I am writing his on my new Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight ereader. Yes, it is rooted, and yes, I am still getting used to the keyboard. Essentially this post is an exercise for myself to a) learn to type with a touchscreen keyboard (I have a QWERTY phone) and b) to determine if this is a viable blogging option. If I had to guess, I would say I could have written this post 4 times faster and with that amount fewer mistakes using a physical keyboard on a computer. Still I am really happy with the device’s capability thus far. Continue reading Nook: A Blogging Tool?
Monthly Archives: December 2012
MySQL Optimization Dillema
In response to this post, I have compiled some charts showing the memory usage of my VPS – specifically relating to MySQL, to determine whether or not I should not use InnoDB. Note that, this site is running on an InnoDB schema and so there would be additional migration steps to reap the benefits of disabling this feature. Check out the figures Continue reading MySQL Optimization Dillema
Dropbox: Dishing Out Storage Space
Dropbox is quite useful for storing specific files across various platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android, iOS, etc.
It provides 2GB of storage. This is enough for some files here and there but if you use it heavily you will quickly run out of space.
Here are some (free) ways to get more space: Continue reading Dropbox: Dishing Out Storage Space