As some of you might have seen on Twitter, lately I went on a hunt to find a new keyboard. It actually started when my mouse started giving me troubles,
Category: Other stuff
New Subscription OptionNew Subscription Option
I finally finalized new subscription and mail updates from GotoDBA website. If you’d like to get updates, these are your options: You can enter your email on the right under
DBAs Keep Asking Me About Moving to Canada, Here is My AnswerDBAs Keep Asking Me About Moving to Canada, Here is My Answer
For some reason DBAs contact me (mainly on LinkedIn) and ask about moving to Canada: how to move, how to look for a job, how the tech industry is, etc.This
Looking for Speakers / Speaking Opportunities?Looking for Speakers / Speaking Opportunities?
When I moved to Canada I was already an Oracle ACE and had been involved with Oracle User Groups (I was on the board of ilOUG and had spoken at
WIT and LanguageWIT and Language
I’ve been thinking about this post for a while, but it took me some time to write it because this is not the kind of thing I usually write about.
If ORA- Codes Were BuildingsIf ORA- Codes Were Buildings
It all started when Franck Pachot tweeted a simple tweet. The tweet was of building number 600 at Oracle offices and Franck wrote: “Dedicated to all ORA-600 friends”. To that
New LookNew Look
I’ve been think about it for a long time, I don’t really like the look of the blog. I wanted to change it a while ago, and checked different options,
External HDD PerformanceExternal HDD Performance
This is not a technical post and it’s not related to the database world. It’s just a short experience I had with external HDDs as a simple user so I
The English LanguageThe English Language
I wrote this post quite a while ago and it stayed as draft since. A few days ago, during Oracle Open World 2017, I had a long chat with Jim
Israelis in the Wide WorldIsraelis in the Wide World
I ran into this post on Linkedin talking about what non-Israeli people should expect when working with Israelis (and especially if they visit Israel for business). It’s a very nice