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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 15h

It's back! I love checking out the sessions at AI World and I love Oracle APEX, so I my home-grown AI World agenda app is back for 2026. Use the power of APEX to filter sessions, build your AI World agenda, save to your calendar so you can have the best conference experience. bit.ly/aiworld26

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Good things happen when you put your reading glasses on and keep an eye on the intsy wintsy fonts on screen 😀 @oracleapex #orclapex oracleapex.com

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Well this was silly. I forgot to tell my AI about the APEX sessions I wanted to see. So this time I used our @oraclesqlcl MCP to dive into my local copy of the agenda for all the database/APEX goodness.

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Franck - you didn't pay attention at the POUG 2025 keynote. I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed 😂😂😂😂

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The easy way to plan your AI World...use AI! Here's the database-focussed itinerary it suggested. If you're coming to AI World, pop over to the demo booths and say Hi! If you want a copy of the itinerary, you can grab it from my blog connor-mcdonald.com/2026/10/05/m...

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Session times are now out for AI World. Start planning your sessions today, and I'll see you there! reg.rf.oracle.com/flow/oracle/...

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

UNION vs UNION ALL ... I did the hard yards so you would not have to :-)

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Couldn't make @pougorg.bsky.social this year so drinking from the POUG cup during Office Hours was the best I could manage :-)

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"If you've lost your email password, no need to worry. we will send recovery instructions ... to your email" 🤦‍♀️

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So many amazing people and memories ... thanks to all of the amazing user groups that hosted us during the LAOUC tour. #GUOB #UYOUG #OUGPY #AROUG

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Well... not anything official by us, just a smart member of the Oracle community. And the ack is right there in the repo

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Happiness is a hotel room with windows that can open

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Data is not just about rows and columns. I caught up with Ramu Murakami Gutierrez for a lesson in Spatial and Graph

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Good morning Sao Paulo! guob.com.br/agenda_2026.ht…

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Always good to see people doing commonsense spacing around a bag carousel... nothing irks me more than folks supaglue-ing themselves to the rail blocking everyone else

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Its been nearly a decade since I was in Montevideo. I'd love to see you there in a couple of weeks for some Oracle tech! Han pasado casi diez años desde la última vez que estuve en Montevideo. ¡Me encantaría verte allí dentro de un par de semanas para hablar de tecnología de Oracle!

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Good tech, good food and good people ... What more could you ask?

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Empty drop-downs, vanishing fields ... Nothing like a game of whack-a-mole UX with address fields 🤦

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Quick heads up. If you were hitting this error when importing APEXlang zip files in APEX 26.1, then grab the latest ORDS (26.2.2) version and you'll be all sorted! #orclapex

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Just a reminder that if you're still using the old SQL Developer desktop version, you should 1) upgrade to 26.2 to pick up security fixies 2) look at migrating to the VS Code extension version of the product

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It's patching day for me! "Don't delay, patch today!"

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

One of the reasons I love doing the AskTOM Live sessions... you get to stay in touch with friends you've met at conferences or similar events all over the world. Sweet to have the Oracle folks from London dropping into my latest session.

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

One of the great things about the Sangam conference, is that its more than just tech content, and even more than tech networking. Its a great cultural insight into India and always a highlight of the year. @aioug.bsky.social @oracleace.bsky.social

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Want to sneak a data quality disaster passed your database defences? Easy ... just don't use declarative constraints or assertions :-)

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

It's important to use multi-factor authentication!

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

(Not on commission 😁) Best coffee in Hong Kong airport!

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

"I do not fear the storm...I am the storm" 😁

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New names, new friends, new stories to share, new growth

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Just gonna plug in my gramophone into this airline seat 😂

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Every...fricking...time....just ....before...a.....conference.....

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

99% of my camera reel is my hound...but coincidentally 99% of my hound is his butt 😂

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The down side of AI making infographics easy to generate... is the constant slop of "comparison" charts...

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

That couple that climbed to the top of the Empire State made a strong statement 🤣

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Can a conference be *too* good? This event is literally a 5-6 session clash of "must see" in every timeslot! You'll need to bring a few friends to spread the load. www.aioug.org/sangam26

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

What a week! Nothing rocks my boat more than a thriving community! hashtag#kscope26 @odtug.bsky.social A small musical montage to inspire you to attend next year!

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

So long Denver #kscope26 @odtug. Great event, great content, great community

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Data is everywhere, even at the sports field. I caught up with Abi Giles-Haigh at the #Kscope26 @odtug appreciation event at Empower Field Denver to talk about data and AI in the sporting context

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Learn APEX, from the people that build APEX... for free! Check out APEX bootcamps #kscope26 @odtug.bsky.social

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Connor McDonald on Database and SQL @connormcd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Literally less than 60 seconds to patch your APEX 26.1 instance! www.oracle.com/tools/downlo...

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