Oh dear MySQL slave, where did you put those rows?

I need help from my fellow mysql users.  I know some of the people who read this are alot better then me with mysql so hopefully you can help
So today we decided that we are going to migrate one of our master database servers to new hardware.  Since we got the hardware this [...]

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5 things you, your friends and coworkers should have.

#5) Bottle opener ring.
Imagine somebody hands you an unopened beer bottle and tells you that they can’t find a bottle opener. Well no problemo, you have your almighty ring!

You can buy ‘em at thinkgeek.com for $7.99 each!
And now since you are drinking, let the cubicle wars begin!
#4) USB missile launcher
Cubicle wars has [...]

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MySQL database backup file compression: gzip vs bzip2

In one of my previous posts: MySQL backups, I talked about using a script for automating backups. I show that we can use gzip to compress backup file to compress and save. Since then, our backup file has been growing meg or two a day which is causing our backup files to get [...]

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Can I get your name?

So I go to my favorite coffee place, Starbucks, pretty much every day. I always get the same thing which recent has been: tall vanilla latte, %, no foam. And they always ask me for my name which I always respond by saying: Sunny. Most of the time, not all, they [...]

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Blog or not to blog

After contemplating for year or so about whether I should blog or not, I have finally gave in and said why not?
I have been in the world of computers for over 13 years. Doing everything from typing “dir” to deploying enterprise solutions. The way I can describe myself is system admin, programmer, gamer, [...]

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