I guess the Oracle-Sun news makes everything else seem pretty small scale, so the launch of VMware ESX Server 4.0 will probably go largely unnoticed. I’ve used many of the VMware offerings (Workstation, Server, GSX Server, ESX Server, ESXi, Intrastructure etc.) and seen the demos of the advanced features and they are impressive, but I [...]
So I’m back home and I have to adjust to normal life again. The CLOUG event was great fun and I hope to visit Chile again soon. A big thank you to all those involved and all the attendees for turning up. Cheers Tim…
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Posted 20 April 2009
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You may have noticed I’ve not written much recently. There are lots of things going on at the moment, none of which are really conducive to sitting down and writing about Oracle. Anyway, today I’ve decided to clear my backlog of emails and blog posts. The emails were tough, but the “Mark all as read” [...]
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Posted 19 January 2009
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I’m a bit hacked off because I’m missing out on UKOUG… I got a free pass to check out the conference this year and I can’t go because I’ve got a cold. I spent the whole of yesterday in bed and I think I’m going back there now. I’m bored out of my brain, but [...]
I was told about 23:00 last night I would be on a flight at 9:45 this morning. I’ve been standing in a queue for an hour to be told I’m not on the flight. I’m currently 2nd on the standby list for a flight that has been overbooked by about 50 people. I really don’t [...]
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Posted 20 September 2008
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This article is the last in the “Security: New Features” section of the OCP upgrade exam syllabus, which includes: Case Sensitive Passwords Tablespace Encryption Fine Grained Access to Network Services Just because these are the only security new features listed in the exam, don’t be fooled into thinking they are the only things you should [...]
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Posted 03 July 2008
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I went to see Never Back Down on Saturday evening. The trailer looked like an episode of “The O.C.” or “One Tree Hill” with some fighting in, so I was expecting it to be really bad. On looking at the cast list, it turns out some of the cast have appeared in episodes of those [...]
I’ve written before about getting screen shots in Linux, but recently I’ve been doing some screen grabs from Windows. I started using GIMP, which does a reasonable job of capturing and scaling them, then I remembered I used a tool called SnagIt when I was writing my first book. I’ve got a license for version [...]
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Posted 13 February 2007
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I went for my first physiotherapy session today. So far so good. I’ve had all the tape removed and the scars are hardly noticeable. There is still a bit of swelling, but hardly anything. I’ve been given some heavier exercises to do now. Things like squatting with my back to a wall, slow step-ups on [...]
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Posted 22 December 2006
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