Cygwin is a Linux-like environment for Windows. It consists of two parts:
If you're a Rails developer on Windows you may need this little tool, so install it from...
More Info here...
Easy it aint, kept getting this...
The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log for more detail.
But here's how to fix it,
First download MySQL
Now unzip the executable and install it, when it's finished and asking you if you want to run the configuration tool, don't; we'll deal with this in a minute.
Now to fix the MySQL Instance Configuration Tool, so it will install the MySQL service in Vista, download Resource Hacker...
Unzip it and open it's folder, then Right-Click on ResourceHacker and Run as Administrator.
Now using Resource Hacker open the file...
Navigate to 24 / 1 / 1033 and look at the config on the left. On line 6 you should see asAdministrator, change this to requireAdministrator then click Compile Script; then finally Save the file.
Finally run the MySQL Instance Configuration tool from within...
This should now be able to create the system service and finally give you MySQL running on Windows Vista.
With Windows Vista you will automatically have the main user (you) and a disabled Administrator account, which is part-used for you to install software, etc. when you're logged in.
But how do you enable this Administrator account so you can really take control of Vista and make it do what you want it to do, no questions asked, here's how...
Now type...
Net user administrator mypassword
Net user administrator /active:yes
(change mypassword for anything you want)
Now log-out and switch over to the Administrator account using the password you picked.
Google users in the United Kingdom will notice today that we "turned the lights out" on the Google.co.uk homepage as a gesture to raise awareness of a worldwide energy conservation effort called Earth Hour. As to why we don't do this permanently - it saves no energy; modern displays use the same amount of power regardless of what they display. However, you can do something to reduce the energy consumption of your home PC by joining the Climate Savers Computing Initiative.
On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Earth Hour invites people around the world to turn off their lights for one hour – from 8:00pm to 9:00pm in their local time zone. On this day, cities around the world, including Copenhagen, Chicago, Melbourne, Dubai, and Tel Aviv, will hold events to acknowledge their commitment to energy conservation.
John Griffiths
