So, lately I’ve been playing around with CUCM (yes, that’s the new name) 5.x. First, the OS installation is very sleek and works like a champ in VMWare. Something which was never very easy with Windows 2000 as the underlying OS. Finally, upgrading is very easy to do and it seems to work great too. Here is a screen shot of an upgrade from 5.1.1 to 6.0.1. So far so good.

~david

Well, this is a continuation to my earlier post. Instead of editing that one and adding this piece I decided to just post a whole new piece. Well, it has been a few days and I’ve used Opera Mini 4 pretty heavily with no freezing. The one thing I’ve noticed is that you will have to allow it permission to access the network every time you use it. The other major problem is that it is not as responsive as the out of the box midlet manager. The major issue is that it seems to hang for a few seconds while accessing a new page. However, it works consistently without any major issues. Here is my earlier post in case you’ve missed it. I recommend everyone try the Esmertec Jbed, it works wonders.

~dmacias

Ok, so I’ve posted about Opera Mini 4 freezing after a few minutes of usage. Well, I thought I had fixed it by just reinstalling Opera Mini, but that was not the case. However, it seems that I’ve run into a solution. Thanks to this post which points to download a file from the XDA forum. Basically it comes down to using a different MIDlet manager.

One thing which the post does not talk about is how to use it. Install the cab just like any other program. Then go to your programs > Esmertec Jbed > Applications > Opera. It will look a little different but it works just like before. Do this at your own risk. I’ve had no problems with my Mogul. Finally, if you want to download the file here it is.

Esmertec Jbed

~david

So, last night I went to see Juno. Now, if you’ve been living under a rock you need to get that head out and pay attention. If you enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine, you will enjoy this movie. The movie follows Juno, a 16 year old sarcastic disenchanted with life high school student, who finds out is pregnant. Now, this might sound like a sappy happy go lucky movie, but it is anything but that. The cast is amazing and the dialog is sharp and smart. I’ve been spreading the gospel on this movie and believe me, you will love it. You might even shed a tear or three. It is that good.

Finally, this just happened about 30 minutes ago. I came back from watching A&M basketball and I noticed that I had lost my thumb ring. Well, to be honest with you, I’ve lost my thumb ring about 2-3 times. Luckily enough, I’ve always been able to find it. Now, the only reason why I’m bringing this up is because of the way I found my ring this time. It was inside my pants. Yes, inside my pants. Not in my pockets, not in my boot, but inside my jeans… I don’t know and honestly at some point I stop questioning it completely.

:-)

~david

Well, this pretty much sums it up. Sun Microsystems has just purchased MySQL which is interesting considering how much Sun has pushed for PostgreSQL the past. Oh well, we shall see how it goes, MySQL has some issues which need to be addressed and hopefully this move helps MySQL more than helps Sun.

~david

PS: I love how the announcements has certain phrases in bold, I guess they are supposed to stand out:

it may take some time to digest what this means
This deal is about addition, not subtraction.
don’t
MySQL grew with LAMP and MySQL without LAMP at its core is simply unimaginable.
Sun is a safe haven for MySQL. Sun knows Open Source
add
together
our founders, Michael “Monty” Widenius and David Axmark
I can see their heritage being in good hands at Sun.
are
I cannot imagine a more ideal buyer from a founder perspective than Sun Microsystems.
congratulations, MySQL users, community members, customers, partners and employees

I feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

Well, I finally upgraded the engine behind my blog. A quick 10 minute process. I love technology and to celebrate here is a picture of a pig.

Oh yea, I updated the This is me sections with absolutely nothing of significance. Enjoy!

~dmacias

So, about 48 hours ago, I started feeling pretty bad. Every muscle in my body hurt. I had a pounding headache and running a slight fever. Now, 48 hours ago I played 3 soccer games in one night. So, I wasn’t sure if it was my body punishing me for thinking I could do that much exercise when I had been void of any physical activity for almost two months due to an injury. However, like the trooper that I am, I tried to tough it out. Well, 24 hours ago, I knew I had the flu. This thing has just knocked me down completely. I feel like I got run over by a large truck. Everything still hurts and I have no appetite. In addition, I’m getting hot flashes, it gets cold then gets hot, repeat. Either way, I’m debating if I should visit the doctor. I’m so stubborn when it comes to doctors. My philosophy is something along the lines that I don’t like to take my sick days when sick. So, I only visit the doctor for my regular check ups. Regardless, if by tomorrow I’m not feeling better I think I’m going to visit Dr. Ho and get her to give me some drugs. :-(

~david