June 2011 - Posts

• NOSQL - Extracting keywords from PowerPoint using PowerShell

  Yesterday I mentioned my desire to transform PowerPoint slides from just data to actual information. I've made good progress using PowerShell, but I need PowerShell help with a problem that I hope is of some general interest. Originally I considered using Read More... Posted Friday, June 17, 2011 11:08 AM by John Paul Cook | 4 Comments

• Many-to-many relationships in pharmacology

  When I was in my pharmacology class this morning, I realized that the instructor was presenting a classic relational database management system problem: the many-to-many relationship. He said that all of us in nursing school must know our drugs backwards Read More... Posted Thursday, June 16, 2011 1:56 PM by John Paul Cook | 1 Comments

• Using Visual Studio 2010 with Oracle

  Oracle just published my latest article on using Visual Studio 2010 to create .NET applications that target an Oracle database.The article assumes that you have Oracle client connectivity working before attempting to connect via code. I typically add Read More... Posted Monday, June 13, 2011 7:36 PM by John Paul Cook | 0 Comments

• finding a WUXGA or matte laptop

  UPDATE: As I mentioned in a later post, the 17" MacBook Pro is the only current technology laptop with a 1920x1200 display. It is a great platform for running Windows. If you decide to get one, order it with a matte finish display for $50 extra. It is Read More... Posted Thursday, June 09, 2011 6:26 PM by John Paul Cook | 23 Comments