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Re: Poll: Do You Lock Your Smart Phones?

dannorris — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:50:24 -0000

Until recently, the circa-1998-style phone I used didn't have any valuable information or access in it, just phone numbers. So, I didn't really think about it when I got a smart phone; that is, until I read your post. Thanks for the reminder--I'm usually the one leading the charge on security and am ever-vigilant about locking my screen. I set up my passcode just a minute ago and feel much better now.

I once worked in a place where they had a points system and if you lost enough points (being caught without a locked screen was the most common way to lose points), it was grounds for terminating employment. I don't think it happened to anyone, but it certainly kept everyone on guard. It was, after all, in a classified government facility, so good reason to keep the secret stuff secret.

Re: TNS Listener Configuration for Oracle RAC

dannorris — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:25:54 -0000

By default, the local_listener parameter will be set to the local host's primary IP address (the one that corresponds to the hostname in the hosts file). That's not desirable because if users are directed to that IP address, they won't be able to connect to the database because the listener *only* listens on the VIP, not on the default IP of the host. Any connections to IP addresses that are NOT the VIP address will result in a failure to connect. So, yes, the local_listener *must* be set if you follow my configuration guidelines above.

Re: Cloning a VM on ESX Server 3.0.1

dannorris — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:01:53 -0000

Glad you enjoyed it. At this point, I think the comments are possibly more useful than the original article!

Re: Oracle HTTP Server (Apache) rotatelogs configuration

dannorris — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:15:42 -0000

For the server.log file from the OC4J, you would have to use ODL to do that. You'll find several notes on Metalink describing how to set up log rotation for OC4J and a few specially on using ODL (Oracle Diagnostic Logging) with OC4J as well. If you're thinking of a different server.log, then you'll have to clarify.

Re: Hotsos Symposium 2009, I’ll be there!

dannorris — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:10:02 -0000

Thanks, Patty. I'm not really scared--I know quite a few of the people that
I'm sure will be there and meeting new folks doesn't make me nervous anyway.
I'm looking forward to it! Now, if I can just get started writing the
session I promised to do :).

Re: How to Do a Set-Top Box

dannorris — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:56:04 -0000

Cool, I didn't know about the Dominos thing. I've had several people tell me about Slingbox lately as I have spent a fair amount of time in hotels lately and miss my Tivo when I'm not at home. Apparently, it can stream the recorded shows over the 'net which could (potentially) allow me to watch shows from anywhere I've got a network connection.

I still love the Tivo interface too, don't see any need to change, but would like it if I could easily download Tivo shows to my computer (Mac, that is) for later viewing. My wife has hooked up Tivo Desktop for offline storage of some shows, but that's only for Windows I think.

For me, simplicity is reducing the number of elements I have to manage. So, I'd vote for a single device that does it all since that reduces the number of devices I have to worry about--even if those devices are necessarily more complex.

Re: Hotsos Symposium 2009, I’ll be there!

dannorris — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:59:27 -0000

Thanks for the warning, Marco...I think! :)

Hope to see you and many other of my friends there in Texas!

Re: MOOW, Day 1

dannorris — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:59:54 -0000

Yep, the trip was totally worth it. I just realized too that I haven't blogged anything about the visit since I returned, so all I have here is Day 1! Hope I still have my notes--maybe I'll write up day 2 as well.

I'll definitely put it on my list for future years!

Re: ORA-1555 after switchover to standby

dannorris — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:29:28 -0000

Huh? Did this get misposted here by mistake or something? I am familiar with Beehive, but this post certainly didn't have anything to do with it.

Re: Cloning a VM on ESX Server 3.0.1

dannorris — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:43:44 -0000

I don't think so and there's no reason why I would expect your source to become slow. You can read the clone scripts too and I don't think you'll find anything in there that would be a cause for slowness. There's nothing you have to delete, but if you want to clean up, I think the files that the pre-clone step create are in $OH/clone somewhere.

Re: Cloning a VM on ESX Server 3.0.1

dannorris — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:59:08 -0000

I forwarded your note/question to the admin that's tested it. I'm not sure he's done much with backup and restore, but if he has, he should respond with an email pretty soon.

Re: About Stanley

dannorris — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 12:21:56 -0000

I'll post some here soon. Got to get Collaborate abstracts in today, though...that will take all my power to get done I'm afraid.

Re: MOOW, Day 1

dannorris — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:28:07 -0000

Hi Nick,

It is a great event and small enough to get close to speakers too. The location is a bit remote--you wouldn't likely go there unless you were looking for a family vacation spot in eastern Denmark--but it's a great event for sure.

Hope the Collaborate planning goes well this year! Hope to see you in Orlando for sure!

Re: AppsLab FAQ: What if Someone Says Something Negative?

dannorris — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 20:58:37 -0000

Jake,

I agree completely with your theory on comments and patrol. I don't have too many comments on most of my posts, but when I do, I try my best to reply in some way to each of them. I think responding to each of them in a timely manner helps keep readers and increases my overall cred in the community.

I believe that when people take the time and effort to leave a comment, they deserve at least acknowledgment and often a response as well.

Re: MOOW, Day 1

dannorris — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:00:26 -0000

To be clear, I don't think Toon said that part--I added that myself.

You're right, but there are still people running Oracle8. I personally believe that APEX is ready for the masses now (from what I've seen--I'm not a developer). I sense that there are many that still view it skeptically and hesitate to adopt it. The typical reasons I hear and/or sense for the avoidance are:
1) We're a forms shop, long live forms!
2) It's free? We don't use open-source products. (Clearly, they don't understand.)
3) We don't know HTML.
4) We don't have time to train our team on a new tool

While many of us will gladly argue most of these points away, I think the real truth is that people fear what they don't know. As evidenced by some sites that have "taken the plunge," it's a fine tool and capable of doing most of the things that most sites need.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment here.

Re: Macs in the Enterprise

dannorris — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:45:39 -0000

I don't think many of them run DBs on their laptops at all, but if they do, they obviously would use Oracle and run virtually. Good question, though--I'll ask around now that you've raised my curiosity.

Re: Macs in the Enterprise

dannorris — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:16:49 -0000

FWIW, some notable Oracle experts that I highly respect have also been toting Macs around here at MOOW 08: Cary Millsap, Anjo Kolk, many other Miracle employees that I have yet to meet too.

What this means for me is that it is relatively easy to find someone with a power cord that fits my mac power supply and fits into the Danish outlets :).

Re: Macs in the Enterprise

dannorris — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:15:28 -0000

When I showed up at my office with my new Mac a few months back, I got "the look". At first, my bosses complained that I'm bucking "corporate standards". I said it wouldn't matter since I don't rely on our IT staff for support anyway. Now they're talking about switching their own computers to Mac. :)

As you mentioned, the availability of software is no longer a factor in the platform choice for most, or at least it doesn't need to be. Mac hardware is still quite expensive compared to comparable specs for similar Dell or other hardware (at least for laptops). So, it boils down to OS being the main factor. At least that's how I see it and I have yet to experience the same BSOD or brown-outs that I got at least once a week on my Windows laptop back in the day.

I'm never going back.

Re: Oracle HTTP Server (Apache) rotatelogs configuration

dannorris — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:29:06 -0000

Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for stopping by!

Re: My interview from Open World posted

dannorris — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:16:12 -0000

Thanks Rodrigo! I wish that I could make it to OOW Brazil, but I don't think I will this time around. Hope you have a great conference!

Re: My interview from Open World posted

dannorris — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:22:49 -0000

He said that YouTube has some functionality for doing subtitles, but he hadn't figured out how that works yet. It would be funny if someone dubbed it, go ahead if you got the skilz. I'll post it.

Re: Collok.com Manages Your OpenWorld Schedule

dannorris — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:14:20 -0000

BTW, during OOW, the Collok reminders helped keep me on track. That's a chore considering my easy ability to get sidetracked by shiny objects, etc. The SMS messages from schedule builder were worthless and kept sending me URLs to visit which was not welcome (you've seen my circa-1995 phone, right?).

Anyway, thanks for getting the site live before the big event--it helped me and I look forward to future versions!

Re: Concatenating lines in ldapsearch results

dannorris — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:54:55 -0000

Thanks! ...and thanks for stopping by!

Re: Why Social Networking is Good, Reason 61

dannorris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:54:08 -0000

Luckily, I don't have to go downtown too often. When I do, I take the train: 40 minutes each way, virtually guaranteed. Plus, I can be mostly productive on the train. Today, I'm working Jake-style, in my home office. w00t!

Re: Why Social Networking is Good, Reason 61

dannorris — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:21:58 -0000

2 hours for 30 miles has happened to me more than once, but average is usually about 70 minutes. It is pretty terrible IMHO.