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New in MySQL 5.1: The Presentation

sheeri — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 20:54:35 -0800

What's new, in a nutshell: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/mysql-nutshell.html.

Release notes: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-x.html (In the video, it's the page entitled "Changes in release 5.1.x").

And yes, very early on (at about 2 minutes in) I talk about my take on Monty's controversial post at http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2008/11/oops-we-did-it-again-mysql-51-released.html

How to Stop Hating MySQL

sheeri — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 08:08:20 -0800

At LISA 2008, I gave a presentation entitled "How to Stop Hating MySQL: Fixing Common Mistakes and Myths".

The presentation slides can be downloaded as a PDF at:

http://technocation.org/files/doc/stophatingmysql.pdf

View the video online at http://technocation.org/node/646/play or download the 202.5 MB Flash video file (.flv) directly at http://technocation.org/node/646/download.

Here are some notes and links I referred to:

2008OSConLearningFromAirports.flv

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:50:14 -0700

2008OSConLearningFromAirports.wmv

Sun, 12 Oct 2008 15:50:10 -0700

The State of Open Source Databases: OpenSQL Camp Keynote Featuring Brian Aker

sheeri — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:30:38 -0700

Brian Aker delivers the keynote speech at OpenSQL Camp: State of the Open Source Databases.

The presentation begins with:
"There is no way I'm going to tell you exactly where the future of databases go. We have way too many egos in the room to ever even begin a discussion..."

and ends with Aker saying,
"What the hell does that mean?"

My summary: open source databases are already ubiquitous, we need to make them better/faster/consume fewer resources.

Brian's summary: What part of my keynote surprised people? How ubiquitous bot nets are, and how they act as a big decentralized data store.

MySQL Views Presentation at the September 2008 Boston MySQL User Group

sheeri — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 14:42:16 -0700

This Monday, September 8th, the Boston MySQL User Group broke our 2-month summer hiatus with a presentation on MySQL Views.

The slides can be downloaded from http://www.technocation.org/files/doc/2008_09_Views.pdf -- 89 kB, .pdf format.

The 199 Mb .flv file can be downloaded at http://technocation.org/node/621/download or played directly in your browser at http://technocation.org/node/621/play.

The presentation covers:

2008 OSCon Video: Annual Frank Willison Award

sheeri — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 19:31:35 -0700

The Python Foundation presents the Frank Willison Award annually at OSCON, recognizing outstanding contributions to the Python community. Watch the video of the award given away during OSCon 2008.

Stream directly online at http://technocation.org/node/596/play or download the 106 Mb .wmv file at http://technocation.org/node/596/download.

Technocation Receives 501(c)3 Designation

sheeri — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:09:56 -0700

Technocation, Inc. received an official determination of 501(c)3 public charity status earlier this year. This is exciting, as it will enable us to take tax-deductible donations of more than $5,000 per year. As well, we have the necessary documentation to receive the benefits of a not-for-profit corporation.

A scan of the 501(c)3 determination letter is available at http://www.technocation.org/files/technocation501c3determination.pdf.

2008 OSCon Video: White Camel Awards

sheeri — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:54:52 -0700

Every year at OSCon, the White Camel Awards are given out. See the (short) 2008 White Camel Awards presentation.

Stream directly online at http://technocation.org/node/594/play or download the 63 Mb .wmv file at http://technocation.org/node/594/download.

Video: 2008 Google O'Reilly Open Source Awards at OSCon

sheeri — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:59:03 -0700

Every year, the Google O'Reilly Open Source awards are handed out at OSCon. Check out who won (including a thank-you speech!) in this 13 minute video.

Stream directly online at http://technocation.org/node/595/play or download the 193 Mb .wmv file at http://technocation.org/node/595/download.