enterprise databases

Transforming Infoglut! A Pragmatic Strategy for Oracle Enterprise Content Management (Osborne Oracle Press)
$34.99
This book is a solid intro to Content Management and how to approach it as a project. Good for the entire team of an organization to get everyone on the same footing, create conversation and align on where a project is headed. The reading is not too technical, thus easy for the non-IT person as well.

My DataBase
$19.95
I'm the treasurer for the Cub Scouts and needed something very basic to keep track of the kids' information. This fit the bill. I'm a systems analyst, and I've designed and worked with many databases over 25 years. I also teach basic SQL classes, so I was hesitant to buy a $6 database program.

I was pleasantly surprised. It was very easy to work with. It has a lot of nice features, like the ability to change the database design at any time, and pre-designed forms. There are a couple of minor bugs, like the report headings are centered no matter what, and selecting Left justify doesn't work at all. But this is a great basic program that accomplishes what I needed it for, for very little money.

Kensington 62148 SureCheck Associate Notebook Case
$29.99
Gave this to my sister for X-MAS she loves it has room for everything she just loves it!

Simpsons World of Springfield Figure Series 12: Database
$9.99
Database is the consumate computer/math nerd. He comes with a flute, a tray of food and a stack of text books. He has his little red-framed glasses perched on the tip of his nose and when plugged into the different Springfield environments, he spews his nerdy quips such as "We're very proud to make you a member of our very select group."In the series, Database doesn't get much screen time... but he's clearly larger than most of his classmates - perhaps a little less bulky than Nelson, but definitely taller than most of the other kids. In action figure form, however, he's smaller than Bart!He is typically drawn with his shirt-tail or pocket hanging out over his trousers - but this corner of fabric is painted the same as his pants, and the edge of his pants is a sharp ridge around his middle - definitely not in the same category of realism (if that's the right word) that the other Playmates Simpsons characters enjoy.Only for the die-hard collector who "must" have every single character to complete their collection.