RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-21 Thread Bob Metelsky
 I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I 
 copy-and-paste the text? 
Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why 
 are the best jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find 
 listening to books on CD to be a better use of time than 
 reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems to issue Oracle 
 books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it 
 works pretty good to create an audio version of a book. But 
 many of these eBooks zealously protect their text and prevent 
 you from doing copy-and-paste on the text. Fortunately Oracle 
 makes their books readily available. Any ideas are welcome. 
 And my apologies to the authors on the list that are going 
 he wants to do WHAT with my book!!. Dennis Williams DBA 
 Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Dennnis

Did you get any more info re books on tape? Id be very interestd
in audio documentation ;-) I have a boring 1 hour ride each direction

Thanks

bob
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-21 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS
Bob
   Thanks for asking. No, most of the replies were along the lines that I'd
be less of a road hazard were I drunk with a cell phone in each ear.
   But knowing someone else is interested is encouraging. Given the easy
access to broadband, maybe we could arrange some audio file swaps. Shouldn't
be too illegal, assuming you already own the texts in print format. And only
slightly less moral than driving with the radio on.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 


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Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 4:44 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


 I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I 
 copy-and-paste the text? 
Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why 
 are the best jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find 
 listening to books on CD to be a better use of time than 
 reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems to issue Oracle 
 books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it 
 works pretty good to create an audio version of a book. But 
 many of these eBooks zealously protect their text and prevent 
 you from doing copy-and-paste on the text. Fortunately Oracle 
 makes their books readily available. Any ideas are welcome. 
 And my apologies to the authors on the list that are going 
 he wants to do WHAT with my book!!. Dennis Williams DBA 
 Lifetouch, Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Dennnis

Did you get any more info re books on tape? Id be very interestd
in audio documentation ;-) I have a boring 1 hour ride each direction

Thanks

bob
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread Connor McDonald

There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
parade, so it may as well be me.  I can't remember the
specifics but a recent test in London showed that
people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
the test being designed to show that its not the phone
in your hand, its the fact that you're
talking/listening that ends up killing you...

I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
CD DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael
hits the charts!

Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)

Cheers
Connor

 --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 It's a little difficult to see how code samples and
 illustrations
 (which I find invaluable) could be translated to
 audio
 
 It's technically copyright infringement (I believe)
 to translate the
 books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about
 to call out the
 lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for
 permission (never
 been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use
 part of a chapter
 for an article or presentation.
 
 Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen
 to books on tape,
 so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
 
 
 --- Joe Testa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I would think the authors should read and publish
 the books in .mp3 
  format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
  
  Rachel how about you start,
  
  bwahahahahahahaha
  
  
  joe
  
  
  DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
  
  I have an odd question about these on-line books.
 Can I
  copy-and-paste the
  text? 
 Like many of you, I seem to end up with long
 commutes (why are
  the best
  jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find
 listening to books on CD
  to be a
  better use of time than reading bumper stickers.
 Nobody ever seems
  to issue
  Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice
 program, and it
  works pretty
  good to create an audio version of a book. But
 many of these eBooks
  zealously protect their text and prevent you from
 doing
  copy-and-paste on
  the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books
 readily available.
  Any ideas
  are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on
 the list that are
  going he
  wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
  Dennis Williams
  DBA
  Lifetouch, Inc.
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  
  
  I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is
 supposed
  to be more flexible now.
  
  http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
  
  Jared
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   10/08/2002 01:04 PM
   Please respond to ORACLE-L
  
   
  To: Multiple recipients of list
 ORACLE-L
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  cc: 
  Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
  
  
  So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up
 to remind me to
  check out 
  what new Oracle books have been released.  I
 stumbled upon a new
  book 
  called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but
 the interesting
  part is 
  that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the
 (probably broken) 
  link...
  
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
  -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
  
  The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is
 free (big grin),
  while the 
  paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you
 comfortable reading an
  eBook? 
  You decide. 
  
  At any rate, I will probably break down and buy
 the eBook.  Not so
  much 
  because the book is great (or not) but because I
 hope to send a
  message to 
  publishers to publish more books in the eBook
 format, which is also
  why I 
  posted this message.
  
  I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf
 website, but I found
  it to 
  be restrictive and pricey.
  
  BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using
 .Net, the CodeNotes
  eBook 
  version is free...
  
 

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
  
  
  
  
  
  
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread Yechiel Adar

The studies I remember on the subject say that talking while driving put you
in the same risk factor as drunk driving .

Yechiel Adar
Mehish
- Original Message -
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 12:03 PM


 There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
 parade, so it may as well be me.  I can't remember the
 specifics but a recent test in London showed that
 people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
 more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
 the test being designed to show that its not the phone
 in your hand, its the fact that you're
 talking/listening that ends up killing you...

 I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
 CD DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael
 hits the charts!

 Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)

 Cheers
 Connor

  --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  It's a little difficult to see how code samples and
  illustrations
  (which I find invaluable) could be translated to
  audio
 
  It's technically copyright infringement (I believe)
  to translate the
  books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about
  to call out the
  lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for
  permission (never
  been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use
  part of a chapter
  for an article or presentation.
 
  Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen
  to books on tape,
  so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
 
 
  --- Joe Testa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   I would think the authors should read and publish
  the books in .mp3
   format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
  
   Rachel how about you start,
  
   bwahahahahahahaha
  
  
   joe
  
  
   DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
  
   I have an odd question about these on-line books.
  Can I
   copy-and-paste the
   text?
  Like many of you, I seem to end up with long
  commutes (why are
   the best
   jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find
  listening to books on CD
   to be a
   better use of time than reading bumper stickers.
  Nobody ever seems
   to issue
   Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice
  program, and it
   works pretty
   good to create an audio version of a book. But
  many of these eBooks
   zealously protect their text and prevent you from
  doing
   copy-and-paste on
   the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books
  readily available.
   Any ideas
   are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on
  the list that are
   going he
   wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
   Dennis Williams
   DBA
   Lifetouch, Inc.
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   
   -Original Message-
   Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
   To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
   
   
   I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is
  supposed
   to be more flexible now.
   
   http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
   
   Jared
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
10/08/2002 01:04 PM
Please respond to ORACLE-L
   
   
   To: Multiple recipients of list
  ORACLE-L
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   cc:
   Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
   
   
   So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up
  to remind me to
   check out
   what new Oracle books have been released.  I
  stumbled upon a new
   book
   called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but
  the interesting
   part is
   that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the
  (probably broken)
   link...
   
  
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=
1
   -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
   
   The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is
  free (big grin),
   while the
   paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you
  comfortable reading an
   eBook?
   You decide.
   
   At any rate, I will probably break down and buy
  the eBook.  Not so
   much
   because the book is great (or not) but because I
  hope to send a
   message to
   publishers to publish more books in the eBook
  format, which is also
   why I
   posted this message.
   
   I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf
  website, but I found
   it to
   be restrictive and pricey.
   
   BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using
  .Net, the CodeNotes
   eBook
   version is free...
   
  
 
 http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
   
   
   
  
  
  
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread Jesse, Rich

Thank Goodness.  Now I can go back to that 4-pak of Guinness on my 25-mile
drive to work.  Whew!  THAT'll make the day go easier.

Rich

Rich Jesse   System/Database Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA
http://society.servebeer.com

Disclaimer:  As President of The Beer Ale Lager Lovers Society, I'd like to 
remind everyone that...oh, you know the schpeel -- don't be stupid.

 -Original Message-
 From: Yechiel Adar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:49 AM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 Subject: Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
 
 
 The studies I remember on the subject say that talking while 
 driving put you
 in the same risk factor as drunk driving .
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-15 Thread Fink, Dan

I almost used that one.

The real problem is finding celebrities with the following last names:
Niemiec
Velpuri
Testa
Kolk
Vaidyanatha

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael?


--- Fink, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
 Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
 Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams
 
 Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking
 her
 to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
 hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :)
 :P
 :)
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
 strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
 buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I
 was
 just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example,
 you
 can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
 paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version.
 I'll
 be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
 Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the
 Secret
 Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
 any purpose.
Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on
 this
 list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.
 
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in
 2000
 on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep
 and
 de-stress on their way home
 
 (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
 
 John
 
 Reply from Rachel:
 ==
 Geek! G
 
 The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already --
 e-books.
 PDA
 
 sized computer that you can download a book into.
 
 Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the
 train
 on my
 
 way home tonight!
 
 Rachel
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Using your commute time
 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
 
   I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
   read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
 
   working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
 
 Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
 Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
 this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
 
 conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
 others, energize, etc.
 
   I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams,
 tables
 etc.
 
 Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
 Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in
 capacity
 
 and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will
 be) 
 the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
 cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to
 use a
 
 hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled
 PDA 
 and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
 'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which
 can 
 be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have
 your
 
 personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I
 wouldn't 
 rule out something like this being made available within the next 
 decade...
 
 So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here -
 there 
 are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and
 societal
 
 aspects. More of that later!
 
 Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
 John
  WINMAIL.DAT 
 
  
  
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-15 Thread Weaver, Walt

_Oracle 8i Backup And Recovery_, a Rendezvous With Rama

--Walt Weaver

(Not exactly a namesake, but the best I could do)

-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:54 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


I almost used that one.

The real problem is finding celebrities with the following last names:
Niemiec
Velpuri
Testa
Kolk
Vaidyanatha

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael?


--- Fink, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
 Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
 Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams
 
 Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking
 her
 to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
 hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :)
 :P
 :)
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
 strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
 buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I
 was
 just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example,
 you
 can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
 paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version.
 I'll
 be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
 Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the
 Secret
 Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
 any purpose.
Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on
 this
 list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.
 
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in
 2000
 on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep
 and
 de-stress on their way home
 
 (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
 
 John
 
 Reply from Rachel:
 ==
 Geek! G
 
 The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already --
 e-books.
 PDA
 
 sized computer that you can download a book into.
 
 Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the
 train
 on my
 
 way home tonight!
 
 Rachel
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Using your commute time
 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
 
   I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
   read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
 
   working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
 
 Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
 Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
 this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
 
 conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
 others, energize, etc.
 
   I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams,
 tables
 etc.
 
 Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
 Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in
 capacity
 
 and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will
 be) 
 the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
 cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to
 use a
 
 hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled
 PDA 
 and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
 'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which
 can 
 be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have
 your
 
 personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I
 wouldn't 
 rule out something like this being made available within the next 
 decade...
 
 So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here -
 there 
 are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and
 societal
 
 aspects. More of that later!
 
 Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
 John
  WINMAIL.DAT 
 
  
  
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 Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com
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 Author: John Kanagaraj
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-15 Thread Johnston, Tim

And don't forget Still!

-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 11:54 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


I almost used that one.

The real problem is finding celebrities with the following last names:
Niemiec
Velpuri
Testa
Kolk
Vaidyanatha

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael?


--- Fink, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
 Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
 Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams
 
 Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking
 her
 to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
 hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :)
 :P
 :)
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
 strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
 buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I
 was
 just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example,
 you
 can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
 paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version.
 I'll
 be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
 Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the
 Secret
 Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
 any purpose.
Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on
 this
 list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.
 
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in
 2000
 on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep
 and
 de-stress on their way home
 
 (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
 
 John
 
 Reply from Rachel:
 ==
 Geek! G
 
 The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already --
 e-books.
 PDA
 
 sized computer that you can download a book into.
 
 Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the
 train
 on my
 
 way home tonight!
 
 Rachel
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Using your commute time
 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
 
   I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
   read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
 
   working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
 
 Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
 Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
 this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
 
 conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
 others, energize, etc.
 
   I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams,
 tables
 etc.
 
 Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
 Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in
 capacity
 
 and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will
 be) 
 the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
 cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to
 use a
 
 hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled
 PDA 
 and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
 'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which
 can 
 be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have
 your
 
 personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I
 wouldn't 
 rule out something like this being made available within the next 
 decade...
 
 So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here -
 there 
 are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and
 societal
 
 aspects. More of that later!
 
 Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
 John
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread Rachel Carmichael

God no! I'd better let my (male) co-author do the audiotaping :)

I've never understood why talking on a hands-free phone is less
distracting than talking on a phone you have to hold


--- Connor McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
 parade, so it may as well be me.  I can't remember the
 specifics but a recent test in London showed that
 people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
 more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
 the test being designed to show that its not the phone
 in your hand, its the fact that you're
 talking/listening that ends up killing you...
 
 I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
 CD DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael
 hits the charts!
 
 Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)
 
 Cheers
 Connor
 
  --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  It's a little difficult to see how code samples and
  illustrations
  (which I find invaluable) could be translated to
  audio
  
  It's technically copyright infringement (I believe)
  to translate the
  books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about
  to call out the
  lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for
  permission (never
  been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use
  part of a chapter
  for an article or presentation.
  
  Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen
  to books on tape,
  so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
  
  
  --- Joe Testa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
   I would think the authors should read and publish
  the books in .mp3 
   format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
   
   Rachel how about you start,
   
   bwahahahahahahaha
   
   
   joe
   
   
   DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
   
   I have an odd question about these on-line books.
  Can I
   copy-and-paste the
   text? 
  Like many of you, I seem to end up with long
  commutes (why are
   the best
   jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find
  listening to books on CD
   to be a
   better use of time than reading bumper stickers.
  Nobody ever seems
   to issue
   Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice
  program, and it
   works pretty
   good to create an audio version of a book. But
  many of these eBooks
   zealously protect their text and prevent you from
  doing
   copy-and-paste on
   the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books
  readily available.
   Any ideas
   are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on
  the list that are
   going he
   wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
   Dennis Williams
   DBA
   Lifetouch, Inc.
   [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
   
   -Original Message-
   Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
   To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
   
   
   I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is
  supposed
   to be more flexible now.
   
   http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
   
   Jared
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
10/08/2002 01:04 PM
Please respond to ORACLE-L
   

   To: Multiple recipients of list
  ORACLE-L
   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   cc: 
   Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
   
   
   So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up
  to remind me to
   check out 
   what new Oracle books have been released.  I
  stumbled upon a new
   book 
   called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but
  the interesting
   part is 
   that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the
  (probably broken) 
   link...
   
  
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
   -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
   
   The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is
  free (big grin),
   while the 
   paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you
  comfortable reading an
   eBook? 
   You decide. 
   
   At any rate, I will probably break down and buy
  the eBook.  Not so
   much 
   because the book is great (or not) but because I
  hope to send a
   message to 
   publishers to publish more books in the eBook
  format, which is also
   why I 
   posted this message.
   
   I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf
  website, but I found
   it to 
   be restrictive and pricey.
   
   BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using
  .Net, the CodeNotes
   eBook 
   version is free...
   
  
 
 http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
   
   
   
   
   
   
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread Scott . Shafer

Yeah, hearing the Goddess describe massaging the 'data' in sultry detail
would surely be a distraction...  grin

Scott Shafer
San Antonio, TX
210.581.6217


 -Original Message-
 From: Connor McDonald [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 5:03 AM
 To:   Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 Subject:  Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
 
 There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
 parade, so it may as well be me.  I can't remember the
 specifics but a recent test in London showed that
 people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
 more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
 the test being designed to show that its not the phone
 in your hand, its the fact that you're
 talking/listening that ends up killing you...
 
 I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
 CD DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael
 hits the charts!
 
 Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)
 
 Cheers
 Connor
 
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OT: RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-15 Thread MacGregor, Ian A.

Does the great IAM still exist.   For those who have not heard of it IAM  is the 
Institute of Advanced Motoring.  I had thought it an invention of Monty Python,  but 
it's a real.  Members of
the great IAM pay less for their auto insurance policies.  Can  one retain  
membership whilst talking on a cell phone and  listening  to riveting code fragments?

Ian MacGregor
Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 3:03 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


There's always some idiot who wants to rain on the
parade, so it may as well be me.  I can't remember the
specifics but a recent test in London showed that
people on (hands-free) phones in their cars were 'x'%
more likely to crash ('x' was somewhere like 50%!),
the test being designed to show that its not the phone
in your hand, its the fact that you're
talking/listening that ends up killing you...

I can't begin to imagine the traffic carnage when the
CD DBA101: The sensual sultry sounds of Carmichael
hits the charts!

Does Rachel really want that kind of responsbility :-)

Cheers
Connor

 --- Rachel Carmichael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 It's a little difficult to see how code samples and
 illustrations
 (which I find invaluable) could be translated to
 audio
 
 It's technically copyright infringement (I believe)
 to translate the
 books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about
 to call out the
 lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for
 permission (never
 been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use
 part of a chapter
 for an article or presentation.
 
 Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen
 to books on tape,
 so I'm not the best person to advocate this!
 
 
 --- Joe Testa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  I would think the authors should read and publish
 the books in .mp3 
  format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
  
  Rachel how about you start,
  
  bwahahahahahahaha
  
  
  joe
  
  
  DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
  
  I have an odd question about these on-line books.
 Can I
  copy-and-paste the
  text? 
 Like many of you, I seem to end up with long
 commutes (why are
  the best
  jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find
 listening to books on CD
  to be a
  better use of time than reading bumper stickers.
 Nobody ever seems
  to issue
  Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice
 program, and it
  works pretty
  good to create an audio version of a book. But
 many of these eBooks
  zealously protect their text and prevent you from
 doing
  copy-and-paste on
  the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books
 readily available.
  Any ideas
  are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on
 the list that are
  going he
  wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
  Dennis Williams
  DBA
  Lifetouch, Inc.
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  
  
  I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is
 supposed
  to be more flexible now.
  
  http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
  
  Jared
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
   10/08/2002 01:04 PM
   Please respond to ORACLE-L
  
   
  To: Multiple recipients of list
 ORACLE-L
  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  cc: 
  Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
  
  
  So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up
 to remind me to
  check out 
  what new Oracle books have been released.  I
 stumbled upon a new
  book 
  called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but
 the interesting
  part is 
  that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the
 (probably broken) 
  link...
  
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
  -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
  
  The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is
 free (big grin),
  while the 
  paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you
 comfortable reading an
  eBook? 
  You decide. 
  
  At any rate, I will probably break down and buy
 the eBook.  Not so
  much 
  because the book is great (or not) but because I
 hope to send a
  message to 
  publishers to publish more books in the eBook
 format, which is also
  why I 
  posted this message.
  
  I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf
 website, but I found
  it to 
  be restrictive and pricey.
  
  BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using
 .Net, the CodeNotes
  eBook 
  version is free...
  
 

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
  
  
  
  
  
  
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 http://www.orafaq.com
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-15 Thread Connor McDonald

A near-miss with Niemiec


 --- Weaver, Walt [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 
_Oracle 8i Backup And Recovery_, a Rendezvous With
 Rama
 
 --Walt Weaver
 
 (Not exactly a namesake, but the best I could do)
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:54 AM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 I almost used that one.
 
 The real problem is finding celebrities with the
 following last names:
 Niemiec
 Velpuri
 Testa
 Kolk
 Vaidyanatha
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 6:58 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael?
 
 
 --- Fink, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
  We could put together a whole Namesakes series
 about Oracle stuff...
  Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by
 Robert Freeman
  Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by
 Steve Adams
  
  Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
  
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  
  
  Dennis,
  
  I also have a driving commute, and I was also
 thinking about asking
  her
  to voice record her book.  But I think I would get
 into an accident
  hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a
 database...:P :)
  :P
  :)
  
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  
  
  John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
 My problem is that I am driving during my
 commute. You get the
  strangest looks when the next driver glances over
 and sees your face
  buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might
 become prophetic. I
  was
  just asking if there was a way to get a talking
 e-book. For example,
  you
  can download just about any book whose copyright
 has expired, copy,
  paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an
 audio version.
  I'll
  be long dead before the copyrights on any books
 about Oracle expire.
  Most e-book publishers protect their material as
 zealously as the
  Secret
  Service protects the president. Which often
 renders them unusable for
  any purpose.
 Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the
 noted authors on
  this
  list to read their books just like the fiction
 superstars do.
  
  Dennis Williams
  DBA
  Lifetouch, Inc.
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  
  -Original Message-
  Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
  To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  
  
  Dennis,
  
  See below is an email conversation that I had with
 the 'Goddess' in
  2000
  on the same subject. Those were the days when
 Goddesses had to sleep
  and
  de-stress on their way home
  
  (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter
 magic wand)
  
  John
  
  Reply from Rachel:
  ==
  Geek! G
  
  The concept you are thinking of exists in some
 form already --
  e-books.
  PDA
  
  sized computer that you can download a book into.
  
  Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap
 I took on the
  train
  on my
  
  way home tonight!
  
  Rachel
  
  
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  Subject: RE: Using your commute time
  Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
  
I use the time to talk to the people I know on
 the train, or to 
read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their
 laptops, I see them
  
working with  them. Or they read the
 newspapers, or sleep.
  
  Granted, but the difference as against a
 push-technology such as a 
  Radio station (which many people listen to while
 commuting) is that 
  this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional
 availability. However, I do
  
  conceed to the need to
 decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
  others, energize, etc.
  
I think technical books need visual
 interfaces. For diagrams,
  tables
  etc.
  
  Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or
 sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
  Computers have drastically reduced in size while
 increasing in
  capacity
  
  and capability. However, the restraining factor
 has been (and will
  be) 
  the size of the Input/Output area (i.e.
 Screen/Keyboard size) which 
  cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone
 discovers how to
  use a
  
  hologram to perform the same input/output? These
 hologram enabled
  PDA 
  and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size
 of a plastic 
  'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a
 virtual screen which
  can 
  be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You
 could probably have
  your
  
  personal (private) view using special glasses if
 required. I
  wouldn't 
  rule out something like this being made available
 within the next 
  decade...
  
  So far, I have only talked about the tech side of
 things here -
  there 
  are many dangers and negative side effects to the
 personal and
  societal
  
  aspects. More of that later!
  
  Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
  John
   WINMAIL.DAT 
  
   
   
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  Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ:
 http://www.orafaq.com
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!

2002-10-14 Thread John Kanagaraj

Dennis,

See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in 2000 on
the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and
de-stress on their way home

(Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)

John

Reply from Rachel:
==
Geek! G

The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- e-books.  PDA

sized computer that you can download a book into.

Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the train on my

way home tonight!

Rachel


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Using your commute time
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800

  I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to read.
  Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
  working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.

Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a
Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that
this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with
others, energize, etc.

  I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, tables
etc.

Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) -
Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in capacity
and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will be)
the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which
cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to use a
hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled PDA
and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic
'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which can
be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have your
personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I wouldn't
rule out something like this being made available within the next
decade...

So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - there
are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and societal
aspects. More of that later!

Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
John
 WINMAIL.DAT 

 
 
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!

2002-10-14 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS

John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
   My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the strangest
looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face buried in a PDA.
Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I was just asking if there
was a way to get a talking e-book. For example, you can download just about
any book whose copyright has expired, copy, paste into my text-to-voice, and
there you have an audio version. I'll be long dead before the copyrights on
any books about Oracle expire. Most e-book publishers protect their material
as zealously as the Secret Service protects the president. Which often
renders them unusable for any purpose.
   Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on this list
to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.

Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Dennis,

See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in 2000 on
the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and
de-stress on their way home

(Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)

John

Reply from Rachel:
==
Geek! G

The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- e-books.  PDA

sized computer that you can download a book into.

Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the train on my

way home tonight!

Rachel


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Using your commute time
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800

  I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to read.
  Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
  working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.

Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a
Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that
this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with
others, energize, etc.

  I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, tables
etc.

Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) -
Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in capacity
and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will be)
the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which
cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to use a
hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled PDA
and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic
'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which can
be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have your
personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I wouldn't
rule out something like this being made available within the next
decade...

So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - there
are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and societal
aspects. More of that later!

Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-14 Thread Grabowy, Chris

Dennis,

I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking her
to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :) :P
:)

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
   My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I was
just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example, you
can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version. I'll
be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the Secret
Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
any purpose.
   Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on this
list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.

Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Dennis,

See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in 2000
on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and
de-stress on their way home

(Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)

John

Reply from Rachel:
==
Geek! G

The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- e-books.
PDA

sized computer that you can download a book into.

Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the train
on my

way home tonight!

Rachel


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Using your commute time
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800

  I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
  read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them 
  working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.

Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do 
conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
others, energize, etc.

  I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, tables
etc.

Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in capacity

and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will be) 
the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to use a

hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled PDA 
and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which can 
be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have your

personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I wouldn't 
rule out something like this being made available within the next 
decade...

So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - there 
are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and societal

aspects. More of that later!

Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
John
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-14 Thread Rachel Carmichael

It's a little difficult to see how code samples and illustrations
(which I find invaluable) could be translated to audio

It's technically copyright infringement (I believe) to translate the
books. I don't own the copyright, so I'm not about to call out the
lawyers. I am supposed to contact my publisher for permission (never
been refused, as it's publicity) when I want to use part of a chapter
for an article or presentation.

Besides, I have problems concentrating when I listen to books on tape,
so I'm not the best person to advocate this!


--- Joe Testa [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 I would think the authors should read and publish the books in .mp3 
 format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.
 
 Rachel how about you start,
 
 bwahahahahahahaha
 
 
 joe
 
 
 DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
 
 I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I
 copy-and-paste the
 text? 
Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are
 the best
 jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD
 to be a
 better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems
 to issue
 Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it
 works pretty
 good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these eBooks
 zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing
 copy-and-paste on
 the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily available.
 Any ideas
 are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the list that are
 going he
 wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
 to be more flexible now.
 
 http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
 
 Jared
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  10/08/2002 01:04 PM
  Please respond to ORACLE-L
 
  
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 cc: 
 Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
 
 
 So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to
 check out 
 what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new
 book 
 called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting
 part is 
 that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken) 
 link...
 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
 -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
 
 The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin),
 while the 
 paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an
 eBook? 
 You decide. 
 
 At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so
 much 
 because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a
 message to 
 publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also
 why I 
 posted this message.
 
 I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found
 it to 
 be restrictive and pricey.
 
 BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes
 eBook 
 version is free...
 
 http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
 
 
 
 
 
 
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!

2002-10-14 Thread Rachel Carmichael

smart aleck!  :)

I've spent time on the train reading and working. I've learned that I
need the time between leaving work and getting home to turn off my
brain and relax before dealing with reading this and the OT lists at
home!

I can't believe you saved that email. Sheesh, you really ARE a geek


--- John Kanagaraj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 Dennis,
 
 See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in
 2000 on
 the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and
 de-stress on their way home
 
 (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
 
 John
 
 Reply from Rachel:
 ==
 Geek! G
 
 The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already --
 e-books.  PDA
 
 sized computer that you can download a book into.
 
 Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the
 train on my
 
 way home tonight!
 
 Rachel
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Using your commute time
 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
 
   I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to
 read.
   Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
   working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
 
 Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a
 Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that
 this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
 conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with
 others, energize, etc.
 
   I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams,
 tables
 etc.
 
 Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) -
 Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in
 capacity
 and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will
 be)
 the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which
 cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to
 use a
 hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled
 PDA
 and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic
 'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which
 can
 be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have
 your
 personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I
 wouldn't
 rule out something like this being made available within the next
 decade...
 
 So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here -
 there
 are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and
 societal
 aspects. More of that later!
 
 Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
 John
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-14 Thread Fink, Dan

We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams

Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Dennis,

I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking her
to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :) :P
:)

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
   My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I was
just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example, you
can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version. I'll
be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the Secret
Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
any purpose.
   Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on this
list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.

Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


Dennis,

See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in 2000
on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep and
de-stress on their way home

(Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)

John

Reply from Rachel:
==
Geek! G

The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already -- e-books.
PDA

sized computer that you can download a book into.

Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the train
on my

way home tonight!

Rachel


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Using your commute time
Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800

  I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
  read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them 
  working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.

Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do 
conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
others, energize, etc.

  I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams, tables
etc.

Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in capacity

and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will be) 
the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to use a

hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled PDA 
and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which can 
be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have your

personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I wouldn't 
rule out something like this being made available within the next 
decade...

So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here - there 
are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and societal

aspects. More of that later!

Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
John
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i... Destress on the way home!...OT

2002-10-14 Thread Rachel Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael reads DBA 101 by Rachel Carmichael?


--- Fink, Dan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 We could put together a whole Namesakes series about Oracle stuff...
 Morgan Freeman reads Oracle 9i New Features by Robert Freeman
 Patch Adams reads Oracle8i Internal Services by Steve Adams
 
 Apologies to Spinal Tap for the distorted idea...
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 3:53 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 I also have a driving commute, and I was also thinking about asking
 her
 to voice record her book.  But I think I would get into an accident
 hearing her sexy voice describing how to recover a database...:P :)
 :P
 :)
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:34 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 John - Wow! An impressive memory tour de force! 
My problem is that I am driving during my commute. You get the
 strangest looks when the next driver glances over and sees your face
 buried in a PDA. Actually that last phrase might become prophetic. I
 was
 just asking if there was a way to get a talking e-book. For example,
 you
 can download just about any book whose copyright has expired, copy,
 paste into my text-to-voice, and there you have an audio version.
 I'll
 be long dead before the copyrights on any books about Oracle expire.
 Most e-book publishers protect their material as zealously as the
 Secret
 Service protects the president. Which often renders them unusable for
 any purpose.
Personally, I liked the suggestion to ask the noted authors on
 this
 list to read their books just like the fiction superstars do.
 
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:11 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 Dennis,
 
 See below is an email conversation that I had with the 'Goddess' in
 2000
 on the same subject. Those were the days when Goddesses had to sleep
 and
 de-stress on their way home
 
 (Ducking as the Goddess takes out her six-shooter magic wand)
 
 John
 
 Reply from Rachel:
 ==
 Geek! G
 
 The concept you are thinking of exists in some form already --
 e-books.
 PDA
 
 sized computer that you can download a book into.
 
 Destressing is important -- but more so is the nap I took on the
 train
 on my
 
 way home tonight!
 
 Rachel
 
 
 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: RE: Using your commute time
 Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2000 08:41:26 +0800
 
   I use the time to talk to the people I know on the train, or to 
   read. Fiction or otherwise. Others have their laptops, I see them
 
   working with  them. Or they read the newspapers, or sleep.
 
 Granted, but the difference as against a push-technology such as a 
 Radio station (which many people listen to while commuting) is that 
 this is a pull-technology, i.e. optional availability. However, I do
 
 conceed to the need to decompress/destress/plan/communicate with 
 others, energize, etc.
 
   I think technical books need visual interfaces. For diagrams,
 tables
 etc.
 
 Which brings me to my next brain-wave (or sizzled-brain-wave :) - 
 Computers have drastically reduced in size while increasing in
 capacity
 
 and capability. However, the restraining factor has been (and will
 be) 
 the size of the Input/Output area (i.e. Screen/Keyboard size) which 
 cannot reduce below a threshold. What if someone discovers how to
 use a
 
 hologram to perform the same input/output? These hologram enabled
 PDA 
 and Web based 'appliances' can shrink to the size of a plastic 
 'smart-card'! Just project everything onto a virtual screen which
 can 
 be virtually touched and pointed to, etc!! You could probably have
 your
 
 personal (private) view using special glasses if required. I
 wouldn't 
 rule out something like this being made available within the next 
 decade...
 
 So far, I have only talked about the tech side of things here -
 there 
 are many dangers and negative side effects to the personal and
 societal
 
 aspects. More of that later!
 
 Slightly crazy today, aren't I?
 John
  WINMAIL.DAT 
 
  
  
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-13 Thread Jared Still


Hey, if you'll buy it, I'll record it.  

Should alleviate the parental bed time story
for the kiddies.  A little subliminal DBA learning
couldn't hurt either.

could it?

Jared

On Saturday 12 October 2002 16:48, Joe Testa wrote:
 I would think the authors should read and publish the books in .mp3
 format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.

 Rachel how about you start,

 bwahahahahahahaha


 joe

 DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:
 I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I copy-and-paste the
 text?
Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are the best
 jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD to be a
 better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems to
  issue Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it
  works pretty good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these
  eBooks zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing
  copy-and-paste on the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily
  available. Any ideas are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the
  list that are going he wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
 Dennis Williams
 DBA
 Lifetouch, Inc.
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 -Original Message-
 Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 
 
 I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
 to be more flexible now.
 
 http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html
 
 Jared
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Grabowy, Chris [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  10/08/2002 01:04 PM
  Please respond to ORACLE-L
 
 
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
  [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:
 Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...
 
 
 So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to check out
 what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new book
 called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting part is
 that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken)
 link...
 
 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr
 =1 -25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance
 
 The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), while the
 paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an eBook?
 You decide.
 
 At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so much
 because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a message to
 publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also why I
 posted this message.
 
 I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found it to
 be restrictive and pricey.
 
 BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes eBook
 version is free...
 
 http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-12 Thread Joe Testa
I would think the authors should read and publish the books in .mp3 
format, you can get like 10 hours worth on one cd.

Rachel how about you start,

bwahahahahahahaha


joe


DENNIS WILLIAMS wrote:

I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I copy-and-paste the
text? 
  Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are the best
jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD to be a
better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems to issue
Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it works pretty
good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these eBooks
zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing copy-and-paste on
the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily available. Any ideas
are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the list that are going he
wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
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I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
to be more flexible now.

http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html

Jared






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So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to check out 
what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new book 
called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting part is 
that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken) 
link...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance

The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), while the 
paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an eBook? 
You decide. 

At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so much 
because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a message to 
publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also why I 
posted this message.

I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found it to 
be restrictive and pricey.

BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes eBook 
version is free...

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook






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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-11 Thread DENNIS WILLIAMS

I have an odd question about these on-line books. Can I copy-and-paste the
text? 
   Like many of you, I seem to end up with long commutes (why are the best
jobs never in your neighborhood?). I find listening to books on CD to be a
better use of time than reading bumper stickers. Nobody ever seems to issue
Oracle books on audio. So I got a text-to-voice program, and it works pretty
good to create an audio version of a book. But many of these eBooks
zealously protect their text and prevent you from doing copy-and-paste on
the text. Fortunately Oracle makes their books readily available. Any ideas
are welcome. And my apologies to the authors on the list that are going he
wants to do WHAT with my book!!.
Dennis Williams
DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 

-Original Message-
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 7:54 PM
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I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
to be more flexible now.

http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html

Jared






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So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to check out 
what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new book 
called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting part is 
that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken) 
link...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1
-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance

The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), while the 
paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an eBook? 
You decide. 

At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so much 
because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a message to 
publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also why I 
posted this message.

I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found it to 
be restrictive and pricey.

BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes eBook 
version is free...

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook



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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...OT

2002-10-11 Thread Grabowy, Chris

It still seems to be restrictive and pricey to me.

The 30 books-a-month at a one time yearly fee is $300.  At the end of
the year, what do you have?  Another $300 bill for the next year.  And
how many books do you have access too, if you don't dish out another
$300, ZERO.

With bookpool.com, for $300 I can buy quite a few books, that I will
still have after one year.  Granted after 3 or 4 years those books will
be retired, but they definitely paid for themselves.  And if my site is
slow to upgrade then I may keep my books for even longer...some sites
are still running Oracle7.

Additionally, paper books are great since you can highlight, mark,
scribble notes, attach tabs to the page, etc. 

Obviously, if I work for a company that has deep pockets then they can
pay the bill, but that doesn't appear to be the case today.

I love Oreilly books, I just don't like the Safari Bookshelf website
deal.  This business model needs more work...perhaps they have snagged
9,999 customers, but if they dropped the prices and dropped the
restrictions then they will get 999,999,999,999,999 customers.

(stepping down from my soapbox, my apologies for my off-topic ranting
and raving, thank God it's Friday)

-Original Message-
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 8:54 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L


I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
to be more flexible now.

http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html

Jared






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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject:CodeNotes for Oracle9i...


So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to check
out 
what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new book 
called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting part is

that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken) 
link...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/
sr=1-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance

The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), while
the 
paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an
eBook? 
You decide. 

At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so much 
because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a message
to 
publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also why
I 
posted this message.

I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found it to

be restrictive and pricey.

BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes
eBook 
version is free...

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook



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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...OT

2002-10-11 Thread Jesse, Rich

Yes, that's 30 books a month -- up to 360 books a year.  How often do you
reference that Oracle DBA Handbook 7.3 Edition now?  How many people can use
your current book simultaneously?  How many books are covered in coffee (or
Jr's peanut butter sandwich)?  Who borrowed the book and never brought it
back?

Just my Devil's Advocate...  :)


R2

Rich Jesse   System/Database Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA

 -Original Message-
 From: Grabowy, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:34 AM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 Subject: RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...OT
 
 
 It still seems to be restrictive and pricey to me.
 
 The 30 books-a-month at a one time yearly fee is $300.  At 
 the end of
 the year, what do you have?  Another $300 bill for the next year.  And
 how many books do you have access too, if you don't dish out another
 $300, ZERO.
 
 With bookpool.com, for $300 I can buy quite a few books, that I will
 still have after one year.  Granted after 3 or 4 years those 
 books will
 be retired, but they definitely paid for themselves.  And if 
 my site is
 slow to upgrade then I may keep my books for even longer...some sites
 are still running Oracle7.
 
 Additionally, paper books are great since you can highlight, mark,
 scribble notes, attach tabs to the page, etc. 
 
 Obviously, if I work for a company that has deep pockets then they can
 pay the bill, but that doesn't appear to be the case today.
 
 I love Oreilly books, I just don't like the Safari Bookshelf website
 deal.  This business model needs more work...perhaps they have snagged
 9,999 customers, but if they dropped the prices and dropped the
 restrictions then they will get 999,999,999,999,999 customers.
 
 (stepping down from my soapbox, my apologies for my off-topic ranting
 and raving, thank God it's Friday)
 
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RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...OT

2002-10-11 Thread Grabowy, Chris

And 0 books at the end of year, if you don't renew.  

I always check my Oracle 3.1 book, just before I log in...

Zero, I don't want anyone messing with my books.

And developers don't touch my books because their full of coffee, and
peanut butter AND jelly stains...

So Rich when you sign up for Safari Bookshelf let me know your
userid/password...thanks buddy.  I'll take you out to lunch...someday.


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Yes, that's 30 books a month -- up to 360 books a year.  How often do
you reference that Oracle DBA Handbook 7.3 Edition now?  How many people
can use your current book simultaneously?  How many books are covered in
coffee (or Jr's peanut butter sandwich)?  Who borrowed the book and
never brought it back?

Just my Devil's Advocate...  :)


R2

Rich Jesse   System/Database Administrator
[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI
USA

 -Original Message-
 From: Grabowy, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
 Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 10:34 AM
 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
 Subject: RE: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...OT
 
 
 It still seems to be restrictive and pricey to me.
 
 The 30 books-a-month at a one time yearly fee is $300.  At
 the end of
 the year, what do you have?  Another $300 bill for the next year.  And
 how many books do you have access too, if you don't dish out another
 $300, ZERO.
 
 With bookpool.com, for $300 I can buy quite a few books, that I will 
 still have after one year.  Granted after 3 or 4 years those books 
 will be retired, but they definitely paid for themselves.  And if
 my site is
 slow to upgrade then I may keep my books for even longer...some sites
 are still running Oracle7.
 
 Additionally, paper books are great since you can highlight, mark, 
 scribble notes, attach tabs to the page, etc.
 
 Obviously, if I work for a company that has deep pockets then they can

 pay the bill, but that doesn't appear to be the case today.
 
 I love Oreilly books, I just don't like the Safari Bookshelf website 
 deal.  This business model needs more work...perhaps they have snagged

 9,999 customers, but if they dropped the prices and dropped the 
 restrictions then they will get 999,999,999,999,999 customers.
 
 (stepping down from my soapbox, my apologies for my off-topic ranting 
 and raving, thank God it's Friday)
 
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Re: CodeNotes for Oracle9i...

2002-10-10 Thread Jared . Still

I believe the Book Safari is changing.  It is supposed
to be more flexible now.

http://www.oreilly.com/news/new_safari_0902.html

Jared






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So every few months my Lookout reminder pops up to remind me to check out 
what new Oracle books have been released.  I stumbled upon a new book 
called CodeNotes for Oracle9i on Amazon.com, but the interesting part is 
that it is available in eBook format.  Here's the (probably broken) 
link...

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B6ISCN/qid=1034101493/sr=1-25/ref=sr_1_25/104-5919725-7522346?v=glance

The eBook version is $9.95 and the shipping is free (big grin), while the 
paperback is $13.97 plus shipping.  Are you comfortable reading an eBook? 
You decide. 

At any rate, I will probably break down and buy the eBook.  Not so much 
because the book is great (or not) but because I hope to send a message to 
publishers to publish more books in the eBook format, which is also why I 
posted this message.

I know that O'Reilly has the Safari Bookshelf website, but I found it to 
be restrictive and pricey.

BTW, if for some reason you are or will be using .Net, the CodeNotes eBook 
version is free...

http://www.codenotes.com/do/downloads/downloadsNETbook



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