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The Most Popular Articles and Downloads of 2009

By justin.kestelyn on November 19, 2009 6:48 PM

I have just run my report on the most popular tech articles/guides published by OTN in 2009, which you can see below: 1. Installing Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control Rel 5 on Oracle Database 11g and Linux, by Mike...

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This Blog is Half as Popular As It Used to Be - Why?

By justin.kestelyn on November 10, 2009 5:10 PM

Wow, I am seeing some disturbing stats where this blog is concerned. Basically, it appears that either half as many of you are reading it, or that all of you are now reading it only half the time. Believe me,...

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Podcast Audio of My Oracle OpenWorld Live Interviews

By justin.kestelyn on November 10, 2009 4:47 PM

We have just posted audio versions of my Oracle OpenWorld Live "TechCast" chats with Kris Rice (Database Tools), Mike Lehmann (Oracle WebLogic architecture), Bill Dettelback (WebLogic Server for PaaS), and Kuassi Mensah and Chris Jones (the Dynamic Languages Duo). The...

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A Big Fat Thanks/Things I Learned at Oracle OpenWorld (#oow09)

By justin.kestelyn on October 16, 2009 4:16 PM

OK, it's a wrap! This is a big fat thank you to everyone who attended Oracle OpenWorld 2009, and especially to the Oracle ACEs who dragged themselves, in many cases, across continents and oceans to be there. You truly are...

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Blogger Meetup Venue Change (#oow09)

By justin.kestelyn on October 13, 2009 2:40 PM

Due to inclement weather the location of the OpenWorld Blogger Meetup has changed to: LJ's Martini Club & Grill 101 4th St San Francisco, CA 94103-3003 (415) 369-6114 (also in the Metreon Center but on the 2nd Floor). The date/time...

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Meet You at OTN Night (Oct. 12, 7-10pm, Howard St. tent) #oow09

By justin.kestelyn on October 5, 2009 5:20 PM

In my continual efforts to get your attention about developer, admin, and architect highlights at Oracle OpenWord, I almost forgot to remind you about OTN Night. For the uninitiated, OTN Night is a big party thrown by the Oracle...

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Congrats to the Oracle Apex Developer Competition 2009 Winners

By justin.kestelyn on September 24, 2009 9:28 PM

Product manager David Peake has announced the winners of the Oracle Application Express (Apex) Developer Competition: First Place: Eric Brandenburg, USA Second Place: Oscar Gordillo, Colombia Third Place: Matt Nolan, UK ....with 4th-through-12th place winners from Nigeria, Germany, India, and...

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Oracle OpenWorld Blogger Meetup Info

By justin.kestelyn on September 10, 2009 4:35 PM

Alex Gorbachev has taken the organizer reigns of the traditional OpenWorld blogger meetup from Eddie Awad, who won't be traveling to SF this year. Keeping it in the Oracle ACE Director family I guess. With help from the OTN team...

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Send oraclenerd to Oracle OpenWorld

By justin.kestelyn on August 26, 2009 3:27 PM

Chet Justice, aka oraclenerd, is a fixture of the Oracle community. A practicing Oracle Database developer residing in Florida, oraclenerd nevertheless finds time in his world to convey pride in his craft far and wide - via oraclenerd.com and the...

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Oracle ACE Presenters at Oracle OpenWorld 2009

By justin.kestelyn on August 11, 2009 4:49 PM

The Oracle ACE team has compiled a definitive list of Oracle ACE presenters at Oracle OpenWorld this year - whether via the public call-for-papers selection process or the "Vote-a-Session" approach:Presenter(s) Session Title Session ID Ahmed Alomari, Mark Farnham & Michael...

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Just Published: The OTN Guide to Oracle OpenWorld 2009

By justin.kestelyn on August 10, 2009 5:37 PM

Just today we published the OTN Guide to Oracle OpenWorld 2009, a quick summary of all the goodies you can look forward to in October (something like 60 days away - wow). I'll be providing a rich media "version" of...

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Sample Code Repository Quick Tour

By justin.kestelyn on July 27, 2009 7:37 PM

Lost in the recent hubbub around the Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g launch was the debut of OTN's new public sample code repository at samplecode.oracle.com. Now that things have died down, we can give this new service the attention it deserves....

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How Sick Are Your Skills? Oracle Application Express Developer Competition 2009

By justin.kestelyn on June 29, 2009 4:33 PM

You can always gauge the traction of a particular developer technology based on the braggadocio of its practitioners. At OTN, one of our jobs is to ride the wave of that braggadocio, which after all is simply the most obvious...

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Thanks for the Memories, ODTUG and Oracle ACEs

By justin.kestelyn on June 24, 2009 4:27 PM

And now, a brief photo show from ODTUG Kaleidoscope; add comments with links to your own: Oracle ACE Director Briefing @ Oracle HQ: The waiting is the hardest part The delightful Oracle ACE Director Lucas Jellema L to R: ACE...

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Oracle Fusion Middeware 11g ACE Director Briefing: "July 1 will be a happy day"

By justin.kestelyn on June 23, 2009 3:16 PM

I caught up with Oracle ACE Director Chris Bucchere - the "only Plumtree guy" in the ACE pantheon, as he likes to call himself - shortly after his ODTUG afternoon tech session on getting started with Oracle WebLogic Server. Chris'...

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Where Else But ODTUG?....

By justin.kestelyn on June 22, 2009 3:01 PM

Would you bump into Steven Feuerstein while he's in the middle of a jog? Would you see people actually *wearing* their Oracle ACE Director red vests (aka "Stanleys"), not just abusing them? Are people happy to sit through eight straight...

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Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Vote-a-Session: Vote Early, Vote Often!

By justin.kestelyn on June 17, 2009 12:21 AM

The Oracle OpenWorld 2009 Vote-a-Session app is out there, and it's pretty damn slick. Thanks to our Oracle Mix pals, you can now vote on a plethora of session ideas harvested from the general "Call for Papers" pool, which was...

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Larry Ellison on the Future of Java: "Expanded Investment"

By justin.kestelyn on June 2, 2009 8:04 PM

For those of you who missed the JavaOne opening session this morning, which included a joint appearance by Larry Ellison and Scott McNealy, I bring some choice quotes from Ellison which speak for themselves: "(Oracle) has invested more than anybody...

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Oracle Develop Unconference?

By justin.kestelyn on May 18, 2009 3:54 PM

Some of you have no doubt attended, or at least are aware of, the Oracle OpenWorld Unconference, which will occur at the October show for the third year running. It is my belief that the largest pool of presenters and...

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OTN Virtual Developer Day: A Free Online Workshop, Floating on the Cloud (#OTNVDD)

By justin.kestelyn on April 16, 2009 1:26 PM

Pretty exciting morning, eh? Well, allow me to add to it even more. Typically, the hands-on developer workshop (OTN Developer Day included) involves a heavy dosage of downloading, installation, and configuration of a dev environment as a necessary table-setter. This...

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