Re: ot - laptop for dba

From: David <painterman_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 May 2010 22:16:52 +0100
Message-ID: <AANLkTiluEerYkBbntXcTXIFrd7ZrRWMEM5JyvgwzHBxS_at_mail.gmail.com>

I'd say wipe your windows install and put Linux on it instead. You will be able to run Oracle in a proper Unix-like machine that comes with a nice, fast and easy-to-use interface.

My 2 pennies.

David

On 31 May 2010 22:07, Pedro Alvarez Espinoza <raindoctor_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Whatever laptop you buy, wipe out the factory windows install. Thats one
> way to get rid of crapware that HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc put on your laptop
> and make money off it. Before wiping out, backup drivers using drivermax and
> download the relevant iso from the following link and burn it to a dvd.
>
>
> http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/11/10/windows-7-iso-x86-and-x64-official-direct-download-links-ultimate-professional-and-home-premium/
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 31, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Claudia Zeiler <girlgeek_at_live.com>wrote:
>
>>
>> Time for a new laptop. Shall I switch to a Mac? I have seen DBA's using
>> Macs, but I wonder, do any have a toy database on the Mac? How? There is
>> no Oracle certified for Mac that I know of.
>>
>> Thanks for any tips.
>>
>> -Claudia
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