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(Original article here on my primary website: http://www.wbitt.com )

Note: This article is mainly addressed to the young IT generation of my home country, Pakistan. But, anyone from any part of the world can read this and benefit from it. The ultimate objective though is to do something useful for the world at large, without any classification, discrimination of nationality, gender, race or religion.

Salam to all,

In my previous article, “A supercomputer on every desk!” Videos released! , I pointed out that the how can you have a multi-node ‘virtual’ HPCC / Beowulfish cluster on your own desk. The videos released with this article showed how can you build one, by following simple steps and using open-source technologies.

After that, article, I received a lot of criticism and complaints. People mentioned (angrily) (to me), that it would be better if I can answer these questions first: (a) “What is a super computer/HPCC?”, (b) “What is the use of an HPC Cluster/Super-Computer?”, and (c) “Why should we bother?” . And I admit that is truly my fault. I should have explained them in the same article, before going on and trying to open my heart out on the Horizontal Cluster.

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This is really an interesting one. Look at Method # 2 . !

From the link : http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_bizarre_microsoft_workaround.htm , I have the following for you. And if you don’t believe me, go to the Microsoft site about the same, here : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/168702

Microsoft issues bizarre Oracle workaround

Oracle Tips by Burleson Consulting
May 26,  2009
For anybody using ODBC with Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, we all know how crappy Microsoft products are, some of the worst implementation in the history of software engineering.

However, this one redefines crapware.

The Microsoft page on XL97: Data Not Returned from Query Using ORACLE Data Source.  Check this out, workaround #2:

Method 2: Move Your Mouse Pointer

If you move your mouse pointer continuously while the data is being returned to Microsoft Excel, the query may not fail. Do not stop moving the mouse until all the data has been returned to Microsoft Excel.

PS – It’s been reported that a more elegant workaround is to stand on your head and chant “Bill is better than Larry” 7 times.