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    Windows load testing tools

    Have been having problems with a PC crashing - suspected CPU overheating - so searched out the following tools...

    Resetting VBA passwords

    Dont waste your money on 'Password Recovery Tools'!

    More Logging

    Have been refining my policy on modular logging that I started here to give it a more OO based approach.

    Upgrading drupal

    I recently used the patch based method described here - http://drupal.org/node/359234

    It worked very well, even though I didn't disable all the modules before running (too much hassle for multiple sites).

    Logging in php

    NOTE: I have updated my logging policy now - see here for details.

    Continuing my tirade against frameworks, I've been trying to work out the best way for reusable php libraries to log their actions.

    PDO driver for MsSQL under windows

    PDO isn't perfect, but its better than most of the other abstraction offerings around with one minor exception - the MSSQL support under windows is atrocious!

    Spliting a string in bash

    Using string modifiers to extract part of a string

    $ x=a:b:c
    $ echo ${x%:*}
    a:b
    $ echo ${x%%:*}
    a
    $ echo ${x#*:}
    b:c
    $ echo ${x##*:}
    c

    My new site

    Starting to create a new site based on the excellent Drupal CMS