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I took Oracle beta 1z1-146 exam in the end of January, 2009. Several days ago I checked prometric.com and discovered that this exam was passed. Now I’m one of the first Oracle Advanced PL/SQL Developer Certified Professional all over the world!!! it’s my second OCP :)

I did not find any dumps, any mock exams or any sample questions, while I was preparing for this exam. I used only these http://rapidshare.com/files/127182353/D52601GC10_netbks.com.rar official Oracle preparation slides (remember to switch comments – it’s a book). 1z1-146 exam was really tough. 165 questions in 180 minutes. Production exam requirements: time – 90 min, questions – 68. There is a difference, is not it?

If you are going to take one of Oracle beta exams and you have time and ability to stay calm, you are not interested to economize some money I suggest waiting for a production one. Pluses: 1) You will probably get results two weeks earlier then beta-takers 2) More time, less questions 3) It’s not so  stressful 4) The probability to pass is much higher.

Do you agree? What is your experience in taking certification exams? :)

How to install Rational Rose on Windows XP Home Edition?

If you are trying to do it, you probably get the following message:

“We are attempting to install on an unsupported operating system. We recommend that you install on a supported operating system. See your Rational product’s Release Notes for a complete list of supported operating systems and service packs.”

Fortunately, this restriction is artificial one. You can turn it off.

1. Start -> Run -> cmd
2. Go to the directory where Rational is installed (example, cd C:/Program Files/Rational)
3. Find Rose.msi file. Usually it’s located in the SETUP folder. It can be called 1041_Rose.msi or something very similar.
4. Type msiexec.exe /l*vx inst.log /i Rose.msi /c DISABLE_PLATFORM_BLOCKS=1

A month ago I relocated to London. And now I’m looking for a job here. The process is quite boring. Agents, sites, applications, cover letters, CVs. And.. unfortunately no visible result yet. But sometimes potential employers ask to do interesting tasks. For example, one of them asked to answer the questions below:

My version could be found below.

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