Google Wave looks pretty awesome.

Google Wave really looks like it could revolutionize web communications. I could definitely see this replacing email, IM, and other current web communication protocols. I will be keeping a close eye on this.

Google Wave is a product that helps users communicate and collaborate on the web. A “wave” is equal parts conversation and document, where users can almost instantly communicate and work together with richly formatted text, photos, videos, maps, and more. Google Wave is also a platform with a rich set of open APIs that allow developers to embed waves in other web services and to build extensions that work inside waves.

Here are some links for further reading.

• About Google Wave
• Google Wave APIs
• Google Wave Federation Protocol

How to change the Oracle XE web interface port.

By default the Oracle XE web interface uses port 8080. This can cause problems because by default JBoss AS and other app servers listen to port 8080 as well. Fortunately it is very easy to change the port that XE listens to.

• Open the SQL command line: Start Menu >> Programs >> Oracle Database 10G Express Edition >> Run SQL Command Line >>

• Enter the following commands at the SQL prompt.

Now the XE web interface will be listening on port 9090 instead of port 8080. Just make sure you use port 9090 instead of 8080 in the URL. For example: http://127.0.0.1:9090/apex