Category: Personal

Ever since Dave G at work mentioned it in a comment here, we’re trying to keep this one quiet from the Boys and Girls ….

Just bought myself an 8GB one of these. Very pricey, but very nice 😉 (Oh, and I didn’t notice any of the Vista compatibility problems mentioned in the comments to that review) I have a feeling it might crop up in the Oracle blog soon.

Editors Note – There are two types of pictures in this blog. The good ones (thanks to Eric Grancher) and the bloody awful ones (thanks to my camera). When I was at the UKOUG conference in Birmingham last December, some of the guys who work at CERN mentioned to me that now was an excellent… Continue reading Visiting CERN

This video is somewhat legendary in UK (European?) gaming circles. It covers two of the companies I worked for – Imagine and Ocean. As you’ll see, Imagine were on their way out and this documentary was being filmed in the period when I moved from working from one company to the other. I think I… Continue reading Commercial Breaks

Does anyone care? Look at the date on this blog entry. 12th January. The Twelfth! So what happened to “Housemate of the Month” and why is that damn rabbit still there? Yours (but not for much longer, unless things improve), Polly and The Boys xxx

Thanks to Connor McDonald for sending me this link

I’m 42 years old soon. 42 is quite a special number in the lives of a certain generation of British grammar school boys; geeks in general and admirers of Douglas Adams’ books in particular. For my part, I don’t think there’s anything special about the number at all but I loved the absurdity of Deep… Continue reading 42

Sorry we’re so late sending out best wishes. Douglas claims he’s been busy again – hopefully buying us lots of nice presents 😉 [image no longer available] (Psssst … we’ve bought him a new camera for Christmas! We think he’s got us a new chair!)

Monday 3 December 09:40-10:30 ‘30 years at Oracle’ – Tom Kyte. I own a couple of Kyte’s excellent books and various sources report he is an excellent speaker. 10:40-11:00 Visit a few stands. A quick game of ’spot the colleague’ and ask 27 different companies ‘How can XYZ help me grow my business ?’ 11:15-12:00… Continue reading UKOUG Agenda – Day 1

Where are Peter Robson and Thomas Presslie and their transportation services when I need them? [image no longer available]