! The inprocess flag was killing me. Thanks. [...]


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