Archive for March, 2005
MySQL Authentication Denial
It seems to me that a lot of people have auth denial when trying to make connections to MySQL. They seem to ignore the text of the error message. ‘Access Denied’ means access denied, nothing else. Remember three things have to match. The host as MySQL sees it, the username, and the password. When MySQL [...]
Naming Conventions In MySQL Revised.
I decided to repost the rules with Rule 3 removed. After review and discussion with a few people I decided that not naming tables plural couldn’t be a rule since there are times when it’s ok to name tables plural. I downloaded MySQL 5.0 Alpha to check out information_schema views. After a few minutes of [...]
Yahoo! Ask. Redemption.
After a few more minutes of browsing I came across What are free radicals? First sentence “We searched Yahoo! for “free radical”. There we go I highly suggest wandering around on Ask for at least a few minutes. There are some very good questions and answer.
Yahoo! Ask. I Ask Where The Answers Come From.
While wandering around on yahoo I stumbled onto the Yahoo! Ask section. On this section there was a very creative answer for why cats and buttered bread always land the same way. The odd thing is that they found the answer on Altavista. I would think Yahoo! having one of the best search engines around [...]
Naming Conventions In MySQL
Like every developer I have a certain way of naming things. In MySQL I have a few rules for naming tables and columns. 1. Foreign keys are always the name as the primary key it references. 2. A primary key is always named for the table my_table_id. 3. Don’t name tables plural. Rule 1 is [...]
Google Even Knows Alcohol.
During random conversation on IRC the question “How many ounces are in a shot?” was brought up. I guessed 1 then 1.5 and decided to goto Google for the answer. Much to my surprise Google Calculator knows how how many ounces are in a shot.
The Kitchen Analogy
I heard a basic form of this from somebody back when I was doing pc tech work. It’s a way to explain what each component in a computer does in a way that your grandmother will understand. Your kitchen is the computer, you are the processor, your counter is ram, and your cupboards are the [...]
.NET runtime (or redistribute) Second Thoughts
Yesterday I posted an article about the .NET runtime. After discussing it with a few people (some .NET gurus others not) I have come to the conclusion that it’s ok for .NET to have a 23 meg runtime because of the kinds of applications that it’s used for. Right tool for the job. .NET shouldn’t [...]
.NET runtime (or redistribute)
This is not a Microsoft or even .NET bashing post. I have no experience with .NET and only some with VB from version 5. These are honest questions that I hope some .NET guru will read and answer for me. As you probably know I do most of my development on the LAMP stack. I [...]
Gmail Works With Everything.
It seems Gmail has done some hard work on their interface compatibility. Going by the updated date on their New Features page 02/28/2005 04:40:26 PM They now support basic html. As a test of this I fired up lynx (It’s been a long time my friend) to see just how basic their support is. After [...]