The Ji Village News

Category: Technology

  • Katmai installation notes

    I downloaded and installed Katmai, code name for Sql Server 2008, a few weeks ago. My friend Scott Whigham has a great post on it. Here are some of my own observations: 1. The installation process is very similar to that of Sql Server 2005. Here is one screen shot of feature selections: 2. If…

  • Problems with Oracle Migration Workbench

    Database vendors like to bash each other, sponsoring dubious “objective industry studies” to “prove” they are better than others. All of them do it. In my opinion, Oracle is particularly bad in this regard, compared against IBM DB2 or Microsoft Sql Server. Talking about “unbreakable Oracle” and software full of bugs, and in many cases…

  • Failed Oracle 10g R2 Express Linux Installation Notes

    My first ever computer, the 10-year old HP Pavilion 4455 desktop, purchased after I finished my master degree in Economics, has seen very limited action in the last few years. My better half had suggested that I donate it away, since we really don’t have enough space to put it, but I refused, because I…

  • Hasta La Vista, Vista

    I purchased a laptop soon after this post. It was a HP Pavilion dv6253cl Notebook, pre-loaded with Windows Vista Home Premium Edition. This machine has 2 gig of RAM, 120 gig of hard disk space, and AMD Turion Dual Core processor. I bought it at Costco, 1000 bucks plus tax. It has a built-in card…

  • How long has my Sql Server been running

    Sometimes you want to know how long you Sql Server has been running. There are a number of ways to find that out. You can start from Sql Server error log. Go all the way to the beginning of your currect error log, assuming you have not recycled the error log manually, and look at…