The 2010 Oracle Openworld Blogger Meetup has been announced.  Details are here. it was loads of fun last time . Here’s my shirt from last year. Do you still have yours ?.

From The Pythian Blog

When: Wed, 22-Sep-2010, 5:30pm

Where: Lower Dining Room, Jillian’s Billiards @ Metreon, 101 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103.

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-22 http://ff.im/-pwcht #
• Successfully converted to asm and moved from one SAN to another . Can get some sleep now #oracle #
• #pkfloods generosity of people is high

  http://yfrog.com/n7hxpj #

• Anyone know how to get Pia support for #pkfloods staff in chicago not providing guidance . Hv 2 trucks + of relief stuff here #
• @oraclebase congrats on being part of oak table #oracle #
• Oracle Support Sanctions Manually Created SQL Profiles! http://ff.im/-pHzCf #
• @hillbillyToad true i didn't know Emanuel was obscure in any way in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @Mrgareth but isn't that what every storage unit already does in reply to Mrgareth #
• @hillbillytoad phone spell check
  Strikes again the last comment was rman #
• @hillbillyToad and now I know what the iPhone would autocorrect rman too in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @GregRahn thx for the EFD article kust migrated to a VMAX and user response was exactly like article device busy went down 2.8% from 19% in reply to GregRahn #
• @Mrgareth true in reply to Mrgareth #
• Netflix now available on your iPhone and iPod touch http://ff.im/-pKAzK #
• @hillbillyToad love to see that webcast hopefully it's at a time when I can attend in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @alexgorbachev interesting but wouldn't that be bad for company rep ? in reply to alexgorbachev #
• @nlitchfield @alexgorbachev true but ten it's not firing but unable to agree in terms which is more amicable in reply to nlitchfield #

• Responding to the floods in Pakistan http://ff.im/-pgR5E #
• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-15 http://ff.im/-pgUfM #
• Ammaar at soccer (@ Engle Memorial Park) http://4sq.com/axRPkF #
• “@eddieawad: 5 Websites to Check Before You Shop Online http://s.awads.net/95MQza #fb �� nice one #
• Productive weekend ends almost ready for next weeks conversion to ASM still
  Nervous though #oracle #fb #in #
• Oracle support is getting to more of a pain they only want to give u canned answers rather than work with u #oracle #
• Is anyone building an app (web iPhone android) for openworld the conference is huge and might be a pain finding sessions #oow10 #
• @gwenshap interesting just saw @alexgorbachev post the same thing re twificiency in reply to gwenshap #
• Watching the facebook places announcement #fb #
• “@iPhoneDeck: Verizon will stream live FiOS TV over home Wi-Fi to Apple's iPad http://bit.ly/ddxE4i” hey AT&T are u listening #
• @oraclebase that not good but again people who know know where the source of the content could be in reply to oraclebase #
• @surachart the answer is it depends rather than hardware look at what you plan to run on it hardware should not be the driver #oracle in reply to surachart #
• “@farhanmasood: China & few other countries have decided to give donation through charity organizations rather than gov #PKFloods �� good #
• Intel buying mcafee does that mean chip based antivirus #
• There’s No Success Like Failure: Google’s Biggest Product Flops http://ff.im/-pp53V #
• Pakistan Flood Victims Need Your Help http://ff.im/-ppv6A #
• “@CaryMillsap: Cary Millsap is Wrong: http://cot.ag/bTCjLK Amen, brother.” agree is for tech n non tech #

I’m sure a lot of you have seen the news about the Pakistan Floods. I am writing this blog post  to ask for assistance in helping the Pakistani People in their time of need. Please donate to your  local charities

A lot of Charities in the US and around the world are looking to donors to help fund the relief efforts.  UN has called this the worst disaster on Earth.

 You can Also Follow #pkfloods and #pkrelief  to see the current efforts underway . The State Department has a page here that details how you can help. To See how people in pakistan are working together to  crowsource info Please visit http://pakrelief.crowdmap.com/

While there are many charities . I would like to  list below a couple of charities That are very active on the ground

• Islamic Relief
• SARelief
• UNHCR
• HDF
• Red Cross

I urge you to help in any way you can. If you live in Illinois Various mosques  including Islamic Foundation North Will be taking in Clothes and non perishible items . Email is Attached Below.

Dear Community members, Assalamualikum, As you have seen and aware of situation in Pakistan, IFN community has responded and we collected and disposed funds for Pakistan Flood relief.   May Allah bless you and reward you all for generosity and quick response to help our brother and sister who are in need.   IFN is teaming up with Helping Hands to collect basic necessity items for Pakistan flood relief victims. Helping Hands schedule a truck to pick-up basic necessity items at IFN   Please drop-off items at schedule time, after truck leaves, IFN will not accept items.   Listed are items collecting for flood relief:

  JazakAllah Kairen   Irshad Khan IFN Gen Secretary www.ifnonline.com

@StateDept: Text FLOOD to 27722 from your phone to contribute $10 to help flood victims in #Pakistan.

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08 http://ff.im/-oUa7W #
• Expert Oracle Database Architecture: Oracle Database Programming 9i, 10g, and 11g Techniques and Solutions, Second… http://ff.im/-p0xyp #
• @neilkod from the reviews yes I'm thinking about getting . 11 has a bunch of new stuff that need to be understood before doing #oracle in reply to neilkod #
• @hillbillyToad dataguard operations for one for sysdba in reply to hillbillyToad #
• Anyone use em grid to do compares between 2 unix servers files directories etc #oracle #
• @neilkod @hillbillytoad sysdba is not good for data viewing DBA should be enough for 99% of data sysdba is bad practice #oracle in reply to neilkod #
• @hillbillyToad well I use toad I hcertain scripts that are used to debug and sqlplus is not very intuitive with scripts in reply to hillbillyToad #
• So being a valued uverse customer doesn't count until u are in a higher tv tier to download tv shows on iPhone #attfail #
• @nlitchfield looking at comparing files in 2 dir across 2 system can use scp etc to but was wondering if can do with em as a use case in reply to nlitchfield #
• Ramadham Kareem to all #
• Shared disk support for VirtualBox http://ff.im/-p5Vnv #
• Oracle sues Google over Java patent infringement in Android http://tinyurl.com/2do3qac (via @pulsepad) #

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-01 http://ff.im/-oCrnl #
• Enjoying swedish dinner (@ Al Johnson's Swedish Restaurant and Butik) http://4sq.com/9DXklD #
• I'm at Pirate's Cove Adventure Golf (2502 South Bay Shore Drive, Sister Bay). http://4sq.com/anC3aU #
• I just unlocked the "Crunked" badge on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/dBRY0B #
• I'm at Peninsula State Park Nicolet Beach (10170 Shore Rd, Fish Creek). http://4sq.com/cbCJLk #
• I just ousted @hohner as the mayor of Coachlite Inn on @foursquare! http://4sq.com/al4baJ #
• Getting ready to sail on a catamaran #vacation http://yfrog.com/5clascj #
• @TheRealLewisC congrats on the new job in reply to TheRealLewisC #
• @oraclenerd glad she is doing better in reply to oraclenerd #
• Wow google is shutting wave down . #
• @jkuramot what's the iPhone incident u in for in reply to jkuramot #
• @fritshoogland congrats in being an ace director in reply to fritshoogland #
• @hillbillyToad @gvwoods the unconference always rocks #oow10 in reply to hillbillyToad #

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25 http://ff.im/-ofjAP #
• @hillbillyToad awesome anything new for toad this # oow2010 see u there in reply to hillbillyToad #
• “@OracleDatabase: RT @oracleopenworld: View #Oracle OpenWorld 2010 trailer @ http://bit.ly/bg38mA #OOW10 #oracledatabase” nice #
• @hillbillyToad that would be nice maybe @eddieawad or @alexgorbachev can get you to sponsor the blogger meetup this year in reply to hillbillyToad #
• Oracle 10053 SQL Trace Viewer http://ff.im/-omdXw #
• @alexgorbachev @hillbillytoad @eddieawad awesome in reply to alexgorbachev #
• @hillbillyToad ? in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @jkuramot u actually might get better performance on your old iPhone by jailbreaking in reply to jkuramot #
• I love Pulse on my iPhone! Check it out. http://appsto.re/pulsenewsmini @pulsepad #
• We All Are One http://tinyurl.com/25am5cq (via @pulsepad) #
• @jkuramot congrats in reply to jkuramot #
• @dannorris trudat next wave of politicians will be judged by their twitter streams and Facebook likes in reply to dannorris #
• @oraclenerd hang in there everything should be ok in reply to oraclenerd #
• I'm at Sports Clips (6409 Grand Av, Gurnee). http://4sq.com/bRmsfc #

• @Scobleizer: Arrogance or Artistry at Apple? My audio thoughts: http://bit.ly/cPDm6a #sickofantennagate �� well said #
• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18 http://ff.im/-nSmxb #
• Hmm got my hacmp and asm to play along and learnt how file
  Collections work in aix last
  Week was productive need to blog too #randomcrap #
• Thinking about server crash scenarios and data consistency tomorrow
  Is crash test day #asm amp;HACMP #
• @jpiwowar hmm can certainly add that to the list in reply to jpiwowar #
• @surachart trying to ensure asm doesn't break with IBM hacmp so
  Using hardware and software scenarios in reply to surachart #
• “@CaliLewis: Better get it while it lasts! http://bit.ly/a2VT4x (Thanks @daynah)” can't download anymore #
• @TheRealLewisC see u at openworld in reply to TheRealLewisC #
• @gvwoods the schedule builder is out there just started filling my calendar in reply to gvwoods #
• I'm at Lindenhurst Health & Fitness Center (Contact 3098 Falling Waters Blvd, Lindemhurst). http://4sq.com/7OI7SY #
• @gvwoods @fuadar database architect #gvwoods in reply to gvwoods #
• @aejes still waiting for the deathgrip to happen but I do think it's blown out of proportion in reply to aejes #
• I'm at Great American Tire & Auto Center (7010 Grand Ave, at Brookside Dr, Gurnee). http://4sq.com/6x2yBF #
• @markrittman I've had similiar issues resetting the network settings fixed that for me #iphone4 in reply to markrittman #
• @CaliLewis that's with any bank just cz I paid off a card it actually either cancelled or reduced my credit line in reply to CaliLewis #
• Oracle openworld 2010 preparations underway http://ff.im/-oa2Pr #
• Oracle openworld 2010 preparations underway http://ff.im/-oa9ej #
• @chriscmuir no kidding anything would be better than this schedule builder slow sluggish and unresponsive ui #oow2010 in reply to chriscmuir #
• It's the weekend need to catch up on all my dr who white collar psych episodes #

So Oracle Openworld starts sep 19-23 But the preparation are already underway with the Schedule Builder going Live Yesterday.

The Official HashTag for Openworld 2010 is #oow2010 and @oracleopenworld can  be followed to get all the updates.

George Woods has started his yearly Tweeters Attending Blogpost here and i’m not many more resources will popup as OpenWorld Nears.

This Year Oracle OPenworld is expected to  be be massive with Java One Also added to the mix.

I am going to be Down in SFO this year and hoping to meet people as well as learn new stuff.

More updates and my schedule as i finish it up .

• Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-11 http://ff.im/-nx1Cw #
• 15 mins to overtime #wc2010 #
• Cmon Spain score no overtime please #wc2010 #
• Instrumentation rocks!! http://ff.im/-nyDNd #
• Got HACMP and ASM to work now to test cold failovers #oracle #
• With the new ec2 cluster compute would it be possible to run oracle run #oracle #ec2 #
• I meant oracle rac in my previous tweet about amazon ec2 cluster compute #ec2 #
• @alexgorbachev missed the webinar is there an archive in reply to alexgorbachev #
• @alexgorbachev thanks I'll check the racsig website in reply to alexgorbachev #
• @hillbillyToad wherd the extent map go in toAd 10.5 in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @hillbillyToad not the same as with file Ids and block ids used to show up by clicking a tablespace in admin tablespaves and objects in reply to hillbillyToad #
• @hillbillyToad thanks exactly what I was looking for in reply to hillbillyToad #
• iOS 4.1 finally implements AVRCP stereo Bluetooth controls http://ff.im/-nKqdo #
• @alexgorbachev thx in reply to alexgorbachev #
• @playontv is the playon iPhone app out yet it's July 15 in reply to playontv #
• Wow every iPhone 4 owner get a bumper case and existing bumper owners will be refunded #
• Thx to @oracleopenworld I will be heading to openworld 2010 this year see y'all there #oow2010 #
• I'm at Six Flags Great America (1 Six Flags Pkwy, Grand Ave, Gurnee) w/ 15 others. http://4sq.com/cldWRU #