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Lewis Cunningham posted his latest Oracle Buzz podcast today. Listen to Lewis, Erick Villatoro and myself, Eddie Awad, chatting about 11g. We recorded this podcast 10 days ago. This was the first time ever I record a podcast.

Listening to myself, I noticed that I should work on my “podcasting” skills a little bit more; Lots […]

Whether you use Firefox or Internet Explorer, you probably know about this handy search box usually located at the top right corner of your browser window. This search box puts search engines at your fingertips and makes them easily available to you whenever you need them.

I have recorded a short three and a half minute […]

Here is my top 10 from this list of 101 ways to know your software project is doomed:

Developers use the excuse of “self documenting code” for no comments All of your requirements are written on a used cocktail napkin Progress is now measured by the number of fixed bugs and not completed features Your source code control system […]

I stumbled upon an interesting article titled: Comments Are More Important Than Code. In this article, the author, Jef Raskin, writes:

Good documentation should be readable on its own, with bits of code showing how the design is implemented (and making it run, of course). Reconstructing code from good documentation is far easier than […]

Since its recent launch, a lot has been said and written about 11g, the latest and greatest database version from Oracle. The following are 40 articles, blog posts and podcasts that will help you and me understand all the new features and prepare for an eventual database upgrade:

Oracle Database Online Documentation 11g Release 1 (11.1) […]

As my fellow bloggers Laurent, Tim and Lewis have declared that they will be attending Oracle OpenWorld this year, I am also declaring that I will be attending the conference for the second year in a row. I have already registered. Here is my QuickConnect Card:

Last year, I have been chosen Blogger of the Year […]

The following now support Oracle Database 11g Release 1:

Oracle Bookmarklets, The Easiest Way to Search Documentation and More See How Easily You Can Search Oracle

Moreover, the index of What’s New since Oracle Database 9i Release 1 now includes 11g Release 1.

(Thanks Yas)

For the first time since I moved to Oregon about 8 years ago, I attended the yearly Oregon International Airshow at the Hillsboro airport with my son George last Saturday. I was happily surprised that Sean Tucker and Team Oracle were going to perform in the show.

In case you do not know, Sean D. Tucker […]

Justin Kestelyn, OTN Editor-in-Chief, has just announced that Oracle Database 11g Release 1 for Linux is available for download right now. Get it while it’s hot. However, the documentation is still not out yet.

Update: Here is the Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11.1) Documentation.

Update2: And more specifically here is the documentation for Oracle 11g Database […]