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Randomly select a MySQL record

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Software, Web Development, Work
Randomly select a MySQL record

This is a reminder to myself as I have this problem every now and then. I thought I share this with you. Ok the problem is to random(ish)ly select a record from a MySQL database in an efficient way without any scripting… Read on ››

How to access Xing profiles via API and PHP

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Software, Web Development
How to access Xing profiles via API and PHP

Yesterday I have dabbled in accessing Xing profiles via API. For years people were asking Xing to finally provide an API but they were hesitant because of the strict privacy laws in Germany. Xing has lost users in the… Read on ››

The keys to running a successful WordPress blog — technically speaking

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Web Development, Work
The keys to running a successful WordPress blog — technically speaking

Heise online reports WordPress is going to clean up the plugins dir because plugins “suck” and that — despite this fact — is has become a constant in the web because large blogs such as Smashing… Read on ››

Quick tip for Java/Netbeans users on Linux

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Misc
Quick tip for Java/Netbeans users on Linux

If you are using Linux (Ubuntu and Debian in my case) and are being haunted by unresponsive, CPU and memory hogging Java applications you might find this piece of information useful: Check if you are using OpenJDK by… Read on ››

Setting fake user agent in Polipo

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Software
Setting fake user agent in Polipo

I use Polipo as a caching web proxy for my VPN and for some simple anonymizing. It’s a great software. One thing bugs me though: when censoring User-Agent, as intended, it does not send a User-Agent header. But:… Read on ››

There is no PayPal for me

By Rene Schmidt – Categories: Misc, Work
There is no PayPal for me

Every now and then colleagues or customers ask me whether I can do PayPal transactions with them. Unfortunately, I can not. Let me explain: Until some 7-8 years ago I had been a happy PayPal customer with a positive… Read on ››