Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Visualize Database Design with SchemaSpy

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

I started working on a project that uses an Oracle database and wanted to get an overview of the tables and their relationships. I decided to see if any tools were out there that could create some documentation based on the schema. Ideally, one that could also create some sort of ERD like diagram. I found just what I was looking for in SchemaSpy.
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How to Configure WRT54G as an Access Point

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

I recently installed a new router/firewall in the office. I was using the WRT54G as my firewall and router. However, I only needed an access point for my laptop and wireless devices. The manual was not very helpful in suggesting what needed to be done. This post describes the steps I took to successfully configure the WRT54G as an access point only.
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Creating and Initializing Objects using Spring in Grails 1.1

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

I was working on a Grails 1.1 project where I wanted to create and initialize an object using Spring. This class would access a Grails service and would interface with open source libraries. This post shows how to create a Java object that is initialized using Spring with various properties, including wiring in a Grails service class.
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