MySQL bought. PostgreSQL not for sale.
A very key point in this article. Product vs project. Read: http://people.planetpostgresql.org/greg/index.php?/archives/120-Postgres-is-not-for-sale.html
Moved in!
I’m now moved in. 10 days already. Of the things from my previous post that I needed to do, the following remain: apply for a PA drivers license register the car and get PA tags I got to IKEA today and managed to buy stuff that I’ve need since my relocation in May. Lack of …
No longer homeless
I am no longer homeless. I found a place to move into. But not until the weekend before Christmas. It looks like I’ll be able to move in on the 23rd. That’s a Sunday. At least I no longer have to search for a place. By the time this is over, I’ll have spent 32 …
What OS shall I use?
At the new job, I have a new desktop. It came with XP pro installed on it. To quote a coworker, I need the following: an email client an ssh client a web browser an office suite a CVS client In short, I an allowed to use whatever OS I’m comfortable with and can support. …
Gone is the truck
The truck is gone. So is the trailer. In it’s place is a storage locker, filled with all my earthly belongings. I have a few things in my hotel room, but the bikes, the computers, the bed, etc, are all across the road in a lock-up. Jan Wieck helped me unload the truck. That took …
Made it
I left South Carolina at about 5:30 this morning. I arrived in Willow Grove, PA at about 3:30. I’m tired. Now if only I could sleep in my own bed.
Welcome to North Carolina
I’m at the Howard Johnson in Battleboro, NC. The place has seen better days. The room is $40 a night for a king size bed. It’s just gone 11:31 PM. I plan to be up at 6am. There is about 7.5 hours of driving left to do. I’m not sure if I’ll do the Washington …
Leaving Tampa
It is 6:48 am on Wednesday morning. John and Ruth had a golf game yesterday at 8:10 am. After they returned, we went to breakfast with at Tony’s Diner. I spent the afternoon at Busch Gardens, riding roller coasters. John loaned me his car to drive there. It was much better than either unloading my …
12 hours to go
There are 12 hours before I pick up the truck and start the move to Pennsylvania. Right now, Bacula is running the second set of full backups of the day. I’ll leave one copy here in Jupiter, and take the other copy with me. Left to do: pack up the tv and move it downstairs …
Packing everything up
I started packing last week. You might think I’m getting good at packing, having done it just six months ago. I have to admit, many things were not yet unpacked. The office is pretty much packed up. I have left out the printer in case there are some last minute things needed (reservations, directions, etc). …