I mentioned this when I blogged about my 11gR2 Virtual RAC install on Windows 2008. It came up in a conversation with Niall Litchfield at UKOUG 2011 and I’m reminded of it again today, after doing an 11gR2 install on Windows XP to double-check my answer to a question. Oracle database installs on Windows are [...]
First the caveats: Remember I said Apple iPad… I just don’t get it… Then promptly went out an bought one. I now use it most days for surfing and checking my emails from bed. Windows 8 is pre-beta, so hopefully a lot will change between now and then. I totally understand the concept of the [...]
Let’s see: The install seems no better than Vista. The usage doesn’t seem much different to Vista. Doesn’t seem any faster than Vista. It does look a little different to Vista though. OK. Now I see. Vista is getting lots of bad press, so let’s put on a new theme and install IE8 by default [...]
I guess you would have to be in a coma to not notice that Oracle 11g is now out for Windows 32-bit. To celebrate this release I’ve done an 11g RAC on Windows 2003 article, which is an update of my 10g RAC on Windows 2003 article. With both installations, if you get the networking [...]
I’ve been using Vista on my Laptop for a few months, and I’ve tried hard to like it, but the truth is it annoys the hell out of me. This weekend I wiped off all traces of Vista and installed CentOS 5 (x86_64). At last some calm has returned to my world. There will be [...]
I’ve been on holiday for a few days, so this latest release passed me by. Oracle Database 10g Downloads Cheers Tim… PS. Please don’t ask me for help installing Oracle on Vista. I’ve never done it and I don’t plan on trying. Instead I would advise you use VMware Server or Virtual Box to run [...]
WordPress 2.1.2 is out. It fixes a big security flaw. Upgrade now! On Saturday I went on my first Karate course since the knee operation. It consisted of a 1.5 hour session, an hour break, then a 2 hour session. I wasn’t exactly a superstar, but I survived and the knee is still intact. Onwards [...]
Fame and Fortune Someone just mailed me to say I’m in the Peer-to-Peer section of the latest Oracle Magazine, with two guys nobody has ever heard of… I’ll use this as a stepping stone to get my first movie role, then branch out into a music career, quickly followed by a clothing line and a [...]