My very own ODBC

Thursday · 31 Oct 02 · 08:02 PM IST | Posted by Karthik | Category: General

Some stuff that I downloaded recently: I got MyODBC yesterday.  ODBC stands for Open Database Connectivity, and is a technology by Microsoft which allows you to connect to a variety of databases from Visual Basic or Visual C++.  MyODBC is a set of ODBC drivers for a MySQL database, and once you install it, you can interact with these databases through your programs.  Now I got this mostly out of curiosity (it was a small download, too) but it means that I can now connect to my website's database with a program.

Ganeshan also told me yesterday that he recently installed AVG Anti Virus, which he said was good, so I thought I'd give it a try myself.  So this is the anti-virus software I am using at the moment.

I also went to Elbryan42's Doom Depot today.  He's got MP3s of all the music from Doom II GBA, so I got a couple of them.  And I also downloaded a ZIP file of music from Doom GBA in MIDI format (sequenced by Michael Barrette), which were awesome - they sound just like the Gameboy Advance's music (now I don't have a GBA, but I've heard MP3s of them - from the Doom Depot of course).

Tobias Münch also updated his site (on October 20th actually, I missed it), and this update was mostly about Doom, because as he said, he was "In the mooD" for it!  He mentioned my new level in there too.  Recently I've been watching the official demoset of Slayer (a Doom II episode by Richard Wiles).  These levels are way too tough for me, but I have fun watching the demos.  The demos are awesome (they are done by the Doom Speedrunners Forum guys), and the levels themselves are extraordinary!

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