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Tue, 03 Aug 2004
A first look at AirPort Express
I'm now at a hotel with wired Ethernet, so I picked up an AirPort Express to go wireless.
The first thing you notice when you open the box is that the AirPort Express looks a lot like a PowerBook AC adapter and it's only slightly larger.
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The DSL connection in my hotel room uses DHCP rather than the more common PPPoE, so when I plugged in the AirPort Express the first time it automatically connected. I didn't even have to run the setup assistant - I was already online.
Running the Airport Express setup assistant let me name the base station and assign a password.
I noticed that the radio in my room has an AUX input, so I tried connecting the AirPort Express to it. In iTunes I selected AirPort Express for output instead of computer and I was playing tunes through the radio's speakers. All other sounds continued to play through my PowerBook's internal speakers.
The AirPort Express is a good example of what Apple does right: it simply works out of the box, with no setup.
Navicat 5.2 (MySQL Administrator) Released!
Navicat (MySQL Administrator) 5.2 adds a Batch Job and Scheduling feature (Support Backup/Restore database, Import/Export Wizard, Data Transfer). Other enhancements include support for MySQL 4.1.3-beta and 'Set Null' support in table data grid. Navicat, a MySQL manager from PremiumSoft, is an integrated GUI tool let you perform MySQL administration and database development in an easier way. Advanced features allow you to import/export data from Access, Excel, etc, backup, transfer database, create query and manage your local or remote MySQL server. It also includes a full featured graphical manager for setting the users and access privileges and more.
An evaluation version of Navicat for Mac OS X 10.1 or later is avaliable for download at http://www.navicat.com/shareware.php3
Navicat (MySQL Administrator) is also avaliable for Windows and Linux.