Andrei DANEASA

The main effect Facebook and LinkedIn had on my online behavior is that I’m not posting on my blog anymore. It’s also true that I don’t have the time anymore for long articles, but I am really loving my blog (now 6 years old… school boy) and will continue to publish here things that are too technical for Facebook and not business enough for LinkedIn.

Meanwhile, since the last post, I studied a lot on Oracle Data Integrator (ran 5+ workshops across EMEA), Oracle GoldenGate (very hot on my plate, built a machine we’re using for exercises and the corresponding lab book very appreciated on our workshops), Oracle Database Firewall, got GoldenGate Certified Implementation Specialist certification, was traveling a lot to various places in Europe, including a series of 7 weeks in a row, now chilling out a bit and making time for CISSP certification.

Certification status as of May 2011

What’s common to the 3 technologies above? Anybody? Yes, I’m trying to get heterogeneous, they are all dealing with other database systems as well.

Keep in touch.

P.S. Yes, I do hate as well Ubuntu 11.04, can’t wait for 11.10

It’s astonishing how often you’ll come across people using their computers on a daily basis who not only have no firewall or antivirus software installed, but are openly happy to take major risks with their personal information, regardless of the potential consequences. But the problem is that many of these people see web security as far too complex and difficult to bother with.

Allow me to disagree. For those who’ll begin by claiming it costs too much, let me direct you to AVG, or many other free antivirus and firewall packages that will happily do the job for years without a single push towards locking you out if you’re not willing to pay. Go to the site, hit the download link, go play Party Poker Romania or update your Facebook while it downloads, install, and you’re done!
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My parents in-law got their home router replaced by the provider with a crappy Zyxel wi-fi router. Besides the fact everything is working slower than before due to some internal firewall and management, one laptop having Vista on it (hmmm, it came with it) was unable to connect to the new network.

After spending few hours trying to connect, changing all the settings in the router, restarting the router like hell, I was about to reinstall the OS on that laptop. But as I never worked on Vista, I thought google-ing a bit might reveal similar experiences. And yes, I was so right… one of the first results was stating:
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Apex is a great tool for rapid web applications based on Oracle Database. It’s free, and if you’re happy with Oracle XE’s limitations, then it’s perfect, you have the database free as well. I’ve been following APEX for long time ago, since it was called HTML DB, and wrote 2+ years ago a guide how to install APEX on XE.

Now APEX 4.0.1 is GA and most of the people would like to upgrade. It’s very simple.

1. Download APEX from OTN
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After I saw quite some interest on installing Webmin on Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10, I decided to go ahead and do the same for 10.04 and 10.10. I also strongly believe Ubuntu is doing wrong by not including Webmin into their repository Webmin is doing a mistake by using a deprecated library and not leave everybody to take benefit of their great product.
For those unfamiliar with Webmin, it is a web interface for configuring your linux box without X server.

LATER EDIT: As Joe Cooper from Virtualmin (the guys making webmin) said in the comments, there’s no need anymore for libmd5-perl for webmin starting with 1.520. I tested and it’s true, now the whole installation can be done in 3 simple steps. Thanks Joe, now’s much better!

Having said these, let’s to the job: Read the rest of this entry »

After I saw quite some interest on installing Webmin on Ubuntu 9.04 and 9.10, I decided to go ahead and do the same for 10.04 and 10.10. I also strongly believe Ubuntu is doing wrong by not including Webmin into their repository Webmin is doing a mistake by using a deprecated library and not leave everybody to take benefit of their great product.
For those unfamiliar with Webmin, it is a web interface for configuring your linux box without X server.

LATER EDIT: As Joe Cooper from Virtualmin (the guys making webmin) said in the comments, there’s no need anymore for libmd5-perl for webmin starting with 1.520. I tested and it’s true, now the whole installation can be done in 3 simple steps. Thanks Joe, now’s much better!

Having said these, let’s to the job: Read the rest of this entry »

I know there’s quite some time since my last post, but there are good reasons for this. First on the list would be my daughter Emma, who keeps growing and is filling all my afterwork time.

Secondly, lot of new Oracle products that I’ve been trained on and now I’m supposed to train other people. Then it comes the vacation, the first one with a child

What else… maybe I should mention:

• it’s my fourth week working entirely on Ubuntu 64bit and I absolutely love it. Nothing is missing but Microsoft Office.
• I read a lot of technical books on my Sony Reader. Everybody should buy one, especially now when they dropped the price like hell
• did some personal projects, some very successful
• I was actively involved in the efforts of keeping IT tax benefits in Romania
• ahhh, yes, these Facebook and Linkedin are definitely distracting me from my blog.

But there’s September now and things are back on track.

Foto: Agerpress

Am citit o stire si nu ma pot abtine sa nu comentez: Iliescu (cel mai rau lucru care ni s-a intamplat) spune:

“”Masura cu cota unica a fost nerationala. Nicaieri in lume nu se aplica o cota unica. O economie sanatoasa trebuie sa plece de la ideea diferentei impunerii fiscale in functie de castigurile realizate si de consumul facut. Cei care castiga mai mult folosesc mai mult infrastructura (drumurile, retelele de electricitate etc.) si serviciile statului”

Deci cine are salariul mai mare trebuie sa contribuie mai mult. Bun, acum putina matematica simpla pe numere rotunde sa inteleaga si nea Ion:

cota unica = 16%

- sunt 3 salariati: unul cu salariul de 1.000 lei, altul cu 10.000 lei, al treilea cu 100.000 lei. Salarii cinstite, acordate dupa pregatire si munca prestata.

- ei platesc urmatoarele impozite: primul 160 lei, al doilea 1.600 lei, al treilea 16.000 lei. Deci cei cu salarii mari contribuie mai mult, se intelege nea’ Ion?

ce a inteles Iliescu din economie?

- el crede ca toti platesc 160 lei si i se pare incorect.

ce propune el:

- primul sa nu plateasca impozit, al doilea sa plateasca 40% si al treilea 90%

- asa ca primul primi 1.000 lei, al doilea 6.000 lei, al treilea 10.000 lei. Deci oarecum sa egalizeze salariile. Propun sa se hotarasca el la o suma si sa instituie “salariul unic”.

Incerc sa fac o radiografie a Romaniei asa cum o vad eu, in cuvinte simple de IT-ist si fara sa ma pierd in detalii. Si sa ma dau si cu parerea, ca asta mi-a ramas si de-aia e democratie:

Salariile

1. profesorii

nu pot fi obiectiv pentru ca am in familie profesori, dar nu pot sa nu remarc din amintiri ca sunt o gramada adusi pe sistemul de pile si relatii care nu isi dau interesul, al caror unic scop este sa isi faca orele de pregatire cu proprii elevi acasa.

Aici consider ca trebuie facuta evaluarea tuturor, exista organe in minister specializate pe asa ceva, cei care nu satisfac criteriile de performanta sa fie dati afara, restul platiti decent si crescator in functie de gradul didactic.

In mod clar solutia nu este scaderea salariilor uniform, pentru ca nu toti isi dau silinta la fel.

2. doctorii

Imi este imposibil sa inteleg de ce platim sute de euro LUNAR la casa de sanatate si cand am nevoie de ajutor sa trebuiasca sa ma duc la clinica privata. De ce nu sa platesc eu nimic si sa am cea mai scumpa asigurare medicala? sa ma duc in spital cu o problema si sa ies cu altele sau in cel mai rau caz intre patru scanduri, asta dupa ca mi-am adus si medicamentele de acasa?

Doctorii trebuie platiti mult mai generos dar dar bagati in puscarie daca iau spaga. Si sa se termine odata cu nebunia cu colegiul medicilor. Daca omul a gresit si a nenorocit un alt om trebuie sa fie tras la raspundere cumva.

3. popii

nu sunt un om foarte religios, probabil ca in sinea mea cred in divinitate dar in mod cert nu cred in popi.

De fapt mare parte nu cred ca este, in tara asta marea majoritate devin piosi la Paste si Craciun. si normal ca popa te iarta de tot ce ai facut intre cele 2 evenimente. te iarta dar pe banii mei cum bine spunea Adrian. adica un salariat al statului sa ma ierte pe mine de pacate contra salariu plus bani fara chitanta? si de ce sa nu plateasca impozit? doar pentru ca au puterea de a controla masele iar politicienilor le e frica de o asemenea masura? ar fi multe de spus, dar o sa imi sara credinciosii ocazionali in cap. Read the rest of this entry »

I was doing some insane browsing during my vacation and realized that my oldest blog post is 5 years old!
… and my domain, webxpert.ro is 8 years old. It had quite a few versions and in the end I decided that nothing worth to be on the first page.
… and I don’t even call myself “blogger” or anything else.

I am proud not to put all kind of garbage on my blog, proud of most my posts and proud that I kept my interest in this so many years. And yes, I want this coffee mug: