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It’s unlikely that anyone reading this doesn’t have Tom Kyte’s blog higher on their blog tour, but just in case …. Tom’s talking about crucial and interesting stuff here. Part 1 of 3? Enjoy!

Well, it is and it isn’t. First, I’m finally coming out of the minor delirium of the cold I’ve had and the latest match in the Ashes cricket series. I’m looking forward to a little normality for a few days although I’m still very tired. Second, I hadn’t realised that Richie Benaud is due to… Continue reading Not about Oracle

I’ve caught a horrible cold or flu and, despite the fact all I can do is lie down and mess around on my laptop, it’s difficult to rustle up a strong opinion or feeling on anything. Bizarrely, I have been able to play around with the newer example schemas (i.e. SH, HR etc.) in my… Continue reading Laid low

Mmmm, I noticed an earlier posting didn’t appear on Orablogs and I almost missed one of Niall’s too, so I reckon Orablogs doesn’t like the word verification feature that helps to avoid spam. So I’m switching it off for now and will delete any nonsense that turns up …

I noticed a comment on Tom Kyte’s blog from Gabe with a solution to the spam comments that keep appearing against blog entries. It means you’ll need to go through a word verification process when posting a comment, which is a bit of a pain, but hopefully it will stop the spam. Let me know… Continue reading Fighting Spam

http://angrydba.com/ There’s more to it than meets the eye and the purpose it serves depends what mood I’m in … 1) Reminds me of the worst aspects of some DBAs I still come across. I’ll be able to point them to this from now on so that they can see how things must seem from… Continue reading I *love* this site!

I’ve uploaded a document outlining the changes between the various online versions of the px article and the one published in Select Journal. It’s available as a PDF or Word document. I’ve also asked the editors if they would include a link to this document in the next edition of Select. Cheers, Doug

I see that Jonathan Lewis has examined one of Don Burleson�s recent articles in more detail When I saw this article via a posting on Radoslav Rusinov�s blog, I figured it wouldn�t be too long before it was questioned and Jonathan�s the very man to do so. Of course, Jonathan also found an absolute howler… Continue reading Jonathan debunks another Don article

Good news from Select (the IOUG magazine). I mentioned a couple of postings go that they�d printed an incorrect version of the PX article. Jonathan Lewis suggested that I should contact them to make sure a correction was printed. Although the next issue is already in layout (only just after I received the current issue)… Continue reading PX article and Select magazine

Some of you will have noticed that I�ve finally added a photo to my profile. This young man is called The Dog and lives on the comfy seat in my house along with various other strange animals (notably Flatcat, Tiggs and Bill, who I might post a photo of later. The Dog has a keen… Continue reading The Dog