Tech That Was Once Futuristic: Sean Scott’s Nostalgic Adventures with Early Computers and Gadgets
January, 29 2025
There’s something about the clunky, slow, and utterly fascinating world of early technology that draws me in. It wasn’t sleek, polished, or...
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This Secret PowerPoint Trick Instantly Improves Presentations by 100x!
August, 30 2024
Surprisingly, not everyone in the world speaks the same language. How can you help your audience get the most from your sessions when presenting in...
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How Not to Find Data Guard Gaps
July, 29 2024
I've recently had several encounters with a query for checking for archive log gaps. It appears on multiple blogs, and I suspect it may originate...
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How to Pull Images From Oracle's Container Registry
March, 14 2024
Once Upon a Time,Oracle shared container images in the kingdom of Docker Hub. They were freely available and easy to pull from a magical well...
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Use Caution When Creating Gold Images!
December, 5 2023
In older Oracle database releases, you would use the clone.pl script to create a copy of your Oracle Home. This process is much faster (and...
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Run Oracle 23c On-Premises NOW
November, 3 2023
Earlier this year, Oracle announced the release of Oracle Database 23c Free . This free edition of the database software replaces the old Express...
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How to Bypass Oracle Concurrency and Solve Deadlocking
September, 21 2023
Spoiler: You’re probably not smarter than the database kernel There’s no question that Oracle handles concurrency—managing multiple inserts,...
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Critical Issue in AHF 23.4.0 May Delete Remote ORACLE_HOMEs
May, 31 2023
Did that headline get your attention? Good!
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Docker Service Startup Failure When Using A Custom Docker Directory on Linux
April, 7 2023
On Linux, you can change where Docker persists its resources from /var/lib/docker to a different directory. This directory contains all of your...
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Create a Fast-Start Failover Observer Service on Linux
February, 2 2023
Oracle Data Guard protects critical database environments with exact, physical standbys, or copies, of production databases. Business...
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