Oracle, big boy of the Database world. There’s no enterprise in the world today that does not know or use Oracle products in some way. Their strategy over years has been to acquire their competitors to retain market share. Siebel (CRM), Innobase (InnoDB), PeopleSoft just to name a few. Oracle has a full page dedicated to it’s acquisitions. It’s a good read Go there now.
I was playing a round with new software today which needed MySQL 5. My server’s running CentOS 4.6 which ships by default with MySQL 4. The to upgrade to MySQL 5 from MySQL 4 is easy. There are 2 options you could use. The first option would require you to remove all MySQL 4 packages by running, ># yum remove mysql The seconf option is way simpler. ># yum --enablerepo=centosplus update mysql ...
Here’s a list of 100 popular opensource applications. From audio editing to 3d graphics, there’s an application out there for everyone. The list comes in handy for those new to Linux. Moving to Linux has never been easy for Windows users. The major reason being applications. Hopefully the list will make that transition smoother ans give them a reason not to go back to Windows 🙂 My favorites will always be Linux, MySQL and PHP. ...
The recent “KL Freeze In Unison” which had over 1000 individuals contribute by freezing themselfs for 5 mins at “The Pavilion” and “Lot 10” was a total success. Good news, the Freeze is back and it’s hitting “Sunway Piramid” Sunday April 20. This time for the World Earth Day. Hopefully I’ll get to join this time. Here are the rules; Synchronise your watches at 24timezones Be at Sunway Pyramid well before 8pm. Go about minding your own business. Most people would be congregated at the concourse or designated main area so spread yourselves out for maximum impact. Sharp at 8pm - FREEZE!!! (Be creative with your poses, you’ll be viewing them on Youtube for ages to come) When it’s time to UN-FREEZE, if you feel like cheering for a Freeze well done by all means go ahead. If you feel like walking away casually as if time did stand still for 5 minutes and consequently puzzle the guy who was staring at you, go ahead. As YOU please. Mingle. Enjoy the rest of your evening. (As earth friendly as possible) Why Freeze for Earth? We spend more energy then we need. It’s time to give back and save for the future. Read More ...
![](/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/header_011.gif" alt=“Astro” width=“147” height=“79” /> Like everything else with Astro, it did not work they way they said it would. Received my new Astro gold smart card in the mail today. Came home and decided to start the upgrade. The attached manual stated that when the new card was switched out with the old card while viewing a program a dialog box would pop up notifying me of the upgrade. That didn’t quite happen. ...