Making your online presence speak for you
Recently I have been asked to become a contributor to the Internet Evolution blog. My first article there, Making Your Online Presence Speak for You discusses how things like forum contributions, an...
View ArticleContent Owners Make a Hash of Online Distribution
Why do content owners and distributors continue to make consumers jump through hoops to buy their content? Are they really protecting their content or just pushing people to illegal sources? My article...
View ArticleEver wonder what your DBAs really do?
Ever wonder what your DBAs do when they’re not dealing with your crisis of the day? Friend and coworker Bob Watkins highlights the DBA’s main tasks in this recent article on Tech Republic. It’s been...
View ArticleOracle Shell Scripting: an “Excellent presentation”
Well, things have been busy for me (hence the break from blogging) but interest in my Oracle Shell Scripting book remains strong! Just today this (5 star) review showed up on Amazon from Srinivas...
View ArticleSmart Phones & Cell Service: Prepare for Internet Everywhere
There’s a lot of buzz around smartphones right now. With falling prices and service improvements it’s becoming clear that cellular providers will beat municipal Wi-Fi in all but a few areas. That’s the...
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USB Gadgets – USB bear and food
Now that USB flash drives are cheap and common producers clearly need to get creative to compete. Here are a couple great ideas for storage with a more personal touch: Stuff this cuddly USB bear with...
View ArticleGet ready for metered bandwidth
Not since the early days of dial-up Internet have we had to worry about how much we use our Internet access, but today Internet service providers are searching for a way to make the folks who use the...
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hello. iamthenode and I’m here to make you vomit
Oracle EMEA has launched a pilot Web 2.0 program where a character called ‘The Oracle Node” can do a search on the entire OTN website for content you are interested in. This was created and aimed at...
View ArticleWikipedia, the very free encyclopedia
For those of you who don’t understand the problem with Wikipedia as a serious source I submit only that it currently (after being suggested in humor on 30 Rock) reports that Janis Joplin “speed walked...
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Oracle Shell Scripting still getting great reviews!
It’s a new year and already there’s another great review of my book Oracle Shell Scripting! Gaadha wrote on Amazon I am very happy the way this book is written. It’s very concise but covers all the...
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