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This is another post I’ve been sitting on for the better part of a year. I’m putting it out there in case the raw numbers are useful to anybody. So I’ve been dealing with some database performance issues with a … Continue reading →

I’ve merged my two blogs back into one since I haven’t had time to update either of them. 301′s are all in place and I’m optimistic that for most use cases no-one will know the difference. More good stuff to … Continue reading →

I’ve moved the this blog from work to my own site in preparation for decommissioning some systems. Hopefully everything will follow, as I’ve got a bunch of permanent redirects in place. If not, http://erik.labianca.org/blog is my new official location.

For some reason in the last 2 weeks I’ve been confronted with resolutions to a couple of ‘in-your-face’ long term compatibility problems. What is particularly annoying is that I’ve had the hardware in question for the better part of 3 … Continue reading →

I’ve got a RAZR v3c and alltel, and have enjoyed the prevalent 1xRTT data tethering for the last year or so whenever I’m out and about, even in the car. However, recently I upgraded my laptop and lost the configuration … Continue reading →

Smoothwall came through with a demo license for me in just a matter of minutes, and I spend a couple hours playing with it. It has a fairly complete web interface, but unfortunately even with all its fancy features I … Continue reading →

So, as it happens, I’ve been doing a lot of ‘research’ lately. Such that it is, a lot of my ‘research’ ends up being on the web, and a lot of information comes from blogs, so I decided I’d best … Continue reading →