So I managed to corrupt a copy of some code I checked out of my subversion repository. The error I'd get was: *Sending homepage.tmpl                                                                                          Transmitting file data .svn: Commit failed (details follow):                                   ... Read Full Article

Under VMWare Workstation 6.5 I noticed that the arrow and delete keys no longer worked.  After a bit of searching around I found the following: Edit your "/etc/vmware/config" file and add: xkeymap.keycode.108 = 0x138 # Alt_R xkeymap.keycode.106 = 0x135 # KP_Divide xkeymap.keycode.104 = 0x ... Read Full Article

After years of using MySQL, I finally decided to it was time to do some homework and put MySQL to better use.  I bought [High Performance MySQL][1] and [PRO MySQL][2] and am glad I did.  [][1] With a couple of interesting database projects on the horizon and a long history of using MySQL at a basic level ... Read Full Article

An excellent [tool][1] for dealing with queue clogging, examining queue content, troubleshooting, etc.. Highly recommended. [1]: http://jeremy.kister.net/code/qmqtool/ ... Read Full Article

The problem: You have an old machine running old software under an old operating system. You want to migrate to a new operating system but need to continue running your old apps. Answer: VMWare 5.5.1. Using 'dd' under Linux you can create an image file of your entire disk, assuming you have enough space ... Read Full Article

For lack of a better place to put them, it looks like the subversion version of Ejabberd now has native Mysql support but requires a patch to erlang: Process one bug entry: [ https://support.process-one.net/doc/display/CONTRIBS/Yxa][1] mentioned on th ... Read Full Article

Very cool news reported by Slashdot: *"CNET News.com is reporting that in the face of increasing competition in the OS virtualization market VMWare is going to [give away its GSX server product for free][1], in the hope that customers who try it will eventually migrate to the more powerful ESX server. The com ... Read Full Article

I've stumbled across an extremely weird language for fault-tolerant distributed service computing called [Erlang][1]. Here's an interesting overview called [Erlang for C/C++ Programmers][2]. [1]: http://www.erlang.org/ [2]: http://npt.cc.rsu.ru/user/wanderer/ODP/Erlang_tutorial.html ... Read Full Article

I've been chipping away at the [formVista][1] documentation and contemplating starting on the much needed [MOBIE][2] document. I had decided some time ago that the DocBook file format gives me the most flexibility. Unfortunately, writing DocBook XML tags by hand is tedious. I had tried using [Lyx][3] for some time but ... Read Full Article

OpenOffice 2.0 has now been officially released. See the [Open Office Site][1]. [1]: http://www.openoffice.org/ ... Read Full Article

As reported on Slashdot.org: *"Perhaps many, who viewed [Zimbra presentation from yesterday][1], thought about other office-related applications they would like to see moved to the Web. Richard McManus on ZDNet [provides a list of the currently available AJAX apps][2]. Did you know there was [AJAX word proces ... Read Full Article

Well, no one can say this is a surprise. Some Toyota Prius hybrid drivers are winding up on the side of the road because of [software bugs][1]. [1]: http://www.baselinemag.com/article2/0,1540,1849825,00.asp ... Read Full Article

Here's an excellent article on how there's no replacement for excellent programmers; a rant I go on fairly often as people try to "commoditize" creative work ... and don't ever let yourself believe that developing software isn't a creative endeavor: "... does it even make sense to talk about having the ... Read Full Article

As reported by News.com, open source databases are starting to have an effect, finally: "But despite the big three's commanding presence, several upstart database companies are making a go at the relational database industry, counting on open-source products and business models to lure away customers." ... Read Full Article

Heads up. A remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in zlib 1.2 and later: ... Read Full Article

This was one of the stranger OS install problems I've encountered in a while. Symptoms: After doing a fresh install of RedHat Enterprise 4.0 on a new Supermicro rackmount box, the system would come up to a text "GRUB" prompt and freeze. The behavior was reproducible with fresh installs of RHEL 3.x ... Read Full Article

From the Trying Really Hard to Destroy the Software Industry department an [article][1] at news.com reports: "Computer software should not be protected by copyright laws designed for music, literature and other creative works, according to a lawsuit filed in a U.S. court in San Francisco. Intellectual-pr ... Read Full Article

"With a relatively hostile environment that has pitted proprietary software against open source as a backdrop, the Free Software Foundation, the steward of the GNU General Public License, is working on the first revamp to the license in 13 years." Read the [full article][1] over at Eweek. [1]: http://www.eweek.c ... Read Full Article

In a nutshell, upgrade to the latest Mozilla (1.7.3): More at [Slashdot][1] [1]: http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/09/15/1758239&tid=172&tid=128&tid=154&tid=218 ... Read Full Article