Ron (and several people who have sent me personal emails as well),
Thanks so much. I love what I do. I'm actually taking a break from writing
right now, been at it almost 3 years non-stop, but I have a couple of
ideas that I'm brewing with Oracle Press and one with Sybex..... The
economic times have hit the publishers hard though, and my wife wants
to see more of me. I've been considering picking up my education again,
my Masters is calling me and my kids tell me I need to become Dr. Rob...
so we shall see.
Truth is that I've never felt all that worthy of writing an Oracle book.
Sitting in the shadows of grates like Mike, Jonathan, Marlene, Rachel,
Steve, Kevin, etc...etc... well, it's a great ride, that's all I can say.
BUT.... Oracle9i New Features is the Number One Oracle book on Bookpool
right now!! :-))
My 5 minutes of fame... woo hoo!!!
RF
Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
Oracle DBA Technical Lead
CSX Midtier Database Administration
The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can
take his freedom away from him.
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Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Robert,
Very good response. I guess that is why some people write books and
others read books. I normally don't have time for either but I have
learned lately that you have to make time to keep up with the changes.
I have used you book to pass the Oracle 7 to 8 upgrade. The content
was complete and the knowledge learned , along with the Oracle OCP 7
exam book OCP 8 upgrade section, help tremendiously. Using both sources
and an Oracle 8i database,(besides 7.3.4 that's all I have available) I
learned and understood the concepts presented. I was able to acheive a
little over 84 on the score. All of the knowledge needed was presented
some more detailed than others. Now that I look back on the experience
and start moving forward towards my 8i OCP and eventually 9i OCP, I will
study and practice more with the concepts that Oracle uses. Initially
for the OCP 7 exam the answers were testing your knowledge needed for
each test and the tests were "comfortable" and pleasent to take. With
the 8 OCP upgrade I found myself having to dig into the deep trenches of
my mind to understand what they wanted and pick the multiple answers
needed. A real test of your understanding of Oracle concepts. I know the
test has to be short. They can't ask 240 questions and allow 6 hours to
take the test. The test has to do a complimentary job of asking complex
questions about a vast subject.
I don't know how you find time to write with a full time job. I know
Mike Ault and with his work and seminal schedule I never could figure
out how he wrote his books.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your knowledge and help the
other DBA's of the world.
Ron Rogers
DBA OCP
ROR mª¿ªm
>>> Robert_Freeman_at_csx.com 03/12/02 02:33PM >>>
Ron,
I have one DBA lined up to ask that same question for the next 6 months
for
that
very purpose. I have an opening on September 27th, would you like to
take
it??
My personal rule is that I don't just fashion a message that will
shamelessly plug
my book, in and of itself. For example I would never post a message
here
that says:
Hey buy my Oracle9i New Features book by Oracle Press and my Mastering
Oracle8i book
by Sybex and also buy my Oracle 8 to 8i Upgrade Exam Cram book by
Coriolis
and finally
you can also get my Oracle 7.3 to 8 Upgrade Exam Cram book by Coriolis
as
well!!!!
I'd never do a shameless plug like that, ever.
But to help someone, well then I will gladly offer the services of my
hard
work.
And I've said it before and I'll say it again, to anyone, if you don't
like
the book
after you buy it, please return it and get your money back. If you like
it,
please do
let me know... (and a nice word on Amazon or bookpool is always
appreciated!)
RF
Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP
Oracle DBA Technical Lead
CSX Midtier Database Administration
The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience
can
take his freedom away from him.
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