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Creating Indexes/Sorting on very large tables in Mysql - 97 days ago
If your dataset is anywhere between 1 million to 180 million then you have come to the right blog. Normally a procedure like this will require atleast 1 day or more depending on dataset. But I will teach you how to get results in as quick as 3 hrs.... Topics: database, guide, indexing, memory tables, merge tables, mysql, partitioning, sorting, technology

Why do Indian Beers taste bad? I have had this question buzzing in the back of my mind for quite a long time. Till now I believe that all my friends and colleagues think we Indians just don’t know to make Beer. Like how hard is it?In my Tharavadu...
Topics: after taste, bad taste, beer, bitter, budweiser, carlsberg, castle lager, cow's piss, fosters, glycerin, haywards, haywards 5000, kalyani, kingfisher, life, removing glycerin, taste good
Topics: after taste, bad taste, beer, bitter, budweiser, carlsberg, castle lager, cow's piss, fosters, glycerin, haywards, haywards 5000, kalyani, kingfisher, life, removing glycerin, taste good

I am a power user. When I surf, I have around 20-25 tabs open. I have many processes running simultaneously on my windows 7 RC. When I code, I have a test Ubuntu installation running on VMware. To do all these, I spent most of my earnings on a...
Topics: adobe, chrome, context switch, dell, flash, google, inspiron 1720, morro, page fault, shockwave flash, techcrunch, technology, thrashing, VMware, windows 7
Topics: adobe, chrome, context switch, dell, flash, google, inspiron 1720, morro, page fault, shockwave flash, techcrunch, technology, thrashing, VMware, windows 7

There are a lot of ways to download content from a video sharing sites. Most folks rely on applications to download videos. Applications are really unsuitable for 3 reasonsMostly they are specific to one or two sitesIn some cases they are sharewareThey..
Topics: dailymotion, downthemall, firebug, firefox, guide, metacafe, technology, veoh, video download, vimeo, youtube
Topics: dailymotion, downthemall, firebug, firefox, guide, metacafe, technology, veoh, video download, vimeo, youtube

Swipeball for iPhone - 122 days ago
SwipeBall is fun and addictive yet simple to learn and play! Light up bulbs by bouncing balls off of walls and lines that you draw by swiping your finger on the touchscreen! Balls bounce and change in color as they touch the colored walls.The objective... Topics: addictive, finger gesture, fun, inkball, iphone, iphone app, jailbreak, swipeball, technology


