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MySQL NET Connector 6.3.6 bugs with Visual Studio 2010
Just wasted a day trying to fix things after installing mysql connector 6.3.6 which has managed code for vs 2010 and net 4. The problem is that this version reconfigures VS 2010. After which, VS stops working properly: 1. Add Connection wizard just closes as soon as you enter any server connection details – so [...]
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The Benefits of Stored Procedures
The ‘debate’ over Stored Procedures comes up a lot, mostly in the PHP forums I frequent and I have become tired of repeating myself. So this post summarises the benefits and reasons for using Stored Procedures and I can just point people to it in future. Benefits of Stored Procedures Precompiled execution. The Database Server [...]
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John Cleese on Proportional Representation
Given the kind of crap we are bound to see and read in the next few weeks, here is an explanation of the real issue:
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Capitalise all Words in VBA
Easy to do with Pearl-type regular expressions but a knotty problem in VBA. I present an elegent solution that utalises VBScript regular expression 5.5 and can handle real names with apostrophies and hyphens.
The Most Truth That I Know
If we could conquer greed then we would conquer need. This is the most truth that I know. I only wish it could be so.
Some cool Flash widgets
Just came across some cool Flash widgets on abowman.com, check them out. Pengiuns: they follow your mouse around. Fish: click on the pond to feed the fish [edit]turns out it was the FollowSite plugin that was slowing up my blog – lousy plugin that does not work[/edit]
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Play a game and donate water
Try it out: Play a game online and do some good while you’re at it.
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Act on Global Warming
Get active about global warming and the failure of the Copenhagen conference, click the logo and send an email to our ‘leaders’. /* begin styles for RSS Feed */ .rss-box-action { margin: 0em; width: 160px; background-color: #E2EBD8; /* Change above line to changer background color of the panel */ border: 0px solid ##FFFFFF; } .rss-box-action [...]
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