The key factor for me when selecting a database is this: data integrity is more important than anything. I made my choice about ten years ago. I tried MySQL and I tried PostgreSQL and found that PostgreSQL was far stricter on data types, referential integrity, foreign key relationships and its adherence to the SQL standard.… Read More »
I keep seeing these “top 50 Android apps†lists; and am often disappointed. While they usually do have a couple of the good ones on them, they seem to think it’s okay to put seven note taking applications, two location-aware apps and some just plain broken apps on the list. This then is a practical… Read More »
For a long time I’ve thought that the telecoms business was doomed, certainly in the form it currently takes. Our current mobile phones communicate digitally. The problem is that we don’t get access to the digital network, we just get a microphone and a speaker. Of course, times are changing, 3G and EDGE phones have… Read More »