Sabbatical

Announcing an extended sabbatical to pursue a Don Quixote quest.

Does a Researcher’s Tablet Exist?

My impression is that portions of a device designed for the researcher/writer exist currently, but I’m not aware of anything that pulls all the pieces together into a single product.

Is Blogospheric Energy Episodic?

It’s kind of spooky to imagine that the blogosphere is somehow organic.

A New Year, a New Feed Structure

Culling and reorganizing RSS feeds felt cathartic, but also lead to some reflections, hopes, and concerns.

SQL 101 FAQ is Available

The PDF files are now available for Oracle SQL: 101 Frequently Asked Questions. This is a book that I wrote with Alex Sirota in 1997(!!). It’s ancient for a computer book, but may still serve as a useful resource for folks writing ad hoc queries against Oracle databases.

SQL Primer Update

Oracle SQL Primer is now available for download as a single PDF. Read more.

SQL Primer Available

I’ve posted a book I wrote in 2001 that is available (free) for download. If, on the off chance you ever need a good book on ad hoc query writing with SQL, then this book has lots to offer. You can also download it from the header tab called SQL Primer. Read more.