Monthly Archives: May 2007

MSSQL 2005 AdventureWorks Schemas

24-May-2007 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under ,
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Here are schema diagrams for the Microsoft SQL 2005 AdventureWorks sample database:

Split mp3 Music Files – mp3splt

20-May-2007 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under ,
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A useful tool for splitting mp3 music files on Linux is mp3splt. To install it on Ubuntu or Debian based distributions, type:

$ sudo aptitude install mp3splt

Here’s an example of using it to split a collection of large mp3 files into 11 minute chunks; the -a option automatically finds silences near the 11 minute mark to split on:

for i in ../origs/* ; do mp3splt -a -t 11.00 ./${i} ; done

Mac OSX Startup

15-May-2007 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under
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Some notes on the startup sequence for Mac OSX 10.4 (Tiger), and troubleshooting the startup process. These will be corrected/expanded as I learn more about the process…

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HowTo Setup 3 Broadband Wireless on Ubuntu Linux

04-May-2007 Posted by Sonia Hamilton under , ,
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HOWTO setup Novatel Merlin XU870 for 3′s wireless broadband, on Ubuntu Linux

I’ve recently bought a wireless broadband modem from 3, which I’m really happy with – good speed, reliable, and fairly cheap ($AU50/month for 1G). Here are some instructions on how to get it working on Ubuntu Linux.

Compile the Airprime drivers into your kernel, using the instructions at samat.org, or upgrade/install Ubuntu Feisty (7.04) or later – the drivers are included in the kernel. If you upgrade, check that your kernel has beenupgraded to 2.6.20 or later:
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