The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB.

An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and declining commits demand a foundation-led model that includes Oracle but restores ...

For decades, Notepad was the definition of a no-frills text editor. On Windows 11, that reputation no longer holds. Microsoft has quietly evolved Notepad into a lightweight rich-text app, and with ...

Microsoft tested the “Create a table” feature with Windows Insiders in November 2025, and now it’s available for everyone on Windows 11. If you own a Copilot+ PC, you will also notice that Notepad can ...

Microsoft is keen to keep improving Windows 11, adding new features that make the system easier and more useful for everyday tasks. Some updates are small, while others significantly alter how people ...

Select the cell(s) where you want the text to appear vertically. Go to the Home tab in the top ribbon. In the Alignment group, click the Orientation drop-down arrow. Choose Vertical Text from the list ...

You can make a cartography table in Minecraft with four planks, two pieces of paper and a crafting table. This block generates in the villages, as it's a cartographer villager workstation block. Add a ...

In the days of old, every time you needed a personal photo, you had to go out of your way to take it yourself. You had to visit your desired location, set up the scene, and snap the picture. Fast ...

Real-world data is often costly, messy, and limited by privacy rules. Synthetic data offers a solution—and it’s already widely used: SDV (Synthetic Data Vault) is an open-source Python library that ...

As D2L only provides the ERD for the tables and no create templates, nor including the types and sizes via the API. Here are the MySQL Create statements for the tables. You may notices that each table ...

MySQL is one of the world’s most widely used database management systems. It is easy to install and use and is usually free. Here’s how to use it. In our previous post, we took you through the basic ...