Category Archives: Geek

Stored Procedures: Good or Bad?

A project team rewriting one of our web products has made the decision to jump ship from SQL Server to the open-source MySQL database and, at the same time, to place a greater emphasis on the use of stored procedures. … Continue reading

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Hailing Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex (and the Eee PC 701)

(Updated: new steps needed for wireless on Eee PC) Each release of Ubuntu just gets more and more, well, grown-up.  When I started using Ubuntu on the desktop, it was a brave man who would upgrade when a new release … Continue reading

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Integrating Subversion (SVN) with Bugzilla

It’s well documented why using a source code control system is a worthwhile investment. Change tracking, team working, a safety-net, release management, control and reporting. And Subversion, a.k.a. svn, is the leading light in the open source world, taking over … Continue reading

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Sync Google Calendar with iPod on Ubuntu Linux

Bugzilla and svn. Both useful. Actually – both necessary. But how to get them to work together? Continue reading

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