I was crash-coursing myself on PHP’s IMAP functionality recently, one of the first questions I came across was how I might store the date from an e-mail header in a MySQL DATETIME field. I was afraid I was going to have to parse out the string using a bunch of calls to substr(), but then [...]
Read More mysql, php, programming, standardsRecently I needed to automate copying a MySQL database to a backup server. We keep a copy of our site and DB on this box in the event that our main systems go down, or there’s a problem with our internet connection. It’s kind of like a poor man’s colocation setup. I actually prefer the [...]
Read More mysql, programming, securityDeep down, I think everyone is inspired by the concept of world unity, but we usually leave it to air-headed beauty queens and Hollywood celebri-tards to talk about it. After all, if your not a world power or a big corporation, what power do you have to actually do anything? Here’s one creative answer… This [...]
Read More for funIt seems to be some rite of passage for tech-focused blogs that they create a list of their favorite Firefox extensions. Who am I to break custom? If you’re not a web-developer, you can ignore the ones described as such, and consider the rest highly recommended. I have yet to find someone with as many [...]
Read More browsers, extensionI am a huge fan of AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition. It provides the same level of virus protection as the pay-for packages—don’t be fooled, the differences are bells and whistles—and because it’s trimmed down it eats up less resources. I always install it as part of a comprehensive approach using several free Windows security tools. [...]
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