I’ve been busy. That’s good – but there are things I would like to get documented here. I wrote a java stored procedure for use in Oracle that connects to a MS SQL Server database and brings records over into Oracle. I have started writing up a detailed account of how it was all done – but haven’t had time to finish it. I’ll get to it soon I hope.

My new project is getting a Jesus Film Project database moved onto our RAC cluster. We are going to bring them under our service contract, allowing them to free up those funds for other ministry uses. At the same time they would gain a lot of new functionality they don’t have right now. It’s cool to be involved in something like that.

My brother bought me a Nike+ sport kit a while back. I picked up an iPod Nano with a gift certificate that I had, and this week I just started actually using it. It is pretty sweet, though I’ve only used it twice thus far. I intend to write up my experiences in that regard as well. It has also inspired in me a desire to get at the data in some ways other than the Nike web site. Others have already done a good bit of work in that direction. Hopefully more on that in the future as well.

In the realm of others who have done the work – there is a wordpress plugin that will allow one to show their run stats on their wordpress site. I am conflicted. Would it be a motivator or a discouragement? I will probably give it a try when I’ve got the time to get it set up. It uses the side bar and I’d have to see how it works out with this theme.

Next week I will be taking a class. The week after that I’ll be in another class. Then things will be normal until the last week of April. I will be learning (in this order) Oracle RAC, Oracle database administration II and Peoplesoft installation and administration. Good times.