MySQL 5.0 is out

MySQL 5.0 is finally out. This is the biggest upgrade ever, and comes with features we have been craving for years! Stored procedures, triggers, views, multiple storage engines, enhanced clustering, management tools … The list goes on. I believe this strongly puts MySQL in level with other enterprise scale databases, and will create major waves. […]

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WE05 Remixed!

John Allsopp has remixed some of the podcosts of WE05 conference. The remix tracks catch highlights – funny, witty, insightful quotes – from some super speakers. I did some remixing earlier for a party in the office and really liked the stuff John created. For a quickstart: Here’s the upbeat remix and here’s the deep […]

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Energy crisis coming?

Robert Cringely is seeing an energy crisis coming, with so many companies giving GBs of free storage space. But every one of these service providers, if they really do intend to be there when we need them with all our pictures, videos, love letters, and construction blueprints, are going to have to keep all that […]

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Apple Mac mini set to kill Microsoft Media Center PCs?

The Media Center PC ads and demos are all over the place these days. The model has not been a great hit, and reviewers say it’s good as a secondary entertainment device. But what if the sub $500 Mac Mini can do the things that MCP can do? APCMag has a story about it: Apple […]

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Ten Steps for Boosting Your Creativity

Want to improve your creativity? First, let me tell you that you ARE creative. Now follow these ten steps! http://www.jpb.com/creative/creative.php

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