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  • Develop SQL databases with Eclipse, SQLExplorer, and Clay

    Robi Sen, friend and fellow IBM developerWorks author, has written a great piece on using SQL databases from within Eclipse. He’s done a great job on what was originally my idea and outline but which I just didn’t have the time to carry forward wh…

  • Apache 2.2.0: Should I Stay or Should I Go?

    Apache 2.2.0 is out and ServerWatch asked me to do a quick write up of the main features and some thoughts on whether you should upgrade to the latest version. I’ll leave my recommendations for the article, but if you use Apache 2.2.0 for serving …

  • Understanding LAMP

    I spend a lot of time working with LAMP technology and telling people how to make the best of the LAMP stack. But you’d be surprised about how many people don’t really understand what the LAMP stack actually is. The reality of course is that it is…

  • Hosting Services and free software

    I’ve started a new series, through the Free Software Magazine newsletter, on the use of open source technology by hosting services, including the ready-to-run applications such as WordPress, phpBB and Gallery. The aim is to look at these individua…

  • Five Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with Perl

    I have a new article up on DevSource looking at some of the more esoteric uses of Perl as a programming language. The five items? Organizing your MP3s, cataloging PDFs, Creating a Graph, Creating Archives and the excellent MisterHouse. Five Things…