Category: Review
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TinyMy, Quick and Dirty MySQL Shell
Stumbled across a tiny mysql shell – appropriately named ‘tinymy’ – a few months ago. It’s quite a useful little bit of PHP code. Very lightweight and function interface and shell for MySQL. I use it whenever I need to verify the contents of a database table or test a couple of queries but don’t…
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Autotrader.ca, Please Fix Your Search.
Autotrader.ca your search is not very good! I just did a search for “all cars newer than 2000, between $2500 and $5000 excluding damaged vehicles, in descending order by Kms.” Sounds pretty complex when you write it out in English, but that should be a fairly straight-forward SQL query. Came across a couple of pretty…
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OpenDNS For A Week
In case you haven’t heard, OpenDNS (wikipedia) is a free DNS service designed to improve your surfing experience, or as their PR blur puts it: …is a safer, faster, smarter and more reliable way to navigate the Internet. I decided to try it out for a week, replacing my ISP’s default DNS servers. All-in-all I…