Flashback to 1997. phpMyAdmin with the Designer view gives us an Access-ish design space with InnoDB-supported foreign keys, whee! For some stupid reason it’s a little tricky to set this up – you have to set up a special phpmyadmin database to track the extra layout information, and then configure phpMyAdmin to use it.
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I updated my Google framed results script that I use every day on my portal. Try it out and let me know what you think! Free attaboy to the first user. See the wiki for details.
UPDATE: v0.03, mo betta. Use the same link above.
TurboTax Online worked out marvelously once again for me this year, this time using Gentoo linux AMD64 + Firefox 2.0 + KGhostView (for PDF’s) + Gentoo’s nsplugin wrapper for 64-bit-browser flash support + my bank website (which uses PDF’s and flash(?!)) + OpenOffice Calc (for a worksheet to crunch charity numbers, medical expenses, etc.). The Turbotax “compatibility check” stated that you need Windows or Mac OS X, but linux took me from start to filed with zero problems, including always-available help and access to a great community-driven FAQ system that made even my fairly complex tax return as simple and clear as possible. Whee!
“4525 photos imported.” Whew. Not the biggest collection of photos, but enough to test my setup.
My requirements were:
Yikes. Well, here are details on my best shot at this.
It’s time to move another step into the digital age.
I’ve worked for years on my HangTheDJ mp3 player, and it’s provided me with countless hours of pure bliss, playing a constant stream of mp3’s just right for the mood I happen to be in. But it’s time for a reassessment.
The problem: information organization. In the digital age, get organized or drown. The only practical solution to getting organized is to store all digital media in a central location. Then stream what you need from the central store to where you are. (continued…)
