Articles

A mix of older write-ups, Linux, PHP and PostgreSQL, a bit of networking, and a few things I worked out the hard way and wanted to remember.

• Setting up Apache, PHP and PostgreSQL on Linux

  Getting Apache, PHP and PostgreSQL working together on a fresh Linux install.

• Storing and serving images in PostgreSQL with PHP

  Plenty of guides cover images in MySQL; almost none cover PostgreSQL, so I wrote one.

• Connecting Java to Sybase with JDBC

  A minimal, working JDBC connection to Sybase ASE.

• Importing Disqus comments from XML into a database

  Pulling a Disqus export apart and loading it into your own tables.

• Installing Windows XP from a USB stick on the Asus Eee PC

  No CD drive on the Eee PC, so the install had to come off a USB stick.

• Passing the Cisco CCNA exam

  How I prepared for the Cisco CCNA, and what actually mattered.

• XP-style controls in VB.NET with a manifest file

  One manifest file gives VB.NET controls the XP visual style.

• Port forwarding on the BSNL UTStarcom UT300R2U

  Opening ports on the UTStarcom modem BSNL handed out.

• Registering a sole proprietorship in India with a current account

  The paperwork behind a sole proprietorship and a current account in India.

• Buffalo pen drive: a short review

  A quick look at a Buffalo USB drive, from when that was a real decision.

• Using the Haier C1000 on Tata Indicom

  Getting the Haier C1000 online as a modem on Tata Indicom.

• Giving Linux KDE a Mac OS look

  Theming KDE to feel a bit more like Mac OS.

• The deep sea and the things that live there

  The deep ocean and the strange creatures that live in the dark.

Also here: a set of C interview questions on pointers and linked lists, with worked answers.