Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-21

• @schulz I am so with you on the haircut thing. I’d rather go to the dentist. in reply to schulz #
• DB Geek says: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-14 http://tinyurl.com/m4h9s2 #
• Ever feel like life is an RPG and you picked the wrong class? #
• I’ve had to reboot my blackberry 3 times so far today. Anyone know of any BB problems going on? #
• @Matt_Holt Hi Matt. Cool. I’ll be tweeting while there. in reply to Matt_Holt #
• RT @Matt_Holt saw a black honda pilot with lic plate JEDIH8R w/ darth vader and ‘got vader?’ stickers in window. seems a bit much. #
• AT&T sucks. I can’t keep a 3g connection for more than a couple of minutes at a time. #
• @aejes ROFL! I would pay good money for a car like that! in reply to aejes #
• RT @neilkod need a house painter in hollywood florida-your suggestions are all welcome! #
• @jameskoopmann @wfavero Mine has been intermittent all day. Works for a while after reboot but then stops. Argh! at&t sucks! in reply to jameskoopmann #
• My son (6) is addicted to Plants vs Zombies. He doesn’t want to play, just wants to watch me play. #
• @neilkod So far, my son gets overwhelmed by the 4th level. I’m not sure where I stopped. How many levels are there? in reply to neilkod #
• RT @odtug #odtug participants: Read today’s mail from ODTUG - weather forecast, schedule builder, community service and much more #
• RT @TheOnion BREAKING: Iranian Democracy Sound, Supreme Leader Reports #iranelection #
• Blog Talk: Comment by “Surya bhaskar” on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://tinyurl.com/muodru #
• WTF? RT @TampaBayTraffic Incident on 301appears to just involve a flipped lawnmower w/injuries.Onlooker delays possible. #
• RT @developerworks Learn Cloud computing by creating a photo-sharing Web site using Perl, Amazon’s S3 and SimpleDB http://bit.ly/9Q2LZ #
• Would you? RT @SkyNews British Airways is asking its 40,000 staff to work for nothing. http://bit.ly/r6P6a #
• Unhygendic Software - “Toy With Me” turns your Blackberry into a multi-speed vibrator (seriously): http://bit.ly/jNt9K #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Arun on Oracle Streams Configuration: Change Data Capture http://tinyurl.com/n3p5py #
• Ugh. RT @Techmeme MySpace slashes head count by 30 percent (Caroline McCarthy/CNET News) http://bit.ly/11GMUV #
• @neilkod It’s not hard at all. Just use the API. in reply to neilkod #
• @neilkod S3 is an API based tool.There are many clients, most of which run in linux. You can also use a firefox extension. in reply to neilkod #
• @neilkod A basic perl client that I used last year: http://bit.ly/xaHVw in reply to neilkod #
• DB Geek says: IBM offers a new PL/SQL IDE http://tinyurl.com/ncxlwz #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-10 by Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009.. http://tinyurl.com/m5plu3 #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Comment by “Simon Greener” on Netezza Performance Server vs Oracle Datab.. http://tinyurl.com/nmvhb2 #
• Blog Talk: Comment by “neha verma” on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://tinyurl.com/llva3k #
• RT @odtug Awesome program at #odtug Kaleidoscope - collision of great sessions unavoidable. Use Schedule Builder: http://tinyurl.com/odtug25 #
• Problems at EnterpriseDB? http://www.dbms2.com/2009/06/17/apparent-turmoil-at-enterprisedb/ #
• @neilkod The API works in linux. SSH to ami, run s3 api, load to ebs. I do it all the time. The perl link I sent works for me. #
• Wow. Just realized I have over 500 followers. Cool. Frightening. Almost 2000 updates too. #
• I’m all packed and ready to go. I’ll be on a plane at 8:50am tomorrow headed to SF for the Oracle ACE Director briefing. #
• Blog Talk: Comment by DavidR on 100% SQL Developer 1.5 http://tinyurl.com/m8uhp4 #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Roy on Database Links: A Definition in Plain English http://tinyurl.com/mkfuc7 #
• I’m at the airport now. In a few hours I’ll be in denver and then San Fran! #
• Blogged “Kaleidoscope 2009 and Breakfast?” http://it.toolbox.com/trd/46/2/32338/3/ #
• Blog Talk: Comment by LewisC on Database Links: A Definition in Plain English http://tinyurl.com/muk6gc #
• Cloud Comments: Comment on Amazon Web Services EC2 - Part 3: Security and Security Groups by Daniel.. http://tinyurl.com/n9yjuo #
• on the ground in denver 15 minutes early. gate not free so waiting on the tarmac. is that irony? nope, that’s suck. #
• on the upside, i am not late. that’s always a plus. #
• i’m on the plane to sf. they say it’s a full flight. i hope a stick figure sits next to me. #
• on the ground in frisco. i’m starving! hotel first though. #
• more sitting and waiting. hotel shuttle won’t be here for 45-60 minutes. #
• At the ACE Director briefing at Oracle HQ. Eddie Awad, Scott Spendolini and John Scott at my table. Cary Milsap and Tim Hall just behind us. #
• We are starting the day off with breakfast, networking and an NDA. I hope that means we’ll hear really good things. #
• Listening to Hasan Rizvi, SVP Fusion Middleware Development. #
• Hasan Rizvi: Oracle aggressively growing market share. Unifying platform. #
• Now hearing about features in Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. #
• @theartoftech ACE Definition: http://bit.ly/PT6Jj in reply to theartoftech #
• Coherence: 1TB addressable memory space across many machines #
• JRocket - 1ms deterministic garbage collection #
• Fusion Middleware 11g: Automated tools to upgrade, including OC4J to Weblog Server #
• Fusion Middlware 11g: 3000 internal developers using it for the last year #
• Discussing upgrade pricing issues. WLS more expensive, so upgrade will cost. #
• If you are following and wondering what Fusion Middleare is: http://www.oracle.com/products/middleware/index.html #
• Next up: Dave Shaffer, VP Product Management, Oracle Integration - SOA and BPM #
• If you are interested in this briefing check out @eddieawad. He is taking pictures of some of the slides. #
• SOA Suite 11gr1 upcoming, BPM 11gr1 will come later this year. #
• SOA Suite 11gr1 unifies management and moniroting of soa and bpm #
• RT @eddieawad #aced the SOA refrigirator slide http://twitpic.com/7t7va #
• @dtseiler I just upgraded this morning (ubertwitter) and get a network error when I try to post. Sucks but beats bricking I guess. in reply to dtseiler #
• Dave Shaffer: SOA Suite 11gR1 is a huge release, a lot of engineering, a lot of functionality. #aced #
• jDeveloper is the strategic IDE. Eclipse will be supported until functionality is migrated. You may need to use 2 IDEs for a time. #aced #
• Enterprise Pack for Eclipse will have ongoing support. #aced #
• If functionality is in JDev, and is not in eclipse, it will not be ported to eclipse. #aced #
• With our NDA, we are also getting an 8GB USB stick with all of the pre-release Fusion Middleware 11gr1 software. Sweet! #
• The current info is all marked confidential so I can’t provide as many details. #aced #
• If you upgrade to 11g fusion middleware, you will see the results of the BEA acquisition. #aced #
• RT @stenvesterli Handed in my NDA, got a copy of FMW 11g. Too bad I now can’t talk about it until July 1 #aced #
• Partying like it’s 1999! This is my 2000th update. #
• @chrisostrowski heh. Seems like it sometimes. in reply to chrisostrowski #
• RT @aejes That looked nice, that thing we can’t talk about. #ACED #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Jad on What is the difference between Oracle, SQL and PL/SQL? http://tinyurl.com/mlotxa #
• Up now Markus Zirn, VP Fusion Middleware Product Manager covering Fusion Middleware for Oracle Applications #
• 12 Ace Directors received 1TB hard drives with VMs integrating Fusion Middleware with Oracle apps. #
• Duncan Mills, Sr Director of product management for tools, up next to give us a tools update. #
• Fusion Middleware launch will be July 1. Oracle is investing big in this launch. Following DC launch will be worldwide events. #
• Ted Farrell, SVP and Chief Architect, is going to talk before Duncan. #aced #
• Talking about using Flash vs JavaFX vs PNG render kits with ADF. #aced #
• Listening to an architect explain WHY decisions were made is sometimes a lot more interesting than the tech demos. #aced #
• Allright. I guess I am going to make a real effort to upgrade my java skills and start using ADF. I’m convinced it’s the future. #
• @chrisostrowski SQL Server would be the dark side. ADF is just sort of gray. in reply to chrisostrowski #
• @serge_a_storms ADF is sort of the evolution of Oracle’s old BC4J. It can use JSF (as well as other technologies and frameworks). in reply to serge_a_storms #
• RT @odtug Don’t miss Steve Miranda’s keynote on Sunday - Live demo of Fusion Apps rumoured … #aced #
• ADF Best Practices http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/adf/bestpractice.html #aced #
• @odtug @sivaprasad ODTUG Kaleidoscope 2009, Monterey CA. I don’t know if it will be recorded for later online viewing. in reply to odtug #
• Breaking for lunch! #aced #
• Sue Harper, product manager for SQL Developer, is now speaking. SQL Developer has had over 1.5 million downloads. #
• SQL Developer Exchange, http://sqldeveloper.oracle.com #aced #
• RT @eddieawad #aced Oracle SQL developer will have Unit Testing in a future release. #
• Christina Kolotouros is speaking. We’re getting an overview of webcenter suite 11g. More java stuff. #aced #
• This presentation is super, double top secret. #aced #
• BTW, webcenter suite is Oracle’s portal with benefits. #
• Kind of bored and wanting to nap now. Java overload. #aced #
• @dannorris I’ve got stanley’s twin in my bag. I will wear him proudly. in reply to dannorris #
• Now it’s Forest Yin speaking about Identify Management. #
• IdM 11gR1 Universal Federation Framework, very, very cool! #
• IdM 11gR1 Universal Federation Framework, very, very cool! –> Need to remember the hash tags #aced #
• IdM 11gR1 Identity as a Service #aced #
• Next up, and last speaker of the day, is Mike Lehmann, who is giving us the platform briefing. #aced #
• This one is Weblogic Suite 11g and Application grid. Go figure, more java. #aced #
• Application Grid: Cheaper, faster and simpler. JRocket, coherence, etc. #aced #
• I’m going to hear so much stuff at #odtug that I am going to have a hard time remembering what I can’t talk about due to the NDA. #aced #
• @ktjustice RT @eddieawad RT @dannorris: @piontekdd Stanley is explained at http://www.wtfistheacevest.com in reply to ktjustice #
• @stenvesterli Me? Silent? That’s just painful! in reply to stenvesterli #
• JRockit. Cool. http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/jrockit/index.html #aced #
• Last speaker finished. We’ll be on the bus to Monterery soon but first we get spanked for twittering the day’s secrets. @aced #
• @oraclebase Hope to get spanked or hope to leave? in reply to oraclebase #
• made it to monterey. #odtug vip treatment. pre-cheked in and swag ready. #
• Blog Talk: Comment by Ross Leishman on The Purpose of IT and Who is your Customer http://tinyurl.com/lugogf #
• What I did yesterday, 3 1/2 minute geek video by @eddieawd: http://bit.ly/152swf #
• went for a walk. 1 hr later at trader joe’s in monterey. have to walk back after buying snacks and sodas. #
• Blog Comments: Comment on Comment by “Nuwan Millawitiya” on Oracle Collections: A Definition in Pl.. http://tinyurl.com/mfnk9y #
• feels like gilligan on his 3 hour journey. still not back to hotel. legs are tired. ca has hills, fl not so much. #
• #odtug working on presentations for the coming week #
• #odtug lost one of my presentations in a hard drive crash. Thought I had a backup but missed it somehow. ;-( #
• #odtug the conference area is vewy quiet. hunting wabbit? #
• #odtug what time is the speaker meeting? i *think* it’s at 4:30. #
• #odtug ooooooh. cookies #
• my #att reception is the suck #

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