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Steps required to enable some additional functionality in phpMyAdmin, like Designer Mode, Query History, and Query Bookmarking.

It isn't obvious to begin with, but once you figure it out, it makes perfect sense.... You first run the query, get it right, and check the output is as you expect, then you can create the view in phpMyAdmin right from the result set. This page provides the steps and some screen captures to help along the way.

They don't teach you this in college, but the fundamental theorem of the software industry is the idea that everything needs to be rewritten all the time. As a corollary, web startup engineers believe that there is no problem but scalability, and architecture is its solution. And thus, the NoSQL movement was born.

A clear introduction to the math and SQL required to efficiently select records in SQL that are geotagged within a certain circle away from a given point.

A clear introduction to the math and SQL required to efficiently select records in SQL that are geotagged within a certain circle away from a given point.

Math and JavaScript for working with latitude and longitude data. They make it look easy!

Simple examples of how to use GPS related data in web browsers like Safari, Firefox, etc... almost as simple as a navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, fail); call. Even the demo is useful to verify that the GPS / WiFi router data is accurate if you have a geo-aware browser.

The steps required to make an HTML page look like a native iPhone App, AND store data locally. In many cases this is a much easier way to make native looking iPhone applications, AND done right, they should run on other smart phones without making any changes. No need to buy the Apple SDK or wait for the iTunes Store acceptance. You can also make changes to the application on the fly, via the web server.

A clear introduction to the math and SQL required to efficiently select records in SQL that are geotagged within a certain circle away from a given point.

Simple examples of how to use GPS related data in web browsers like Safari, Firefox, etc... almost as simple as a navigator.geolocation.getCurrentPosition(success, fail); call. Even the demo is useful to verify that the GPS / WiFi router data is accurate if you have a geo-aware browser.

Hip-hop artists Quincy Jones III and Chamillionaire discuss mastering the business side of the music industry. Keeping up with cutting-edge technologies, production logistics, and finding creative ways to gain direct audience contact are essential tactics for the self-produced artist in the digital age.

Author, Peter Hessler discusses the new car culture that has emerged in China, as 90 million new drivers take to the streets each day.

The unavoidable and landscape-altering changes that are coming in higher education where the subject of a SXSWi session by Peg Faimon and Glenn Platt of Miami University of Ohio. They joined Scott Laningham of developerWorks for a discussion on the topic after their session. You can see the slides, and more comments, at http://www.slideshare.net/glenn.platt/universities-in-the-free-era-sxsw-2010-presentation

Michael Schrage, research fellow at MIT Sloan School's Center for Digital Business discusses his book Serious Play: How the World's Best Companies Simulate to Innovate. "Successful innovation demands more than a good strategic plan; it requires creative improvisation. Much of the "serious play" that leads to breakthrough innovations is increasingly linked to experiments with models, prototypes, and simulations. As digital technology makes prototyping more cost-effective, serious play will soon lie at the heart of all innovation strategies, influencing how businesses define themselves and their markets." For an even briefer introduction, seee a video on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_HNy2b4wrs

Morten Hansen, professor at the UC Berkeley School of Information discusses his book Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Create Unity, and Reap Big Results. Not all collaboration is productive; there are situations in which to avoid it. It is also important to ensure the underlying organization can fully support collaboration.

Walter Kiechel, discusses his book The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World that covers the rise of corporate strategy and the people who realized its importance.