Well, here we are, again, and I have no comment about christmas anymore... I hadn't written any code for months and now I find myself wrapped up in a new project. I've also made a discovery, it's called MySQLi.

Over the many years I became very proficient in database software MySQL running under PHP. A few years ago it upgraded to an object oriented form called PDO, and I mastered that too. Now I find that the whole game has changed again to an improved version of MySQL, thus the i at the end, and I just figured it out, and I like it.

The MyRide Tennessee system I'm working with, and the position I applied for locally, appears to be a manual system. Maybe they have some online spreadsheets going on that match seniors who need a ride, to volunteer drivers willing to take them, but that would require someone to sit by the phone, take the requests, match them to a driver, and OMG...

The whole thing screams out for automation and that requires a database of drivers, clients and ride requests. Well, I just implemented a database of drivers, and software to allow signup, into my MyRide Lawrence app. If you would like to try it out and give me some feedback (as a fucking christmas present :-), I've got a link for you. Just signup as if you were a local driver and let me know how it works.

Here's the link: ( myridelawrence.com?m=links ). Click on Driver Login under Links, click the Register Now link at the bottom, and I'll check the database occasionally to see if anyone has done it. It's just test software and you can't break anything... Thanks.