Category Archives: Nerd stuff

Enable slow query logging on Amazon RDS

Because you can not access the filesystem on a RDS instance you have to configure slow query logging using the RDS command-line tools. The slow query data will be stored in the slow_query table in the mysql database. (Amazon FAQ) 1. Install the RDS command-line tools : http://aws.amazon.com/developertools/2928 2. Create a new parameter group : [...]

BlackBerry HTML5 App development

Some 5/6 months ago I developed the PhoneGap App “Diabetes Dagboek” for iPhone and Android. Because it is all JavaScript, CSS and HTML5, I was also planning to release it for BlackBerry. There the horror started… I tried and tried, installing SDK’s different developer tools, emulators, etc, etc. Of course all in a virtual windows [...]

PhoneGap + iPhone + xuijs .html() failing occassionaly

Today I finally fixed a bug that was chasing me for days. I hope this article will save other people some time. When loading a view in my PhoneGap + xuijs app I’m displaying data from a database, but 50% of the time the data was not visible on the screen. When I loaded the [...]

CakePHP REST Plugin

Kevin van Zonneveld created a great reusable CakePHP REST plugin. Just what I needed for my next CakePHP project.

In de iPhone AppStore: Vakantie EHBO Gids

Voor Agis Zorgverzekeringen heb ik de iPhone versie van de Vakantie EHBO Gids ontwikkeld.