May 2011 – MalcolmChalmers.com

Old Application Downloads

Posted on May 26, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

I found a great site last night called OldApps.com. It keeps old versions of applications available for download. I was having trouble with the new version of iTunes (10.2.2), it seems to have broken the ‘organize media’ function. I was able to download 10.2.1 from this site. I uninstalled 10.2.2, installed 10.2.1 and the organize […]

Mount a ISO file in Solaris

Posted on May 26, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

Solaris Mount an ISO CD Image Mounting an Existing ISO CD-ROM Image under Solaris UNIX If your image name is cd.iso, you can type command: # lofiadm -a /path/to/cd.iso Output: /dev/lofi/1 Please note that the file name argument on lofiadm must be fully qualified and the path must be absolute not relative (thanks to mike […]

Global Hotkeys for iTunes

Posted on May 25, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

Fantastic app! Simply runs in the background and allows you to set/use short cut keys for controlling iTunes. http://code.google.com/p/hktunes/

Changing a SQL database name

Posted on May 24, 2011 | By malcolm | 1 comment

USE master; alter database DB1_DEV set SINGLE_USER with rollback immediate go ALTER DATABASE DB1_DEV Modify Name = DB1; GO alter database DB1 set MULTI_USER go

Grid Control access to a Windows server

Posted on May 4, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

If you are trying to get Grid Control to access a Windows server and having trouble here’s a few things to check. Check that the host name credentials you are providing are the same as the user who install the database software on the Windows server. Check that the user is a member of the […]

Managing Oracle RMAN backups

Posted on May 3, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

Every now and again something will go screwy with my automatic RMAN backups and I’ll to find any that are expired or obsolete and delete them manually.

Blackberry Wallpapers

Posted on May 2, 2011 | By malcolm | No comments

I’m putting together a list of various places to get wallpapers for your Blackberry. interfacelift.com is one of my favorite for both my dual screen desktop and my blackberry. vladstudio.com also has some very nice wallpapers with some good colors that seem to work well on screens with lots of icons. For more have a […]