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Daily Archives Wednesday, October 2008

Installing oracle-validated from an Oracle Enterprise Linux DVD using yum

In an earlier post, I mentioned that the Enterprise Linux 5 Update 2 installation media have the oracle-validated RPM on it. The same is true for the Enterprise Linux 4 Update 7 media. If you don’t have access to…

Posted 22 October 2008 † sergio.leunissen § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Working on Local JavaScript Files

JavaScript can be a nightmare to work with.  Typically, the functions you’re defining are in a separate .js file that’s included in the HEAD of your HTML.  For convenience, I find it easiest to work on a local copy of this file instead of change, ftp to server, refresh page, repeat.  This is especially true [...]

Posted 22 October 2008 † Tyler Muth § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Macs in the Enterprise

I noticed that the Cult of Mac converted another member this weekend. Floyd bought an iMac. He’d been pondering the jump for a while, and now, his love for Mac has leeched over into his work.

Full disclosure here, I’m a convert too. So is Dan. So are Paul, Rich and I assume Anthony, too. He [...]

Posted 22 October 2008 † Jake § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

11 Sites and Software Tools For The Traveler

LewisC’s An Expert’s Guide to Oracle Technology
I have been traveling a lot lately. A LOT. I used to travel weekly when I was consulting and liked it. I like going to new places, meeting new clients, learning new business models. I was never big on …

Posted 22 October 2008 † An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Does Blogging Matter Anymore?

Or is it just a matter of perspective?
This piece in Wired today seems like flamebait, and several bloggers have gladly obliged. The title alone begs you to clickthrough, i.e. “Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004″.
It reminded me of a conversation Paul and I had months ago; the short version was “does the conversation, [...]

Posted 22 October 2008 † Jake § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °