Category Archives: computers/programming

MySQL Gotchas

Geek blog [Slashdot] has been abuzz since it was announced that [MySql], darlings and key ingredient of the [LAMP] explosion, is doing business with SCO, the absolute scourge of the Linux world. Now that MySQL has been associated with the … Continue reading

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java: look and feel & forced error checking

more tidbits from studying java Continue reading

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Netbeans & jar files

After several months of picking up and putting down my “Teach Yourself Java in 21 Days” book, I am back at it again. I am forcing myself to put my beloved emacs aside and attempting to learn to love Netbeans. … Continue reading

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Korn Shell Krankiness

Why isn’t is simple and straightforward to extract substrings in ksh? Continue reading

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3- making the network friendly

This journal entry is relatively short and sweet. I considered setting up BIND for DNS services, when I decided to go simple and use the path of least resistance, aka the hosts file.

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2- enable remote access

Previous: [1-Building the server] The previous journal entry talked about building the server. This entry is about remote access. I want to be able to access the server I have built (Heyday) from my everyday box.

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1- build the server

baby steps, baby steps… Continue reading

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a new category

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Oracle and DECODE- updated

DECODE- better than an Ovaltine Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring Continue reading

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mailing from unix

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