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Latest work:

The Oracle 11g: The Complete Reference

The scripts for the book are available via the Articles page.

The slideshows from Collaborate/IOUG are available on the Articles page. I gave two talks there—

“Inside the Explain Plan: How to use the 10053 Trace Event”

and

“Size Matters: Techniques for handling ever-expanding databases” which focuses on ILM.

Other talks available there:

“Questions and Trends for the Next 3 Years” (30 minutes)

and

“CSI: Oracle” (60 minutes) - a look at security with a walkthrough of the evidence preservation steps following a detected security incident, plus methods for intrusion prevention.

See the Articles page for the downloads.

Meanwhile, this interview from 2005 turned up again on the Osborne site. I’ve fixed the typos that the earlier published version contained:

1. Where do you consider home?

The US mid-Atlantic region, from Annapolis to Trenton

2. What did you want to be when you grew up?

A writer. And second baseman for the Orioles.

3. How did you end up here?

Rich Dauer already had the Orioles job.

4. What one thing would you do differently if you had the chance?

I'd have become fluent in at least six languages. That could still happen.

5. Where is your favorite place in the world?

Home, Oxford, MD, and St. Gilgen, Austria.

6. What is your favorite past time activity?

Personal activity? Juggling. I'm a self-taught three, four, and five-ball juggler, plus I do rings, devil sticks, diabolos, clubs, scarves, eggs, beach balls, etc. It's cheap, it's hard, it amuses the kids and it's my fall-back in case this writing thing doesn't pan out. Family activities? Just about anything.

7. If you could perform with a band, which band would it be?

I'd take over for Mark Hart in a rejuvenated Crowded House.

8. If you could write any book (other than a technical book), what would the book be titled?

I already wrote it but I've been too busy to shop it around yet. I'll keep the title under wraps for now.

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