Top 20+ MySQL Best Practices

Database operations often tend to be the main bottleneck for most web applications today. It's not only the DBA's (database administrators) that have to worry about these performance issues. We as programmers need to do our part by structuring tables properly, writing optimized queries and better code. Here are some MySQL optimization techniques for programmers.

• Published: Nov 25 / 12:55.
• Views: 1570, Clicks: 909
• Via: net.tutsplus.com
• Tags: database, reviews, usability
• Submitter: mswatcher

Try New Google Search

New Google search UI is awesome, give it a try.

• Published: Nov 26 / 12:47.
• Views: 2120, Clicks: 1498
• Via: taranfx.com
• Tags: news, reviews, tools, usability
• Submitter: taranfx

41 Free Insanely High Quality Icon Sets Every Designer Should Own

Every designer loves a freebie that can actually add something to their work. That is probably why free, beautiful, high quality icon sets are among the most coveted freebies for designers. Thankfully, many icon designers create absolutely amazing icon sets and then give them away for free download, hopefully gaining some much deserved exposure in the process.

• Published: Nov 25 / 18:06.
• Views: 1592, Clicks: 959
• Via: designbump.com
• Tags: gui, reviews, usability
• Submitter: mswatcher

iPhone Vs Swype : Swype Tested To Be Much Faster Than iPhone Typing

What is Swype & how does it work? Putting it simply Swype allow users to trace their way between different letter on a touch screen (by actually dragging their hands on the screen) instead of tapping each letter one by one. Essentially the aim of Swype is to increase the typing speed by making touch typing more intuitive. Now, here comes the real interesting stuff. Today TechCrunch leaked a video that (attached with the post) shows the comparison between the typing speed on an iPhone and Samsung Omnia II. Both the phones are placed side by side and by now you won’t be surprised to learn that Samsung (using Swype) beats the iPhone. In fact the typist using Samsung finishes way before his iPhone counterpart. I am not saying that this is gonna be another iPhone killer. Ofcourse not. I have not used Swype personally so I can’t comment on its speed. But from outside I find it very impressive and this could be the direction in which touch technology might evolve.

• Published: Nov 25 / 07:19.
• Views: 917, Clicks: 520
• Via: techdusts.com
• Tags: apple, hardware, news, usability
• Submitter: mayank25may

jFeedback: A Minimal jQuery Notification Plugin

A minimal way to notify users of success or error, based on Twitter's bar and jBar

• Published: Nov 25 / 09:26.
• Views: 921, Clicks: 461
• Via: tympanus.net
• Tags: javascript, open source, usability
• Submitter: sekilha