Murdoch practices his art of seduction, again
Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. said it intended to buy The Wall Street Journal and the rest of Dow Jones, has a long history of making soothing noises on the run-up to a deal.
President Bush met with Dobson, Christian right to discuss support for Iran policy
President George W. Bush met privately with Focus on the Family Founder and Chairman James Dobson and approximately a dozen Christian right leaders last week to rally support for his policies on Iraq, Iran and the so-called "war on terror." (Read on Source)
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Financial markets reeling from economy's turn
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- A 180-degree turn in the economic data has the financial markets spinning.
Rebuild Standby Database fails
A shortcut of mine has been to rebuild the standby database on the standby server after a failover, from an old backup of the primary database. Normally, when managed recover starts, the standby database catches up, but there is a scenario which has forced me to create a NEW backup of the Primary database: adding a data file, removing it, and adding it again. Here's what happened...
We had a standard Primary, Physical Standby setup and decided to do some testing. We created a temporary tablespace in the Primary and saw that it was replicated:
SQL> create tablespace test datafile '/u01/oradata/MYDATA/test01.dbf'
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The datafile "test01.dbf" was created in the file system. After a logswitch, the actions were applied on the standby. THEN, we dropped the tablespace, and removed the data file from the server using an OS command 'rm <filename>'. We repeated the test with no problems. However...
When I went to rebuild the Standby database, and it got to the second archived log entry that read "create tablespace..." it crashed. Why? I'm thinking it's because we could not physically remove the "test01.dbf" file on the Standby site before the system attempted to recreate it the second time.
The result? I am making a fresh backup of the database, and creating a Standby database from that (takes about 6-8 hours with a 240Gb database). I'm wondering if there's any way to recover from this error? You can't (as far as I know) remove the offending entry from v$datafile on the standby database, because it can only be opened 'read only'. What a mess!
Mike
Nokia 6121 Classic 3G Smartphone Unveiled
The Nokia 6121 Classic, a fast and versatile smartphone in a compact design, supports quad-band GSM and WCDMA 900/2100 technology. With a 2.0-megapixel camera and 4x digital zoom, flash and panorama mode, taking high-quality photos is fast and easy. Additionally, the Nokia 6121 Classic also features a second camera in the front that adds a personal touch to calls by making use of the video call feature. Utilizing HSDPA technology, the Nokia 6121 Classic provides faster and easier downloads, Inte...
Russell, Raiders agree to richest deal ever for a rookie
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- JaMarcus Russell and the Oakland Raiders agreed in principle Monday night to a six-year contract that will guarantee the quarterback more than $30 million in the richest contract ever for a rookie. (Read on Source)
A Suggestion for Commission Junction: Application Communication
One of my daily routines is to go into the InsureMe Commission Junction advertiser account and approve or decline potential publishers. Generally I enjoy doing it since I like seeing all of the different sites and tactics publishers are using. But one thing that really bothers me in the process is that I often don?t have enough information to ... (Read on Source)
To Make a Fortune . . .
Regularly referred to in the media as "Australia's Richard Branson", Pete Wililams is a serial entrepreneur, author, internet marketer and ego maniac. This blog is where he shares his rants and raves on all things business and marketing - online and offline ... Watch the video to find out more. (Read on Source)
More Rapper Excess: A Seinfeld Mixtape?
Things have been getting interesting for Wale, who's gone from fascinating, free mixtapes to touring with producer Mark Ronson and getting signed to Interscope Records. But before all this, there was a pet project by the rapper called "The Mixtape About Nothing," inspired by ?- you guessed it ?- Seinfeld.
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Poll: Do you or would you consider using geotagging on your Web pages?
I first heard of geotagging a few years ago. I'm really into geocaching and using my GPS to play various games, so geotagging Web pages and blog posts seemed to...
Is Red Hat VP Attempting to Rally Investors?
Tom McCallum, VP of investor relations at Red Hat, on July 7 wrote a blog that attempts to clarify Red Hat's recent quarterly results. Is McCallum trying to tactfully rally investors around Red Hat? Check out The VAR Guy's analysis.
MobileMe Falters on Eve of IPhone 3G Launch
MobileMe -- formerly known as .Mac -- gets off to a rocky start on the eve of the iPhone 3G launch, preventing subscribers from logging on to their accounts.
Miramichi pathology class-action lawsuit filed
Patients impacted by a misdiagnosis and the quality of service at the Miramichi Regional Hospital will file a class-action suit on Tuesday. (Read on Source)
JavaScript: The Good Parts
Anita Kuno writes "JavaScript: The Good Parts is about the good parts of JavaScript and how to use them. This book takes a realistic look at the strengths and weaknesses of JavaScript and tells you how to use it to its best advantage. The code samples deal with the language and its merits — creating web pages is not discussed. How to understand the language, to execute the operations you want, is the focus of the book, not how to make rounded corners. The author, Douglas Crockford says, 'My microwave oven has tons of features, but the only ones I use are cook and the clock. And setting the clock is a struggle. We cope with the complexity of feature-driven design by finding and sticking with the good parts.'" Keep reading for the rest of Anita's review.
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Ex-NBA official in gambling scandal gets 15-month sentence; admits bringing 'shame' on refs
Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy arrives at Brooklyn federal court for his sentencing, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in New York. Donaghy pleaded guilty in August 2007 to federal charges that he took payoffs from a professional gambler for inside tips on games. (Read on Source)
The Reality of Mid-life Crisis As Well As Mid-Career Dissatisfaction
Rahul is currently being confronted by dissatisfaction in mid career He is not able to gauge if the position he is in is right for him. At 35, he is wondering if it is possible to do anything about ...
In a twist, Microsoft lawyer helps create software prototype
Microsoft Corp.'s Matt Dyor will be paying close attention Tuesday to how computer users react to the program that he and another employee have been developing for the past year. (Read on Source)
Making the Move to Green Computing
In this IT Link podcast hosted by Mike Vizard, David Lear, Dell director of worldwide regulatory compliance and environmental affairs, talks about the impact green computing is going to have on setting IT budget priorities over the next couple of years.
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Cull plan aims to help save red squirrels
A rapid response service will be set up to help trap and kill grey squirrels across southern Scotland.
How to Get a Refund for Windows in Poland?
Polish Linux: "Reading the Slashdot article about Dave Mitchell from Great Britain, who got a 47 pounds refund from Dell for returning his copy of Windows was an inspiration for me to check, if it is possible in Poland, too. This is my success story."
Liferay: Performance Test of Liferay 5.1 Running on Linux
Joomla! "I have performed a performance analysis of Liferay 5.1 running on Linux 2.6 operating system using an Intel Core2 Quad core CPU, Q9450...My objective has been to investigate the performance of Liferay serving a public facing, no-login, web site."
Windows Application Specific Glass Colorization?
Microsoft might be introducing application specific glass renderings. The color of the glass frame around a window can be changed in Vista, but the change is global to the system. The color of any particular window glass frame can not be set by choice. But, how about being able to change the color/opacity level of a the glass frame of any application through defined events or commands?
Michael Page International Deploys Check Point Data Security...
... of our leadership and innovation in the enterprise firewall, personal firewall/endpoint, data security and VPN markets. s pure focus is on information security. Through its NGX platform, Check Point ...
Mudbug Software unveils Webify image editing utility
Mudbug software today introduced its new image editing utility, Webify 1.0. The new software is intended for users that prepare content for internet publication. Groups of images can be simultaneously resized, flipped, scaled, or rotated, saving time over single image editing. Webify works as an image browser, with a drag-and-drop interface claimed allow for faster work....
BOSS Mashable Challenge Continues - Deadline Extended
Due to the increased number of last minute submissions we’ve been receiving, Mashable and Yahoo have decided to extend the BOSS Mashable Challenge deadline by an extra week. Until October 5th, you can send your submission to the Boss Mashable Challenge to win either the $2,000 Grand Prize or the $1,000 runner-up prize. We?ve received many ... (Read on Source)
Logitech Harmony 890: All-in-One Remote Controls 15 Devices
One remote control tames DVRs, audio receivers, TVs, LCD displays ? up to 15 devices. Program the rechargeable Logitech Harmony 890 with your computer and existing remotes.
Android: No iPhone Killer
Recently, I stopped by a local T-Mobile store, the home of the new G1 phone. This is the so-called Google phone, the mobile device with Google's Android operating system. Many in the press have anointed the Google phone as a potential "iPhone killer." That is, a device capable of knocking the iPhone off its pedestal as the most desirable and most well-reviewed smartphone on the market.
The PubCon Wrap-Up Roundup
Technically, Pubcon is still going on at the time of this writing, but today it's all about networking and the sessions are in the past. WebProNews is out there and has been covering sessions, and our own Mike McDonald has even spoken and moderated at a few of them.
Let's take a look back and see what this year's PubCon in Las Vegas had to offer. Our coverage included:
U.S. says go slow in expanding .com on the Web (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government urged Internet standard-setters to move slowly on a proposal to relax rules on domain names such as .com or .edu, over concerns about economic costs and security.
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