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Only on Windows: SQL Developer 23.1 and the Instant Client!!

If you require a ‘thick’ connection in SQL Developer 23.1 running on Windows, you’ll need to either: Use a 21c Client Use the 21c Instant Client with… SQL Developer 23.1 and the Instant Client

May 4, 2023

SQLcl: Setup on a Mac

Simple and straightforward steps about how to setup Oracle’s new SQL command line tool on a macOS X environment. Download Application and Environment Setup Attempt to start the application: Setup Java Download Java from the Oracle site. As I am on a mac wit M processor (ARM) , I cannot install jre-8u371-macosx-x64.dmg, so I cannot…

May 4, 2023

Last Week on My Mac: Secret security

An update users didn’t know about might have installed a security tool they don’t know about, whose reports they can’t see. Last Week on My Mac: Secret security

May 1, 2023

Ventura 13.3.1 can’t change the password of sparse bundles

hdiutil chpass, the only means of changing passwords for sparse bundles, doesn’t work in macOS Ventura 13.3.1. The workaround requires a VM and 13.1. Ventura 13.3.1 can’t change the password of sparse bundles

April 27, 2023

Apple’s iOS has secret new scheme to restrict features based on geolocation

Some iOS features are only available in specific places (for example: FaceTime is not available in the UAE). 9to5Mac has now learned that Apple has … Apple’s iOS has secret new scheme to restrict features based on geolocation

April 27, 2023

BUG? Oracle SQL Developer cannot access files on mac OS X

I used Oracle SQL Developer for years until recently (possibly after the upgrade to macOS 12.6.5?) when the SQL Developer stopped being able to access the files stored locally: The software does not prompt for access at start-up, not after the upgrade nor if I delete the fully the ./sqldeveloper/ directory. The solution seems to…

April 26, 2023

Used Routers Often Come Loaded With Corporate Secrets

More than half of the enterprise routers researchers bought secondhand hadn’t been wiped, exposing sensitive info like login credentials and customer data. — Read on www.wired.com/story/used-enterprise-router-company-secrets/

April 20, 2023

Genius hackers help Russia’s neighbors thwart cyber incursions | Cybernews

Russia’s cyber capabilities should not be underestimated but its NATO neighbors are more than capable of defending themselves against the Kremlin — Read on cybernews.com/editorial/hackers-help-fighting-russia/

April 20, 2023

OpenAI ordered to delete ChatGPT over false death claims

OpenAI has been issued a Cease and Desist letter over “defamatory” statements allegedly made about a privacy advocate, whom the artificial intelligence falsely claimed to be dead. — Read on cybernews.com/news/openai-ordered-delete-chatgpt/

April 20, 2023

Apple activates HomePod’s smoke alarm recognition

Apple’s HomePod and HomePod mini can now recognize the sound of smoke alarms, and automatically send a notification alert to a user’s iPhone. HomePod… Apple activates HomePod’s smoke alarm recognition

April 20, 2023

Oracle SQL Developer 23.1 is now available

It’s time to go update your desktop copy of SQL Developer! We have some very important bug fixes for our community of Oracle Database users, … Oracle SQL Developer 23.1 is now available

April 20, 2023

Linux Playground on #OCI

Spring is here and I will definitely spend more time outside on my bike and carrying my iPad in my backpack. So I was looking for an easy to setup environment to practice and train my shell scripting skills. And Oracle Always Free has a simple solution for that! I setup a small compute instance…

April 19, 2023