Windows 8 and Note 2 MTP

not sure what fucked up my windows 8 but it doesnt auto load my device driver thus
following works, just wait a bit and device driver will be installed.

http://www.danrichard.com/2013/06/14/fix-for-samsung-galaxy-note-ii-that-wont-connect-to-pc-via-usb-with-unknown-device-error/

install mysql on ubuntu

NOTE: Info below serve as documentation purpose. It is by no means my work and i do not take credit for the work. Refer link for full details

First, remove the current version of MySQL you're already using:

$ sudo apt-get purge mysql-client-core-5.5

Now, to install MySQL, run the following command from a terminal prompt:

$ sudo apt-get install mysql-server
$ sudo apt-get install mysql-client

During the installation process you will be prompted to enter a password for the MySQL root user.

Once the installation is complete, the MySQL server should be started automatically. You can run the following command from a terminal prompt to check whether the MySQL server is running:

$sudo netstat -tap | grep mysql

When you run this command, you should see the following line or something similar:

tcp        0      0 localhost.localdomain:mysql           *:* LISTEN -

If the server is not running correctly, you can type the following command to start it:

$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart

You can edit the /etc/mysql/my.cnf file to configure the basic settings: log file, port number, etc.

Link:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/174138/how-to-install-mysql

Setting Ubuntu Hyper V

After searching high and low, finally found these resources on how to fix the vm resolution.

edit mods

sudo vi /etc/initramfs-tools/modules

add

hv_vmbus
hv_storvsc
hv_blkvsc
hv_netvsc

update initramfs

sudo update-initramfs –u

edit grub

sudo vi /etc/default/grub

edit line

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash video=hyperv_fb:1366x768"

[update] REDHAT:

grubby --update-kernel=ALL --args="video=hyperv_fb:1920x1080"

update grub

sudo update-grub

reboot

sudo shutdown -r now

Link:
http://askubuntu.com/questions/384602/ubuntu-hyper-v-guest-display-resolution
http://baudlabs.com/how-to-install-hyper-v-integration-services-in-ubuntu-12-04-lts/
http://nzbart.blogspot.se/2013/12/running-ubuntu-full-screen-under-hyper.html

Prerequisite steps when upgrading Windows 8 to Windows 8.1

IF you own an Acer laptop, this is a MUST before you're happily clicking download and install. Well, i'm holding onto the thought of upgrading to 8.1.

Reference:
Update to Windows 8.1 Flow (ACER)