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Barman 1.3.1 released
14 April 2014: 2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of version 1.3.1 of Barman, Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL.
This minor release introduces support for concurrent backup using physical file based copy through "rsync", in conjunction with pgespresso, a new open source extension available for PostgreSQL 9.2 and 9.3. Concurrent backup allows database administrators that rely on Barman, to finally offload backup operations to a streaming replicated standby server, opening new important scenarios in disaster recovery architectures of PostgreSQL 9.2+ database servers.
The "barman diagnose" command has been implemented to print important information about the system and the configuration of Barman, allowing users to provide detailed diagnostics data in case of support requests.
Version 1.3.1 fixes an important bug on recovery that was affecting only those users having tablespaces created inside the PGDATA directory. This behaviour was introduced in version 1.3.0.
Minor bugs have also been fixed.
Many thanks for funding towards the development of this release go to Adyen (www.adyen.com).
For a complete list of changes, see the "Release Notes" section below.
- Website: http://www.pgbarman.org/
- Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/
- Documentation: http://www.pgbarman.org/documentation/
- Support: http://www.pgbarman.org/support/
- pgespresso extension: https://github.com/2ndquadrant-it/pgespresso
Release notes
- Added support for concurrent backup of PostgreSQL 9.2 and 9.3 servers that use the "pgespresso" extension. This feature is controlled by the "backup_options" configuration option (global/server) and activated when set to "concurrent_backup". Concurrent backup allows DBAs to perform full backup operations from a streaming replicated standby.
- Added the "barman diagnose" command which prints important information about the Barman system (extremely useful for support and problem solving)
- Improved error messages and exception handling interface
- Fixed bug in recovery of tablespaces that are created inside the PGDATA directory (bug introduced in version 1.3.0)
- Fixed minor bug of unhandled -q option, for quiet mode of commands to be used in cron jobs (bug introduced in version 1.3.0)
- Minor bug fixes and code refactoring
- Release Notes: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.1/
- Sources: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.1/barman-1.3.1.tar.gz/download
- RPMs for RHEL/CentOS 5: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.1/barman-1.3.1-1.rhel5.noarch.rpm/download (dependencies: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/rhel5-deps/)
- RPMs for RHEL/CentOS 6: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.1/barman-1.3.1-1.rhel6.noarch.rpm/download (dependencies: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/rhel6-deps/)
- PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/barman/1.3.1
- pgespresso on PostgreSQL Extension framework (PGXN): http://pgxn.org/dist/pgespresso/
- pgespresso RPM/Debian packages: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/pgespresso/
- Online documentation: http://www.pgbarman.org/documentation
- PDF documentation: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.1/barman-tutorial.en.pdf/download
About Barman
Barman (Backup and Recovery Manager) is an open source administration tool for disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers written in Python. It allows your organisation to perform remote backups of multiple servers in business critical environments and help DBAs during the recovery phase. Barman's most requested features include backup catalogues, retention policies, remote backup and recovery, archiving and compression of WAL files and backups. Barman is distributed under GNU GPL 3.
Database .NET 11 released!
Database .NET v11 is an innovative, powerful and intuitive multiple database management tool, With it you can Browse objects, Design tables, Edit rows, Export data and Run queries with a consistent interface. Free, All-In-One, Portable, Standalone (No Installation) and Multlanguage.New features from version 10.1 to 11.0:
- Compatible with the latest versions of PostgreSQL.
- Updated to Npgsql.dll 2.1.3
- Added Support for JSON data type of PostgreSQL
- Added Support for renaming all objects of PostgreSQL
- Added Executing SQL Statements from a text file
- Added Displaying Row Count of tables
- Added Displaying Connection time
- Added Data Editor for View objects
- Added Search Table Data
- Added Empty Table
- Added New Connection Manager
- Added New Object Navigator
- Added Script All Table Data (INSERTs)
- Added IntelliSense for Cross-schema table access
- Added Selected Text to Query Builder
- Added Dynamic Context Menu[?]
Postgres Open 2014 - Opens the Call for Papers
Postgres Open 2014 will be held in Chicago, IL, at the Hotel Sax, September 17 - 19, 2014. It will feature two full days of multiple parallel tracks of PostgreSQL presentations (September 18 - 19th) from both local and global speakers, covering a wide range of topics. In addition we will also be offering a separate day of tutorials (Wednesday, September 17th). For more information about the conference, please see our website http://postgresopen.org/2014
The Program Committee is currently accepting proposals for presentations at the conference. We are interested in submissions from both seasoned PostgreSQL experts and people new in the community, from both locals and representatives of the global community. In short, from anybody who has an interesting story to tell about PostgreSQL, whether deeply technical or story about a successful (or failed) usage. All presentations are 45 minutes, with time for questions. Talks can be submitted via the website: http://postgresopen.org/2014/callforpapers/
Our early-bird ticket registration will open in May 19, 2014 and are available through June 30, 2014, after which tickets will go up to their regular price.
Finally, we are also looking for sponsors! We several tiers of sponsorship, to make sure there is a choice for everybody. If you are interested, please see the Postgres Open sponsor page http://postgresopen.org/2014/becomesponsor/
We look forward to seeing you in Chicago in September!
PostgreSQL updates 9.3.4, 9.2.8, 9.1.13, 9.0.17, and 8.4.21 released
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an update to all supported version of the database system, including versions 9.3.4, 9.2.8, 9.1.13, 9.0.17, and 8.4.21. This minor release fixes a data corruption issue with replication and crash recovery in version 9.3, as well as several other minor issues in all versions. All users of version 9.3 are urged to update their installations at the next possible downtime. Users of older versions should update at their convenience.
The data corruption issue in PostgreSQL 9.3 affects binary replication standbys, servers being recovered from point-in-time-recovery backup, and standalone servers which recover from a system crash. The bug causes unrecoverable index corruption during recovery due to incorrect replay of row locking operations. This can then cause query results to be inconsistent depending on whether or not an index is used, and eventually lead to primary key violations and similar issues. For this reason, users are encouraged to replace each of their standby databases with a new base backup after applying the update.
Other PostgreSQL 9.3-only fixes in this update include:
- Make sure that statistics files for dropped databases get deleted
- Allow materialized views to be referenced in UPDATE and DELETE queries
- Add read-only data_checksum parameter
- Prevent erroneous operator push-down in postgres_fdw
This release resolves some other issues in all versions of PostgreSQL, including:
- Fix timing consistency issue with NOTIFY
- Allow regular expression execution to be cancelled
- Improve performance of index checks for newly added rows
- Prevent premature walsender disconnection
- Prevent memory errors on newer Windows versions
- Update timezone files
Additional changes and details of some of the above issues can be found in the Release Notes. Two of the issues which affect version 9.3 have additional information on the 9.3.4 Update Wiki Page.
Users of version 8.4 should note that it will reach End-of-Life (EOL) three months from now, per our Versioning Policy. This means that this is likely to be the next-to-last update for version 8.4, and users should be planning to upgrade to a newer version of PostgreSQL.
As with other minor releases, users are not required to dump and reload their database or use pg_upgrade in order to apply this update release; you may simply shut down PostgreSQL and update its binaries. Users who have skipped multiple update releases may need to perform additional post-update steps; see the Release Notes for details.
Links: * Download * Release Notes * 9.3.4 Update Wiki Page
PostgreSQL Database Appliance from Fujitsu
Fujitsu has released a PostgreSQL based database appliance system, called HA Database Ready SX2. This appliance is capable of achieving up to 180,000 transactions per minute and AES based data encryption. HA Database Ready SX2 combines the Open Source PostgreSQL Database with advanced hardware configuration and Fujitsu's own Smart Software Technology, to deliver high performance and high reliability database systems that will help organizations to achieve high-speed batch processing and data consolidation.
More details can be found at: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2014/20140228-02.html
PostgreSQL participating in Google Summer of Code 2014
The PostgreSQL project has again been selected to take part in Summer of Code for 2014. Google will be funding several students to work with mentors from our project in order to hack PostgreSQL code for the summer.
Applications for students open March 10th. Our Summer Of Code page has all the information you need about applying this year.
If you are connected with a university, please make sure that students know about this opportunity. If you are a student, please apply!
PostgreSQL 9.3.3, 9.2.7, 9.1.12, 9.0.16 and 8.4.20 released!
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group has released an important update to all supported versions of the PostgreSQL database system, which includes minor versions 9.3.3, 9.2.7, 9.1.12, 9.0.16, and 8.4.20. This update contains fixes for multiple security issues, as well as several fixes for replication and data integrity issues. All users are urged to update their installations at the earliest opportunity, especially those using binary replication or running a high-security application.Security Fixes
This update fixes CVE-2014-0060, in which PostgreSQL did not properly enforce the WITH ADMIN OPTION permission for ROLE management. Before this fix, any member of a ROLE was able to grant others access to the same ROLE regardless if the member was given the WITH ADMIN OPTION permission. It also fixes multiple privilege escalation issues, including: CVE-2014-0061, CVE-2014-0062, CVE-2014-0063, CVE-2014-0064, CVE-2014-0065, and CVE-2014-0066. More information on these issues can be found on our security page and the security issue detail wiki page.
With this release, we are also alerting users to a known security hole that allows other users on the same machine to gain access to an operating system account while it is doing "make check": CVE-2014-0067. "Make check" is normally part of building PostgreSQL from source code. As it is not possible to fix this issue without causing significant issues to our testing infrastructure, a patch will be released separately and publicly. Until then, users are strongly advised not to run "make check" on machines where untrusted users have accounts.Replication and Data Integrity Fixes
This update also fixes some issues which affect binary replication and row locking, and can cause recoverable data corruption in some cases. There are several fixes to index page locking issue during replication which can cause indexes on the replica to be corrupted. There is a fix to a transaction freezing bug in version 9.3 which could cause databases which cycled through transaction ID wraparound several times to have old row versions reappear. We have also fixed three bugs which could cause new standbys to fail to start up. Finally, this update fixes an issue which could break foreign keys, although the keys themselves will still need to be fixed manually after applying the update.
In version 9.3, these fixes result in the addition of several new server configuration settings to control multixact freezing. Importantly, standby servers must be updated to 9.3.3 or later before the replication master is updated, or replication will be broken.Other Improvements
In addition to the above, the following issues are fixed in this release:
- Fix WAL logging of visibility map change
- Make sure that GIN indexes log all insertions
- Get pause_at_recovery_target to pause at correct time
- Ensure walreceiver sends hot-standby feedback messages on time
- Prevent timeout interrupts from taking control away from mainline code
- Eliminate several race conditions
- Fix some broken HINTs in error messages
- Prevent server lockup on SSL connection loss
- Fix two Unicode handling issues
- Prevent crash on certain subselect syntax
- Prevent crash on select from zero column table
- Fix two bugs with LATERAL
- Fix issue with UNION ALL, partitioning, and updates
- Ensure that ANALYZE understands domains over ranges
- Eliminate permissions check when using default tablespace
- Fix memory leakage in JSON functions
- Allow extensions with event triggers
- Distinguish numbers correctly in JSON output
- Fix permissions for pg_start_backup() and pg_stop_backup()
- Accept SHIFT_JIS as locale name
- Fix .* expansion for SQL function variables
- Prevent infinite loop on some COPY connection failures
- Several fixes for client issues on Windows
- Enable building PostgreSQL with Visual Studio 2013
- Update time zone files for recent changes
There are also fixes to all of the following optional modules (extensions): ECPG, dblink, ISN, pgbench, pg_stat_statements and postgres_fdw. Additional changes and details of some of the above issues can be found in the Release Notes.
As with other minor releases, users are not required to dump and reload their database or use pg_upgrade in order to apply this update release; you may simply shut down PostgreSQL and update its binaries. Users who have skipped multiple update releases may need to perform additional post-update steps; see the Release Notes for details.
Links: * Download * Release Notes * Security Page * Security Issue Detail Page.
pgBadger 5: Analyze your logs daily with the incremental mode
Paris, France - Feb. 10, 2014
DALIBO is proud to announce the release of pgBadger 5, a PostgreSQL performance analyzer, built for speed with fully detailed reports based on your Postgres log files.
This major version comes with a bunch of new metrics such as the SQL queries times histogram, some fixes in the new HTML5 design and the ability to build cumulative reports.New incremental mode
The incremental mode is an old request issued at PgCon Ottawa 2012 that concern the ability to construct incremental reports with successive runs of pgBadger. It is now possible to run pgbadger once a day (or even every hours) and have cumulative reports per day and per week. A top index page allow you to go directly to the weekly and daily reports.
Here's screenshot of the new index page http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/screenshots/pgbadgerv5_index.png
This mode have been build with simplicity in mind. You just need to running pgbadger with cron as follow:0 23 * * * pgbadger -q -I -O /var/www/pgbadger/ /var/log/postgresql.log
This is enough to have daily and weekly reports viewable using your browser.
Take a look at our demo here: http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/demov5/
There's also a useful improvement to allow pgBadger to seek directly to the last position in the same log file after a successive execution. This feature is only available using the incremental mode or the -l option and parsing a single log file. Let's say you have a weekly rotated log file and want to run pgBadger each days. With 2GB of log per day, pgbadger was spending 5 minutes per block of 2 GB to reach the last position in the log, so at the end of the week this feature will save you 35 minutes. Now pgBadger will start parsing new log entries immediately. This feature is compatible with the multiprocess mode using -j option (n processes for one log file).New Histograms
This new major release adds some new metrics like an hourly graphic representation of the average count and duration of top normalized queries. Same for errors or events, you will be able to see graphically at which hours they are occurring the most often.
For example: http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/screenshots/pgbadgerv5_histogram.png
There's also a new "Histogram of query times", which is a new graph in the top queries slide that shows the query times distribution during the analyzed period.
For example: http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/screenshots/pgbadgerv5_histogram_2.png
There is also some graphic and report improvements, such as the mouse tracker formatting that have been reviewed. It now shows a vertical crosshair and all dataset values at a time when mouse pointer moves over series. Automatic queries formatting has also been changed, it is now done on double click event as simple click was painful when you wanted to copy some part of the queries.
Autovacuum reports now associate database name to the autovacuum and autoanalyze entries. Statistics now refer to "dbname.schema.table", previous versions was only showing the pair "schema.table".
This release also adds "Session peak" information and a report about "Simultaneous sessions". Parameters log_connections and log_disconnections must be enabled in postgresql.conf for this.Links & Credits
DALIBO would like to thank the developers who submitted patches and the users who reported bugs and feature requests, especially Martin Prochazka, Herve Werner, tmihail, Reeshna Ramakrishnan, Guillaume Smet, Alexander Korotkov and Casey Allen Shobe.
pgBadger is an open project. Any contribution to build a better tool is welcome. You just have to send your ideas, features requests or patches using the GitHub tools or directly on our mailing list.
- Download : http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/
- Mailing List : https://listes.dalibo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pgbagder
About pgBadger:
pgBagder is a new generation log analyzer for PostgreSQL, created by Gilles Darold (also author of ora2pg, the powerful migration tool). pgBadger is a fast and easy tool to analyze your SQL traffic and create HTML5 reports with dynamics graphs. pgBadger is the perfect tool to understand the behavior of your PostgreSQL servers and identify which SQL queries need to be optimized.
Docs, Download & Demo at http://dalibo.github.io/pgbadger/
About DALIBO:
DALIBO is the leading PostgreSQL company in France, providing support, trainings and consulting to its customers since 2005. The company contributes to the PostgreSQL community in various ways, including : code, articles, translations, free conferences and workshops
Check out DALIBO's open source projects at http://dalibo.github.io
DBD::Pg 3.0.0 released
Version 3.0.0 of DBD::Pg, the Perl interface to Postgres, has just been released. The new version is available from CPAN.
Barman 1.3.0 released
2ndQuadrant is proud to announce the release of version 1.3.0 of Barman, Backup and Recovery Manager for PostgreSQL.
This major release has a new code infrastructure in terms of output, subprocesses, remote commands, file system, events ('hooks') and metadata management, making the application more robust.
Barman 1.3.0 introduces a few configuration options for:
- managing hook scripts before and after archiving a WAL file
- network compression of remote backup, and
- recovery operations and immediate checkpoint at backup time
Administrators can now force a rebuild of the "xlog.db" file (WAL archive) through the "'barman rebuild-xlogdb'" command.
This major version now correctly handles those tablespaces that had been created inside the "PGDATA" directory, removing content duplication.
Remote recovery code has been improved in order to behave exactly like local recovery does, including preparation of the directories layout ("PGDATA" and tablespaces).
Minor bugs have also been fixed.
Many thanks for funding towards the development of this release go to Ecometer (www.ecometer.it), Agile Business Group (www.agilebg.com) and a French company (that prefers to remain anonymous).
For a complete list of changes, see the "Release Notes" section below.Links
- Website: http://www.pgbarman.org/
- Download: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/
- Documentation: http://www.pgbarman.org/documentation/
- Support: http://www.pgbarman.org/support/
- Refactored "BackupInfo" class for backup metadata to use the new "FieldListFile" class ("infofile" module)
- Refactored output layer to use a dedicated module, in order to facilitate integration with Nagios ("NagiosOutputWriter" class)
- Refactored subprocess handling in order to isolate stdin/stderr/stdout channels ("command_wrappers" module)
- Refactored hook scripts management
- Extracted logging configuration and userid enforcement from the configuration class.
- Support for hook scripts to be executed before and after a WAL file is archived, through the "'pre_archive_script'" and "'post_archive_script'" configuration options.
- Implemented immediate checkpoint capability with "--immediate-checkpoint" command option and "'immediate_checkpoint'" configuration option
- Implemented network compression for remote backup and recovery through the "'network_compression'" configuration option (#19)
- Implemented the "'rebuild-xlogdb'" command (Closes #27 and #28)
- Added deduplication of tablespaces located inside the "PGDATA" directory
- Refactored remote recovery code to work the same way local recovery does, by performing remote directory preparation (assuming the remote user has the right permissions on the remote server)
- "'barman backup'" now tries and create server directories before attempting to execute a full backup (#14)
- Fixed bug #22: improved documentation for tablespaces relocation
- Fixed bug #31: "'barman cron'" checks directory permissions for lock file
- Fixed bug #32: "xlog.db" read access during cron activities
- Release Notes: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.0/
- Sources: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.0/barman-1.3.0.tar.gz/download
- RPMs for RHEL/CentOS 5: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.0/barman-1.3.0-1.rhel5.noarch.rpm/download (dependencies: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/rhel5-deps/)
- RPMs for RHEL/CentOS 6: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.0/barman-1.3.0-1.rhel6.noarch.rpm/download (dependencies: https://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/rhel6-deps/)
- PyPI: http://pypi.python.org/pypi/barman/1.3.0
- Online documentation: http://www.pgbarman.org/documentation
- PDF documentation: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgbarman/files/1.3.0/barman-tutorial.en.pdf/download
Barman (Backup and Recovery Manager) is an open source administration tool for disaster recovery of PostgreSQL servers written in Python. It allows your organisation to perform remote backups of multiple servers in business critical environments and help DBAs during the recovery phase. Barman's most requested features include backup catalogues, retention policies, remote recovery, archiving and compression of WAL files and backups. Barman is distributed under GNU GPL 3.


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So far in my series of Karate photographs, I have written about preparing yourself, understanding techniques, staying out of the way and avoiding conflict.
Today I want to talk about how to protect yourself from the chance of an impact.
Imagine that you're photographing a similar event. It is a small room full of people. In the middle of the room are two men fighting. You, as the photographer, are on the floor with a wide lens to capture dramatic scenes. All of a sudden a foot comes out you and kicks your camera.
After blocking and grabbing a roundhouse kick the defender then strikes the attacker's leg with a downwards elbow (Otoshi Hiji ate).
So how do you protect yourself and your camera equipment from such a circumstance?
You know that plastic lens hood that came with your lens? Well, it works well for blocking glare, but it can also protect your lens from small impacts.
I also recommend using a UV filter in this case, because it will protect your front lens element for the horrible chance your lens hits the floor. Better to break the accessories than the lens.
If you're using a neck strap or wrist strap then great. If you're using a neck strap, use it as a wrist strap. Make sure your grip is firm so if you fall, the camera falls with you, not away from you.
Most important, protect yourself. If you're about to get hit, think about what is more important. Your safety, or your equipment. Some may argue that the camera is more important (I don't blame you) but without your health, your photography won't be the same.
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When the body relaxes, it also uses carbohydrates more efficiently: Blood glucose levels may decrease 2–4 hours after relaxation. For people who use insulin, it is important to be aware of this possibility. Monitoring blood glucose levels more frequently when starting a formal relaxation program is therefore advisable.
The WarmFeet technique
WarmFeet is a standardized technique designed to take advantage of the body's natural relaxation response, which widens the peripheral blood vessels and improves circulation in the hands and feet. Inducing relaxation is the first step of the technique: Instructions on an audiotape prompt the user to release tension through conscious muscle relaxation and breath work.
The second step involves visualization, in which a person imagines comfort or warmth around his feet. Visualization, or forming a mental image, is often used in stress reduction and self-healing and has played a successful role in the treatment of various illnesses. It is particularly helpful when the body is in a relaxed state. As a component of the WarmFeet technique, visualization permits the feet to feel even warmer or more at ease. Healthy outcomes or desired healing can also be visualized, and remembering the beauty and strength of the legs and feet at an earlier age is another very encouraging and powerful image. The WarmFeet audiotape suggests various images that can be used during the visualization portion of the relaxation session.
The third key component of the WarmFeet technique is called assisted thermal biofeedback. Biofeedback is a method in which people use measured information about changes in bodily processes to gain conscious control over normally unconscious physiological functions (such as skin temperature). In this case, assisted thermal biofeedback means measuring skin temperature at a specific site (such as a finger or the big toe) before relaxation and then again afterward. This before-and-after setup allows the relaxation time to be spent relaxing rather than worrying about a temperature change. A temperature increase recorded at the end of practicing the WarmFeet technique indicates that a more relaxed state has been achieved. Remembering how this relaxed state feels and then aiming for that sensation the next time the technique is practiced strengthens and improves a person's ability to achieve the desired outcome of skin temperature increase. Keeping a log of temperature changes also reinforces the development of this new skill.
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At the University of Wisconsin, research was conducted to test the effectiveness of this biofeedback-assisted relaxation technique. A randomized, controlled, multisite clinical trial was performed on a group of people who had had chronic, nonhealing ulcers on the feet for at least 8 weeks to see if the relaxation therapy would improve the healing process. Half of the study participants had diabetes, and all were under the treatment of a podiatrist. The medical outcomes were highly significant for increased wound healing and increased sensation. Fourteen of 16 participants who practiced the relaxation technique (for 16 minutes 5–7 days a week) completely healed their chronic ulcers within the 12-week study time. Only 7 out of 16 in the control group that didn't use the technique healed their ulcers. After the study was over, four of the people from the control group who had unhealed ulcers learned the relaxation technique. Although their ulcers were now three months older than those in the first part of the study, with the relaxation technique they all healed within 13 weeks. This study and other research findings have been presented nationally and published in the medical journals Diabetes Care, Diabetes, and Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association.
In clinical applications of the WarmFeet technique, pain relief has been the most common and significant result. For example, one man had such excruciating pain in his feet that he could neither eat nor sleep. His physician suggested he learn the WarmFeet relaxation technique and practice it daily. After two weeks he was almost pain-free. His vascular surgeon, who had been considering an amputation because of impending gangrene in his toes, saw improvement in his tissues and put the surgery off for the time being. The man, delighted to be free of pain and grateful for the improved circulation, was able to continue with his plan to go south for the winter. He continued to practice the technique nearly every day while away, and when he returned home in the spring he was still doing well.


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Best Z77 Motherboards Under $200: May 2013 PART 1
When choosing a motherboard, two problems will always sprout up for a potential buyer that will try to deviate him/her from making his/her purchase in to an effective one. One of those things is no doubt PRICE and the other one is FEATURE. The objective of the buyer is to buy a motherboard which will give the best amount of features according to the amount of money he/she pays. That is where our job comes in to play. To minimize the confusion factor, we have formulated a helpful guide that will allow you to make your purchase quicker and a better one.
We have specifically assembled this guide for users who are using INTEL's Z77 chipset. Please note that we HAVE NOT covered any other chipset as we want to maintain a strict buying decision in this guide. Also, we will start with the cheapest motherboard which gives the most and the best amount of features according to THAT PRICE CATEGORY ONLY. Please also note that we will only be detailing the ON-BOARD FEATURES OF THE MOTHERBOARD and NOT the software bundle that comes with it. If you want us to change that, please give us your feedback. For now, we will stick to this.
Since the motherboard market is extremely competitive, we have done our level best to provide you with the most accurate information possible. Let us move one with our guide.
Asrock Z77 Extreme4:
ASROCK, is a Taiwan-based electronics company and it has made quite a name for itself in the computer industry by allowing a great line-up of motherboards in the respected chipset department for mainstream and enthusiast level users. The best thing about this motherboard is that it is only priced at $134.99 and it gives one of the best features that you could possibly imagine.
ON-BOARD FEATURES: The extreme 4 supports intel's 2nd and 3rd generation processors as it supports the LGA 1155 socket. Users can happily switch from their sandy bridge to their ivy bridge configuration without making any more purchases. This particular board has an ATX form factor, meaning that mounting this board in your case will not cause any form of clearance issues as long as you have a chassis that can support an ATX form factor. For your convenience we have labelled the on-board features and connectors and the details are given below:
1: SATA 3 Gb/s (black) and SATA 6 Gb/s interface (grey). The four black ports are controlled by Intel's PCH (platform controller hub) and they support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, Intel Rapid Storage and Smart Response Technology, NCQ, AHCI, and Hot Swapping functions. The 6 Gb/s ports on the left are also controlled by Intel's PCH and they offer the same features as the one mentioned above. However, the SATA 6 Gb/s ports on the right hand side are controlled by the ASMedia ASM1061 controller and they only offer support for NCQ, AHCI, and Hot Swapping.
2: On-board power and reset buttons. Useful for bench testing or when the casing's connectors are not plugged in.
3: Casing connectors
4: DEBUGGING LED. This is useful for isolating startup errors and pin-pointing which component is causing startup issues.
5: Z77 Extreme 4 BIOS chip. The thing that we liked about this chip is that it IS NOT SOLDERED meaning if under unforseen circumstances, it does manage to get corrupted, a new one if available in the market can be used as a replacement.
6: Chassis fan connector
7: On-board USB 2.0 ports
8: CIR connection
9: COM connection
10: IR connection
11: HD audio connector
12: USB 3.0 header connector. If you have a front panel or PCI-e bracket, you can gain access to a more USB 3.0 outputs.
This particular board is also SLI and Crossfire X capable so if any of you guys are multi-gpu fanatics, then this is the board for you. You can add a maximum of 32 GB of RAM which can operate between the frequencies of 1066 MHz and 2800+ MHz (provided you know how to overclock the memory properly to achieve such speeds). The extreme 4 also allows overclocking capabilities by incorporating a 8+4 phase power design. Combine this board with a 'K' series sandy or ivy bridge processor and let the overclocking sessions begin. Now that we have covered the features present on board, let us take a look at the features provided at the back panel.
It is quite a flexible solution for a board priced at $134.99. Equipped with 3 display connectors (HDMI, VGA and DVI), these will serve perfectly and you will have ample connectors even when one of them stops functioning. A CLR CMOS button has also been provided that will allow the user to reset the CMOS rather than re-positioning the jumpers and removing the battery, thereby creating a hassle-free solution. A 7.1 CHANNEL HD Audio Realtek ALC898 Audio Codec has also been provided, which supports THX TruStudio. The eSATA and the 4 usb 3.0 ports are also a bonus; in which two of the usb ports are controlled by the intel Z77 chipset while the remaining two are controlled by the ASMedia ASM1042 controller. A Broadcom BCM57781 ethernet controller has also been provided for allowing the use of wired networking.
The thing that we thought could use improvements were the fact that the SATA connectors were placed right behind the second PCI-E slot. Which means that if you plan to adopt a multi-gpu solution, you will have trouble connecting and disconnecting the SATA cables due to the enormous length of the video cards. Secondly, the 24-ATX power connector is not positioned in a 90 degree angle like the SATA connectors. That means that you will have to make a little effort in pulling in your main PSU power connector and pushing it down. Also, the placing of the battery is right between the two PCI-E slots so if you have two video cards plugged in, removal of the battery will be virtually impossible unless you can shape shift your fingers into very long and thin chop sticks.
All in all, it is a perfect board in its price range. You can never receive a better board in such a price range. If your budget is stretched thin, then we highly recommend you this board. Let us move on with the next board in our line-up.
When it comes to making high quality, durable, and long lasting products, gigabyte is no stranger to the tools of this specific trade. Priced at only $139.99 (at the moment), you will see why we have included this board in our line-up as well.
ON-BOARD FEATURES: There are several features placed on this board that have caught out eye; some have caused profound appreciation due to the innovation, others have caused slight concern. This board supports the 2nd and 3rd generation of Intel's processors so once again you will NOT have to purchase other components if you are shifting from one processor to the other. Again for your convenience, we have labelled the features so that you may be the verdict on whether to purchase this board or not.
1: On board power switch. It comes in handy when performing a bench test to prevent the element of hassle but here is the thing that what concerned us. The on-board power button, reset and 'clear CMOS' are placed too close to each other so majority of the time, you might end up switching the wrong button. It is not such a huge issue to be complaining about, but it can become a nuisance if you are not careful
2: On board reset and clear CMOS buttons
3: USB 3.0 header. For extra USB 3.0 ports. You can never have too many usb ports.
4: mSATA port. For connecting mSATA based SSD's and HDDs.
5: mSATA port again. Both ports are placed too closely to the cpu socket. If you plan on overclocking your CPU, you will need a beefy heatsink to dissipate all that heat. Since the heatsink will be too large, it might be too difficult to reach for the connector. Things like this need to be considered before you start the manufacturing process.
6: ATX4P1 connector. This is the first time we have seen such a connector and what it does is that it is used for supplying auxiliary power to the board's expansion slot area when multiple graphics cards are in use. Its flat design make it a much nicer solution than standard 4 pin Molex connectors or the 6 pin PCI-Express power connectors. Perhaps in the near future, this might end up becoming a standard when manufacturing boards.
7: 2 SATA 3 6 Gb/s outputs.
8: 4 SATA 2 3 Gb/s outputs. All 6 outputs are RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 capable. Their speed will differ according to the device connected. We would also like to add that the SATA 2 port number 5 will become unavailable when the mSATA connector is installed with a solid state drive.
9: Chassis connectors. The color scheme was a smart move when flexibility is concerned because users will NOT HAVE any difficulty when identifying which wire is to be connected with which connection.
10: Debugging LED. Similar to the ASROCK EXTREME 4 motherboard, it helps in isolating start – up problems so you can pinpoint which component/s is causing start – up issues.
11: Chassis USB 2.0 connectors. Their existence and relative placement have become a well observed standard in nearly all motherboards so we will not be labeling them next time.
12: SLI and Crossfire X capable. Please keep in mind that when adopting a multi-GPU configuration, both the slots will be running at speeds of x8 instead of x16. This will not cause any performance degradation when gaming is involved which will be proven in a later article.
Voltage points are also present right below the ON – board power button. Using a multi-meter, you can check whether the outputs are delivering voltage in the recommended range or not. Technologies such as Intel's smart response, smart connect and rapid storage technology are also present. The board itself is a fairly basic model, but has a number of Gigabyte features ranging from their 3D power technology, ultra durable 4, and 3D BIOS. In addition to this, you'll discover a digital power design, 2 oz. copper PCB, high quality capacitors, and a UEFI. Now that this is taken care of, let us move on with the back panel.
Now that is what we call a feature-rich board. Having a PS/2 connector is the standard but having 6 USB 3.0 ports? Isn't that an overkill? Like we mentioned above, you can never have too many USB 3.0 ports. Up to 4 usb 3.0 ports can be controlled by the chipset while at the same time, up to 4 usb 3.0 ports can also be used by the VIA VL800 chip. However, it is recommended that because of a limitation in the windows 7 os, you should connect your USB device/s to the usb 3.0 present below the ethernet port. 4 display ports are also available (VGA, DVI, HDMI and Display port). 6 audio jacks are also present (Center / Subwoofer Speaker Out, Rear Speaker Out, Side Speaker Out, Line In / Mic In, Line Out).
There are 2 eSATA 6Gb/s connectors also present in the red color scheme to externally connect your storage devices. They are controlled by the Marvell 88SE9172 chip and they allow support for RAID 1 and RAID 0. An optical S/PDIF Out connector is also present. Most manufacturers look to the Realtek ALC89x series audio CODECs, but on this particular occasion Gigabyte went a different route opting for the VIAVT2021 high definition audio CODEC support up to 7.1 channel surround sound. An Atheros GbE LAN chip has been incorporated in the complete layout of the motherboard in order for the RJ-45 ethernet port to function.
Overall, it is a well laid out board. For a price tag of $139.99, you get a ton features. Though it might not be the best laid out motherboard in the world, we believe that a very small percentage of the computer populace will actually end up using the mSATA ports. We were also disappointed by the fact there were only 2 SATA 3 6 Gb/s ports available on the board. The asrock extreme 4 was fitted with 4 which would allows users to set up multiple storage devices and gain extra performance but still we got a trade-off by getting extra usb 3.0 ports, an extra eSATA connector and an ATXAP1 connector which is by far the most unique thing we have ever seen. So having said that, there should not be any room to complain.
Unfortunately, we will have conclude part 1 of our segment right here. We will inspect more boards and have the reviews prepared for you accordingly. We also recommend that you read other guides such as 'Best Desktop Gaming Cpus For The Money Of 2013' and 'Best Gaming Cards For The Money Of 2013' to further expand your knowledge related to what you need to buy when you are in the search of building a proper gaming computer worth the money. Once again, if you can add anything related to this topic, or anything else for the benefits of the readers, please DO NOT hesitate. Your comments will always be welcomed. We will obviously be returning with more guides and reviews in the near future. Till then, happy gaming!
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