Sony Buys Into Virtual Movie Theaters; Invests in Gaia

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Gaia, the avatar-filled virtual world, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Sony Pictures. You may be wondering why. It appears to be, in part, for building out Gaia theaters, where users can congregate in virtual rooms for the purpose of viewing video clips. This ...

Fanista - Bringing Amway into the 21st Century

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

It would seem Amway, that company the brought the term “pyramid schemes” to a whole new light in the 1980’s, has decided to have a go at the 21st century by backing a new site named “Fanista“. With a focus on CDs and DVDs for now, Fanista will later be adding ...

Facebook’s Chinese Ambitions Coming into Focus

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

We noticed that Facebook’s new-found capitalization was burning a hole in their pocket already, as they prepared to drop about 40% of it on a new purchase in China two weeks ago. Today, word comes from the East that while Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may be personally acquainted with ...

Importing a CSV Text File into Oracle 10G XE

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

If you need to deal with legacy data by moving it to more recent databases this article might help. It will show you how to move data from an MS Excel file into an Oracle 1 G XE table.... Rackspace-Managed Servers, Fanatical Supportâ„¢ Full-Scale Microsoft & Linux Solutions & 0% ...

Loading Spread Sheet Data into Oracle 10G XE

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

If you have ever loaded data into an Oracle table you know that it is a rather complicated process. You will be surprised at how much easier it is to do in Oracle 1 G XE. Keep reading to find out.... (Advertisement) Hit your SQL Server 2005 performance target Get ...

Delving Deeper into MySQL 5.0

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

MySQL 5. gives the developer access to features that earlier versions of MySQL do not support. These include stored procedures and stored functions. This article the third in a series continues our exploration of the potential of these two features. It is excerpted from chapter eight of ...

User-defined Interfaces in PHP 5: Turning MySQL Classes into Interface Implementers

Monday, January 2nd, 2006

Welcome to the third part of the series User-defined interfaces in PHP5. In four parts this series explains the use of interfaces in PHP5 highlighting their advantages and illustrating their implementation in real applications.... (Advertisement) Web Hosting for $1.66/month Up to 6000 MB disk space, 100 GB ...

Sockets in Python: Into the World of Python Network Programming

Monday, November 28th, 2005

Python offers network programmers a variety of options and an excellent degree of flexibility for tackling various situations. This article shows you how to take advantage of that flexibility by using raw sockets to create network oriented applications.... (Advertisement) Free Identity Management White Paper. Learn how BMC's Identity Management Services can ...