Monthly Archives: May 2007

Google Developer Day 2007

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Administrator

I went to Google Developer Day 2007 Mountain View Edition downtown at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. Google put a lot of resources into this free conference. It was well-organized, had 5 tracks, free non-gourmet food, drinks and t-shirts, … Continue reading →

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The XDR-TB Jet-Setter

Posted on May 31, 2007 by Administrator

It’s interesting to read about this guy flying around with drug-resistant TB. The CDC and the passenger both deserve criticism for their actions and inactions. The CDC seems totally unprepared for this situation, despite decades of airline travel. The passsenger … Continue reading →

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Installing Ubuntu Desktop under Parallels on Mac OS X

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Administrator

I use Parallels on my MacBook Pro 15″, and had a Ubuntu Desktop Feisty Fawn 7.04 iso CD laying around from a previous installation, so why not install it on my MacBook Pro? It’s not a trivial install because of … Continue reading →

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Upgrading WordPress in One Minute from 1.5.2 to 2.2

Posted on May 28, 2007 by Administrator

I was on WordPress 1.5.2 for a long time, but Matt recommended moving to the latest 2.x, so today was upgrade day. The official WordPress upgrade notes are both verbose and unclear, so I’ll relate my upgrade experience and provide … Continue reading →

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MySQL Replication and Errors

Posted on May 26, 2007 by Administrator

Just investigating ways to detect and fix replication errors on a daily basis – without reloading the slave. The database I am managing is large, but fortunately partitioned into lots of smaller, independent tables. The most common error this year … Continue reading →

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