How to install MySQL server in Ubuntu

It’s pretty simple:

sudo apt-get install mysql-server

How to connect to MySQL using Java

This is a useful and simple snippet:

import java.sql.Connection;
import java.sql.DriverManager;
public class Test { …

Creating a simple gradient using two colors is very simple:

Rectangle rect = new Rectangle(0, 0, 100, 100);
LinearGradientBrush lgb = new LinearGradientBrush(rect, Color.White, Color.Blue, 90);
e.Graphics.FillRectangle(lgb, rect);

This code will …

Believe me, it is easy. As with any class, before we can use any of the Classes, Events and Objects available to us in the .Net Framework we need to import the Namespaces we need. For this we need 3 namespaces. VB.Net users only required 2 because …

You can assign a printer and other settings by using the basic PrintDocument and PrintDialog controls properties. Look at the next example:

if (printDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK) {
    printDocument.PrinterSettings.PrinterName = …

Reading Outlook Contacts

Have you ever realized all you can do if Outlook contacts information were located into a database? If you have, this tip is for you. The first step is to take all that information out from Outlook so we can transform it into …

I have always considered myself a C++ guy. That was one of the first languages I learned. But, life has taken me through many different paths, and I have needed to learn others. It was seven years ago, when I tried my first cup of Java and I realized …