Oracle 10gR2 System Tray Controller
If you work with an Oracle database on a laptop as I do, I am sure you have noticed the amount of resources that Oracle consumes.
Figure 1: Task Manager
To overcome this I simply set the database service to manual process so my laptop is not sluggish and I start this service only when I need it. This solution works fine however I started to become annoyed at the fact that I have to dive into Administrative Tools - Services every time I need to start this service. While you could use a shortcut or even a batch file to accomplish this I thought I woul try my hand at writting an application to set in my system try to control this service and here is the result.
Figure 2: System Tray Icon
Figure 3: System Tray Icon Context Menu
As you can see I can stop and start this service on demand via the system tray. You can find this application and source at www.radicaldevelopment.net within the Community Projects Section.