Author Archives: Donncha

BBC NEWS | Health | Shaving habits linked to stroke risk – a guy on the radio yesterday basically said that increased levels of testoserone may lead to early death in men, but this study would suggest the opposite. (via bottomquark)

Jeremy’s MySQL Stuff – Jeremy linked to it today, must take a look later.

Benchmarking dbx, preliminary results – it’s slightly faster than ADOdb if you configure it in a certain way. I wonder should we look at another db layer at work, we’re using the phplib wrapper but maybe it’s time to rethink that. Then again, there’s lots of legacy code built on top of that library.

Cork LUG – Gnome 2.2 released! – with links to screenshots and /. discussion. Hopefully I can add links to apt-get RPMs later.

WebKreator – Web GUI with PHP using Tica:TK

Joel on Software – New Server at Peer 1 Network

MarketingFix: Google PageRank Explained

Linux: Panicking In Morse Code Redux – KernelTrap

Last July, Andrew Rodland added logic to make a server’s LED’s blink in morse code following a kernel panic, in response to comments he read in the function ‘panic_blink’ [story]. Tomas Szepe has dusted of this code and ported it to the 2.5 development kernel, receiving a mixed reaction.

Xandros Desktop Deluxe 1.0 Review

Xandros Desktop is a beautifully crafted operating system by a staff of meticulous and talented human beings. Had I not experienced one major roadblock during my initial installation, I would doubt that this creation had sprung from human hands. With that said, I will take you further into the highest highs and the melancholy lows of my awkward waltz with Xandros.