This tutorial describes how to set up database replication in MySQL using an SSL connection for encryption (to make it impossible for hackers to sniff out passwords and data transferred between the master and slave). MySQL replication allows you to have an exact copy of a database from a master server on another server (slave), […]
Ok well today I’m going to outline how I managed to install VMWare Server 2 on my Quad core Xeon 3.2GHz rack server running Ubuntu Server 10.04 as the host operating system… In the past I have used VMWare Server on Microsof t Windows based operating systems but in all truth I would much prefer […]
I read on howtogeek a couple of days ago that someone (Chris Fenton) had created a replica of the 1970’s Cray 1A and in my honest opinion I think that is very awesome indeed! For those of you that don’t know what a Cray 1A (One of the best known SuperComputers) is, well quite bluntly…. […]
On my Ubuntu Servers I use the apt-get command to install and remove packages from my Ubuntu servers. So for example, this weekend I installed and started playing with Cacti (A front end for SNMP) however after installing it I found I had several issues with the software and wanted to revert the operating system […]
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My new HP Mini 210 (netbook)
It makes a change (well in recent times anyway) for me to have a new toy to play with however yesterday I thought I’d purchase a netbook so I bought one of the coolest and smallest I have seen so far and from a good manufacturer so I purchased an HP Mini 210 and so […]
Its highly likely that soon I will need to write a large database application for handlering customer contact and calls. Basically this enables you to write an aplication in PHP and then have the ability to later migrate the database from say MySQL to Oracle, Firebird, Postgres etc… (You get the idea) – This ultimately […]
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SQLite, you’ve heard of it…
Ok I’ve been mentally blue-printing a new application in my head to do various tasks but thats not important, however I want this scalable application to be able to allow the end user to be able to connect to different ‘selectable’ databases such as a training database, UAT and production. Instead of having a seperate […]
I had a little hunt around online this evening for a graphical user interface for MySQL on my Linux workstation which is running Ubuntu 10.04 – In the past I’ve always just used the terminal and raw MySQL commands but to be honest this can be some what time consuming so I thought I’d share […]
Ok so I’ve managed to find an article on the net about how to change the default applications menu in Ubuntu, this will enable you to change it to whatever you like (instead of the default distrubution icon) Itâs dead easy, but everyone else tries to make it sound so complicated. So hereâs the dead […]
This blog entry shows how you can easily change the appearance of your Ubuntu 10.04 desktop so that it looks and feels like an Apple Mac. This is done using freely available software and only take you about 10-15 minutes. I will be installing Elementary and Docky to make this happen! Elementary is a project […]