Tuesday 16 December 2008
PostgreSQL management on the iPhone
Friday 5 December 2008
StackBuilder application updates
- ApachePHP has been updated to Apache v2.2.10 & PHP v5.2.6 (Linux 32/64 bit, OS X and Windows).
- Drupal has been updated to v6.6 (Linux 32/64 bit, OS X and Windows).
- mediaWiki has been updated to 1.13.2 (Windows).
- psqlODBC has been updated to 08.03.0400 (Linux 32/64 bit, OS X and Windows).
- EnterpriseDB Tuning Wizard has been updated to 1.2 (Linux 32/64 bit and OS X).
Thursday 4 December 2008
Going mobile with a Linux netbook
Initial setup
- Click on Settings and run the Aspire's Live Update program to update the operating system with the latest patches. Reboot when prompted. Keep doing this until Live Update reports that all updates have been installed.
- Shutdown the Aspire, and plug in the Three modem.
- Boot the Aspire, and select the Mobile Partner app on the Connect tab.
- Wait for Mobile Partner to detect the modem.
- Select Tools -> Options, and the click the New button.
- Give the profile a name, such as 'Three mobile broadband' and configure the following options:
APN type: Static
APN name: three.co.uk
Access number: *99#
Username: three
Password: three
Protocol: chap
- Save the profile.
Daily use
- Boot the Aspire, and plug in the modem. If a file browser window opens, close it.
- Run the Mobile Partner app on the Connect tab.
- Wait for Mobile Partner to detect the modem.
- Click the Connect button.
- When Mobile Partner has connected, minimise (don't close) it, fire up the web browser and away you go!
And what's the PostgreSQL angle you might ask? There isn't one. Sorry.
Monday 17 November 2008
More StackBuilder apps available for Linux & Mac
- PostgreSQL 8.3.5
- psqlODBC
- pgJDBC
- PostGIS
- Slony
- Apache + PHP
- Drupal*
- mediaWiki
- phpBB
- phpPgAdmin
- phpWiki
Ladies and gentlemen, normal service has been resumed...
Monday 27 October 2008
LinuxLive Report
Greg Stark and I attended all three days, and brought badges, pins and shirts from the UK conference, as well as signs, flyers and demo hardware from our office. Mark Cave-Ayland split his time between our booth and his companies on all three days. Simon Riggs joined us on the Friday, during which time he was interviewed by the Ubuntu guys for their regular podcast. Gianni Ciolli joined us on the Saturday.
The show was pretty quiet, with both .Org and commercial stands commenting similarly. We did see a fairly steady stream of people throughout all three days however, with roughly a 50/50 split between existing users stopping for a chat, advice or to find out what's going to be in 8.4, and potential new users. By far the most popular question asked was 'why should I use PostgreSQL instead of MySQL', second to which were questions about replication (ie. when will we see PostgreSQL RAC? !!).
Things we should have taken but don't have include:
- PG vs. MySQL flyers
- PG.EU flyers. What is it, mailing lists, conferences etc.
- 'Famous users' poster
- 'What's new in 8.4' poster
- Usage example posters (eg. company Foo use PG + Slony to do whizz bang stuff).
- Elephant Juice (after seeing people getting merry on 'Drupal Drops'!)
Thanks to all those who helped out, and 'hi' to anyone that stopped by the booth, and to the guys from Debian, OpenBSD/OpenSSH, UKUUG, Bongo, OpenNMS and anyone else we were hanging out with!
Dodgy pics from the phone at http://www.flickr.com/photos/29058417@N03/
Thursday 21 February 2008
UK PostgreSQL Conference 2008
So finally after years of on-off discussions at the pub, Simon Riggs and I have finally got the first ever UK PostgreSQL Conference organised! It will be on April the 2nd, in central Birmingham. The theme is 'PostgreSQL in the UK'.
So, to avoid disappointment, visit the conference website and book your place today!