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Name in the Wall Street Journal

Well, it’s been awhile since I’ve appeared in a newspaper ;)  Last time, I found myself on the front page of the Richmond Times Dispatch for an article about blogging.  Unfortunately I don’t still have a copy of the article on my computer, only a hard copy.  Anyhow, this time is not nearly as splashy, [...]

Picture of the Day

potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Atticus and I at Belle Isle. Taken by Jeremy. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.

WordCamp – Richmond, VA

It’s still very much in the preliminary stages, but I’m hoping to host a WordCamp for the area. I won’t rehash everything I wrote in my post over on the official website, but I suggest you read it and then take the survey if you’re interested in attending.

Picture of the Day

P1000271, originally uploaded by mwalters. Today I went with Jeremy and Tasha to check out a house they’re considering buying, while we were in the neighborhood we decided to take a stroll over to Bell Isle where I snapped a bunch of pictures. We had a good time and the house they were looking at [...]

Picture of the Day

potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.

Ask Matt: Question from Bobby

Bobby asks: WHY WHY WHY………is Oracle considered better than MySql or MS Sql Server? I think it sucks. It’s bloated, prone to errors, and nothign works the way it is supposed to. In SQL Server, to backup a database….you right click it and choose backup. In oracle, you go through 10 steps and most of [...]

Picture of the Day

potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Atticus was being lazy, so I decided to give him a hard time about it. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.

Ask Matt – Episode 7

Here’s your chance.  Ask me anything you want in the comments and I will give you an answer.  It can be anything from Technology to Photography to the why is I-95 an odd numbered interstate.  There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode  7 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.