Backing MySQL Up
I've seen quite some talk about various Automatic MySQL Backup scripts. Maybe I'm missing the point, but backing up MySQL databases is not rocket science. I…
Verizon VoiceWing: Sucks!
Last week I decided to switch my landline to Verizon's VoiceWing VoIP service. Since I already use Verizon for DSL and phone, I figured it would be a smooth…
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Erik's Pulse: 2006-05-09
Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.
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Maxim on Google Earth
Richard points out that you can use Google Earth to view the Maxim 75-by-110-foot magazine cover located in middle of the Nevada desert. It makes wonder why…
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Erik's Pulse: 2006-03-07
Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.
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IKEA, end of the line.
We went to IKEA yesterday to have our bed replaced, which they agreed to do one more time. Fine by me, until I found out they no longer do assembly. No thank…
Subversion diff with vim
Once in a while I have to use Subversion on a Linux box. Not a big deal, except for diffs. The standard svn diff output is not the most readable. Vim, or mor…
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