Re: Interest in 9i New Features for Administrators Exam book?

"Richard Foote" <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com> wrote in message news:%F5Z8.36490$Hj3.110488_at_newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> Hi Howard,
>
> Have met Pete in person ?
>

No I haven't, actually, but would very much like to.

> If you haven't then you wouldn't know that when he puts on his little
> pleading voice ("oh please, pretty please), when he bats his cow like eye
> lids, when he gives you that cute little smile, it's just fundamentally
> impossible to say "NO".

Hmmm. I just don't believe it. Go on Pete: put it to the test.

"Hi Larry, can you double my salary for me. Please. Oh please, pretty please" (moo! moo!, flutter, flutter)"

Report back on the results.

Regards
HJR
>
> Richard
> "Howard J. Rogers" <dba_at_hjrdba.com> wrote in message
> news:ah0jql$3p0$1_at_lust.ihug.co.nz...
> > Yup, I have a question.
> >
> > Has Oracle approved this project?
> >
> > And, assuming it has, how in God's name do you go about getting the
> > powers-that-be to grant such approval?
> >
> > Regards
> > HJR
> >
> >
> > "Pete Sharman" <peter.sharman_at_oracle.com> wrote in message
> > news:ah05c4025lo_at_drn.newsguy.com...
> > > Folks
> > >
> > > < Long winded explanation >
> > >
> > > As some of you may recall, I wrote the Oracle8i Architecture and
> > Administration
> > > Exam Cram book for the Coriolis Group, which has since curled up its
> toes
> > (I'm
> > > sure that's not a reflection on my book, by the way!) Since then, a
> group
> > of us
> > > that wrote for Coriolis, lead by Mike Ault, have started putting
> together
> > a web
> > > site http://www.robonerd.com, where we are in the throes of loading
some
> > of the
> > > 8i exam material now that the rights have reverted to the authors. As
> it
> > says
> > > on the web site, "At ROBO-Books International, Inc. our mission is to
> > provide
> > > quality computer and technical reference materials directly
downloadable
> > to your
> > > desktop, laptop, notepad or PDA at the chapter, section or full text
> > level."
> > >
> > > I had started putting some thoughts together on another book for the
9i
> > New
> > > Features for Administrators Exam when Coriolis went under. I raised
the
> > > possibility of putting this on the ROBO-Books site with Mike, and he
is
> > very
> > > interested in getting it there, since there are very few books out
there
> > that
> > > cover this particular exam.
> > >
> > > </ Long winded explanation >
> > >
> > > My question for you is: before I go to the effort of writing the
book,
> is
> > there
> > > sufficient demand out there to make it worthwhile? It takes a lot of
> time
> > away
> > > from family life to do this, since it's all done after hours, and I
> don't
> > want
> > > to waste my time if it's not going to generate enough interest (and of
> > course,
> > > enough revenue for me!).
> > >
> > > Oh, and Mike, you don't need to answer. I already know your answer!
;)
> > >
> > > HTH. Additions and corrections welcome.
> > >
> > > Pete
> > >
> > > SELECT standard_disclaimer, witty_remark FROM company_requirements;
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Tue Jul 16 2002 - 22:57:50 CDT