MySql

mysql -H -B -D speedpage_zyun -h localhost --user zyun -p -e "select * from tput where dest='ERIC'">ERIC.html

http://superfancy.net/coding/php-mysql-apache-in-mac-osx-leopard/

http://hi.baidu.com/andy1lee/blog/item/2f1eed6d5ca242fd42169435.html

http://hi.baidu.com/chenjihuang/blog/item/542c5058d57954da9c8204b3.html

How to reduce the blank area in Matlab figures:
Edit->Figure Properties->Inspector: PaperType=Custom,PaperPositionMode=Manual
Edit->Figure Properties->Export Setup: Size -> Expand axes to fill figure
Then export the figures

chinese input for ubuntu: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SCIM/Chinese

restore PostgreSQL 8.3 after upgrading:
http://serverfault.com/questions/101459/postgres-8-3-and-8-4-in-ubuntu-9-10