September 2006

• September 18, 2006 18 Sep'06

  Accessing remote MySQL DBs in VB6

  MySQL expert Scott Noyes recommends downloading ODBC to connect within your VB project.  Continue Reading

• September 18, 2006 18 Sep'06

  MySQL login issues

  MySQL expert Scott Noyes recommends checking the error log or setting up a script for tracking consistent failures.  Continue Reading

• September 14, 2006 14 Sep'06

  Sun to double down on Niagara, ditch UltraSparcIII

  Sun rolled out new low-end UltraSparc IIIi servers, dropping UltraSparc IIIi+ and announcing plans to drop UltraSparc III altogether.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Using a query without a subselect

  MySQL expert Scott Noyes explains how to use a query without a subselect for a user working with MySQL 4.0.24.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Upgrade issues in MySQL 5.0

  MySQL expert Scott Noyes describes several possible upgrade issues that may be preventing MySQL 5.0 from working properly.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Unix updates bolster workhorse operating system

  If you haven't been paying attention to Unix lately, now is the time. Unix expert King Ables summarizes enhancements of the three main Unix flavors.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Dell downplays blades

  Execs at Dell Technology Day in New York City said that blade servers weren't a good fit for many data centers, and that traditional rackmount systems may deliver better density  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Mainframe programming and open source -- Where's the beef?

  While mainframe shops are beginning to scratch the surface of using open source on Big Iron, IT shops aren't taking advantage of open source development.  Continue Reading

• September 13, 2006 13 Sep'06

  Replication or symbolic links for databases

  MySQL expert Scott Noyes offers explanations for replication or symbolic links for databases as two solutions to connect databases.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Chapter 8, Some Pattern Principles, of 'PHP 5 Objects, Patterns and Practice'

  Chapter 8, Some Pattern Principles, covers four basic topics: decoupling, composition, pattern categories and the power of the interface.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Understanding logging, log monitoring in 'Hardening Linux'

  In Chapter 5, "Understanding Logging and Monitoring," Turnbull compares the syslog daemon to its more powerful and more secure successor, syslog-NG. He also shows readers the Simple Event Correlation tool for highlighting events in logs.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Chapter 1, Secure installation and configuration, of 'Hardening Apache'

  Chapter 1, Secure Installation and Configuration, 'Hardening Apache' walks users through the basics of encryption and configuring Apache 1.3x and 2.x with Secure Sockets Layer.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  SprayCool: ISR rolls out chip-level liquid cooling

  ISR recently made its chip-level liquid cooling SprayCool technology commercially available with its M-Series line.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Chapter 1 of 'PHP 5 Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach'

  Chapter 1 -- Overview of PHP Data Types -- explains the basic functions of PHP and concepts such as strings, variables and their purposes.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  How to switch an enterprise from IE to Firefox

  Consider important issues to watch for when you're making the leap from IE to FireFox in a managed desktop environment. ActiveX plug-ins, roaming profiles and the actual rollout may pose serious problems if you are heavily dependent on IE.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Afcom Fall 2006: Reporter's notebook

  Bruce Shaw, head of marketing for Advanced Micro Devices, gave the keynote address at the Afcom conference in Orlando on Monday. He spoke of the problem of power consumption in the data center, and how the industry must band together to solve it.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  "Open Source Messaging Application Development: Building and Extending Gaim"

  Chapter 2 -- The Open Source Development Process -- describes creating an open source project and community and, in the process, become an open source citizen in good standing.  Continue Reading

• September 12, 2006 12 Sep'06

  Chapter 7 of 'Perl 6 Now: The Core Ideas Illustrated by Perl 5'

  Chapter 7, Multidimensional Rays, describes arrays that can contain scalars, just like Perl 5, but they're also able to directly hold a list of numbers.  Continue Reading

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Eclipse director: Open source development bests proprietary

  At EclipseWorld, executive director of the Eclipse Foundation Michael Milinkovich told SearchOpenSource.com that Microsoft Vista's 'hairball' of code will be bested by an open source plug-in model.  Continue Reading

• September 11, 2006 11 Sep'06

  Open Season: openQRM membership surges; Red Hat champions new public forum

  A free preview from Alfresco; Black Duck wins over Eclipse Foundation; Red Hat champions a forum for public discussion; openQRM gets hot  Continue Reading