One of the most (idiotic posts /) read posts on this website is “Oracle 11g – SQL*Plus Command Line Options“. Somehow syntax examples do well via Google… (So before the end of the year I want to try if I can beat that one…). The other post was created after a having made a typo …
Yearly Archive: 2008
Dec 22 2008
APEX Lockdown: Securing the XDB Protocol Server
This is hopefully one of the first posts about how to secure, setup, a proper APEX environment seen from a DBA perspective. Because this website is mainly about XMLDB, it is also about the XDB protocol server and currently not about using Apache or the (apparently another way of doing things) new upcoming APEX Listener. …
Dec 21 2008
One Hunderd Thirty-Three Cuddly Toys…
Dec 21 2008
UKOUG 2008 – The Final Verdict of the Attendees
Today, I got my evaluation results for my presentation during UKOUG this year. Again, I matched fy feelings regarding my perfomance given. As said before, I am a little bit perfectionist minded, but for my second UKOUG conference presentation, I think I did well. Since my first presentation in 2007, I think I really improved my presentation skills …
Dec 10 2008
ADVERT: Miracle MasterClass with the Oracle Performance Specialists: Cary Millsap and Jeff Holt, 20-21-22 Jan 2009
Do you want to learn how to get your Oracle Database to perform better? Miracle Benelux is proud to present that Cary Millsap and Jeff Holt from Method-R are coming to the Netherlands to give their Oracle performance MasterClass . The costs for this MasterClass will be 1599 Euro. If you want to be there …
Dec 06 2008
UKOUG – About MTV and Lions…
I liked the little guy, but I hope that Doug is able to manage his TV behavior. I met him in a Dutch movie theater, while watching “Madagascar, Escape 2 Africa” with my daughter. After a while I told him about this Scott called Doug Burns that has a lot of Cuddly Toys. He was …
Dec 06 2008
UKOUG – DBA 2.0
DBA 2.0 What’s in a name… I have the utmost respect of Graham Wood and the Team that is handling all the technology and expertise that is going on in DB Console or the Oracle Enterprise Manager. They did a great job over all those years and have given us great tools to work with, …
Dec 04 2008
UKOUG – Boost Your Environment with XMLDB
My presentation of 2nd of December during the UKOUG Conference… So what was in it? Mainly appetizers of how some useful things work and a little bit high level concepts. I demonstrated, I hope, new ways, with (some) foundations coming from XML DB functionality. How to interface with the outside world, for example, by directly …
Dec 03 2008
UKOUG 2008 – Visibility: Monday+24H
Its Wednesday now. 24 Hours after my presentation, which actually worked out well, but as Doug noticed I was prepping my presentation for Tuesday on Monday and didn’t allow me the time to see any other presentations. So my visibility during Monday on the UKOUG ICC grounds where nil. So in the end I skipped …
Nov 19 2008
Security – The Weakest Link Factor
aka “A Monty Python Approach to Security”… I found this oldie on my Laptop. The presentation was once given by me to create more awareness for this “Security” issue, while dealing with Oracle software or creating software in general. I still have to laugh when I think about the time I presented it…and Yeah…”most” of …

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