 | 9 Apr 14:59 The latest addition to Gmail keyboard shortcuts is the pound sign # (Shift+3). Go ahead, try it. http://tinyurl.com/2bdywp # Can’t wait any longer. I have to do my taxes. April 15 is fast approaching. # This year’s tax filing deadline is April 17 (not 15). [... 8 Apr 14:59 Just activated the following Wordpress plugins on my blog: Share this, Twitter tools and the Delicious Daily Posting Formatter. # Let’s see if the new plugins work as advertised, By the way, you can view all my Wordpress plugins at http://awads.net/wp/wp-plugins-i-use/ # Powered by Twitter Tools. Share This ---Related Articles at [... 7 Apr 17:20 My links for 2007-04-07 4 Apr 23:04 Avoid standalone procedures and functions and always use packages to construct your application. That is one of the “best practices” when developing Oracle PL/SQL programs. Of course, as an Oracle PL/SQL programmer you must be familiar with PL/SQL packages and you know how powerful they are in organizing your functions and enhancing the maintenance of your [... 1 Apr 10:44 Integrigy has just published an updated version of the white paper on the Oracle database listener security. From the introduction: The Oracle Database Listener is the database server software component that manages the network traffic between the Oracle Database and the client. The Oracle Database Listener listens on a specific network port (default 1521) and [... 26 Mar 14:13 I stumbled on the following SQL*Plus tips at a new Oracle blog called Tahiti Views: @ (”at” sign) vs. @@ (double “at” sign): With @@, all the import commands are processed relative to the directory where the original file sits, not the directory where you run SQL*Plus. Splitting Up Package Code: You can split a big PL/SQL [... 21 Mar 13:27 The Oracle best and worst practices wiki is a community wiki, which means that anyone can make additions or edit any page on the site. I have already added a few pages to start it off. Feel free to contribute. But, like in any other wiki, your content may be mercilessly edited or even [... 14 Mar 21:00 Are you a computer programmer? Here is what Half Sigma thinks about your profession: Computer programming is a low prestige profession. As you get older, your desire to completely relearn everything decreases, so you are likely to succumb to the temptation of staying with the familiar technology for too long. Whatever your position is, as a Computer Science [... 12 Mar 14:59 When you code, you write your programs either in all lower case, all upper case, or a combination of the two. Let’s take PL/SQL for example, almost all PL/SQL programming best practices and coding styles that I’ve come across recommend using upper and lower. The following is an excerpt from the book Oracle PL/SQL Best [... 8 Mar 05:11 I stumbled upon the Business Rules of Thumb Wiki via Seth Godin blog. For example: In a negotiation, he who cares less, wins. - Anonymous Simple and inexpensive beats complicated and expensive. - Rod Elder The best way to find good ideas is to let people tell you what the good ideas are. - Niel Robertson In public speaking, [... | | |