http://www.openwin.org/mike MySQL, Life, Etc. Tue, 18 Mar 2008 01:01:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I see so many flight crews carrying (pulling) TravelPro luggage that I knew one of two things had to true: The crews get a significant discount. The crews know it is of high quality and worth the cost. I finally got curious enough to ask the crew of a recent flight and it ... http://www.openwin.org/mike/gadgets/regarding-travelpro-luggage/ I posted this at the new blog but it never hit Planet MySQL, so we'll see if posting it here does the trick. Learn all about it at http://www.mikehillyer.com/mysql/speaking-at-the-2008-mysql-conference-expo/ http://www.openwin.org/mike/mysql/speaking-at-the-2008-mysql-conference-expo/ Finally finished it: Any for those wondering about what kind of barrel distortion there is on the wide end of the Nikon 18-200 VR lens, this shows it pretty nicely. http://www.openwin.org/mike/fun/the-holiday-time-off-project/ I've looked at the iPhone and while I can see myself really wanting it, the lack of 3G data I can tether to the laptop has been a minus. I also speculate that my fingers and its touch keyboard would not get along well, though that is mainly speculation. Of ... http://www.openwin.org/mike/gadgets/best-of-both-worlds/ I'm not one to use the phrase 'full of win' too often, but today's xkcd certainly qualifies for anyone with a little SQL knowledge: Via WWDN http://www.openwin.org/mike/mysql/full-of-win/ I brought my camera, along with my new VR lens, to the Blue Man Group concert (more performers should explicitly allow cameras like they did). The VR certainly worked as advertised, I was getting sharp pictures at 200mm with only a 1/30 shutter speed (one elbow on the chair back for ... http://www.openwin.org/mike/gadgets/shooting-with-a-nikon-vr-lens/ Found this today in the #mysql channel on Freenode, a SQLite implementation for .NET: http://sqlite.phxsoftware.com/ Could be handy as a DB backend for single user apps on Windows. http://www.openwin.org/mike/osdb/sqlite-for-net/ I went back to the Rockies and re-shot my previous waterfall, this time with a slower shutter speed: http://www.openwin.org/mike/fun/newer-wallpaper/ I've always liked the guys at Webyog, the produce a good quality MySQL GUI called SQLYog that has evolved quite nicely over the years thanks to the fact that they listen to feedback and come back with a product that just gets better and better. They certainly produce a solid ... http://www.openwin.org/mike/mysql/the-webyogs-do-it-again/ Last night I found out my parents were going to an analog auction and I thought it might be fun to hold up a paddle while an auctioneer on speed called out prices, so we packed up the kids and headed over to join them. The first thing I learned is ... http://www.openwin.org/mike/gadgets/sam-waterston-save-us/