diff --git a/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.cpp b/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.cpp
index a0178cd..5db347e 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.cpp
+++ b/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ namespace epics {
             g_pvAccessLogLevel = level;
         }
 
+        bool pvAccessIsLoggable(pvAccessLogLevel level)
+        {
+            return level >= g_pvAccessLogLevel;
+        }
+
         class FileLogger : public NoDefaultMethods {
         public:
             FileLogger(String const & name) {
diff --git a/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.h b/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.h
index 92f9fa8..401cf54 100644
--- a/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.h
+++ b/pvAccessApp/utils/logger.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace pvAccess {
 
     void pvAccessLog(pvAccessLogLevel level, const char* format, ...);
     void pvAccessSetLogLevel(pvAccessLogLevel level);
+    bool pvAccessIsLoggable(pvAccessLogLevel level);
 
 	#if defined (__GNUC__) && __GNUC__ < 3
 	#define LOG(level, format, ARGS...) pvAccessLog(level, format, ##ARGS)
@@ -45,7 +46,8 @@ namespace pvAccess {
 	#define LOG(level, format, ...) pvAccessLog(level, format, ##__VA_ARGS__)
 	#endif
     #define SET_LOG_LEVEL(level) pvAccessSetLogLevel(level)
-    
+    #define IS_LOGGABLE(level) pvAccessIsLoggable(level)
+
     // EPICS errlog
     //#define LOG errlogSevPrintf 
     //#define SET_LOG_LEVEL(level) errlogSetSevToLog(level)
diff --git a/testApp/remote/eget.cpp b/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
index 43190e9..7190fdf 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/eget.cpp
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ public:
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get create: " << status << std::endl;
             }
             
             // assign smart pointers
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             m_event.signal();
         }
     }
@@ -958,7 +958,7 @@ public:
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             }
 
             // access smart pointers
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status << std::endl;
             {
                 Lock lock(m_pointerMutex);
                 // this is OK since caller holds also owns it
@@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ public:
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel RPC create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel RPC create: " << status << std::endl;
             }
             
             // assign smart pointers
@@ -1060,7 +1060,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             m_connectionEvent.signal();
         }
     }
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ public:
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel RPC: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel RPC: " << status << std::endl;
             }
 
             // access smart pointers
@@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ public:
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to RPC: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to RPC: " << status << std::endl;
             {
                 Lock lock(m_pointerMutex);
                 // this is OK since caller holds also owns it
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp b/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
index 557aeed..289c5bb 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvget.cpp
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class ChannelGetRequesterImpl : public ChannelGetRequester
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get create: " << status << std::endl;
             }
             
             // assign smart pointers
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class ChannelGetRequesterImpl : public ChannelGetRequester
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             m_event.signal();
         }
     }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class ChannelGetRequesterImpl : public ChannelGetRequester
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             }
 
             // access smart pointers
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class ChannelGetRequesterImpl : public ChannelGetRequester
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status << std::endl;
             {
                 Lock lock(m_pointerMutex);
                 // this is OK since caller holds also owns it
@@ -247,13 +247,13 @@ class MonitorRequesterImpl : public MonitorRequester
             // TODO and exit
             if (!startStatus.isSuccess())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel monitor start: " << startStatus.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel monitor start: " << startStatus << std::endl;
             }
 
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "monitorConnect(" << status.toString() << ")" << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "monitorConnect(" << status << ")" << std::endl;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp b/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
index 4f33c18..8eb0cfc 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvput.cpp
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ class ChannelPutRequesterImpl : public ChannelPutRequester
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel put create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel put create: " << status << std::endl;
             }
 
             // assign smart pointers
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ class ChannelPutRequesterImpl : public ChannelPutRequester
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel put: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to create channel put: " << status << std::endl;
             m_event->signal();
         }
     }
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ class ChannelPutRequesterImpl : public ChannelPutRequester
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel get: " << status << std::endl;
             }
 
         	m_done.set();
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ class ChannelPutRequesterImpl : public ChannelPutRequester
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to get: " << status << std::endl;
         }
         
         m_event->signal();
@@ -709,14 +709,14 @@ class ChannelPutRequesterImpl : public ChannelPutRequester
             // show warning
             if (!status.isOK())
             {
-                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel put: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+                std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] channel put: " << status << std::endl;
             }
   
             m_done.set();
         }
         else
         {
-            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to put: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channelName << "] failed to put: " << status << std::endl;
         }
         
         m_event->signal();
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvutils.cpp b/testApp/remote/pvutils.cpp
index aab2432..e0c2a37 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvutils.cpp
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvutils.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <algorithm>
 
+#include <pv/logger.h>
+
 using namespace std;
 using namespace std::tr1;
 using namespace epics::pvData;
@@ -29,6 +31,29 @@ void RequesterImpl::message(String const & message, MessageType messageType)
 	std::cerr << "[" << getRequesterName() << "] message(" << message << ", " << getMessageTypeName(messageType) << ")" << std::endl;
 }
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const Status& s)
+{
+    o << '[' << Status::StatusTypeName[s.getType()] << "] ";
+    String msg = s.getMessage();
+    if (!msg.empty())
+    {
+        o << msg;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        o << "(no error message)";
+    }
+    // dump stack trace only if on debug mode
+    if (IS_LOGGABLE(logLevelDebug))
+    {
+        String sd = s.getStackDump();
+        if (!sd.empty())
+        {
+            o << std::endl << sd;
+        }
+    }
+    return o;
+}
 
 char separator = ' ';
 void terseSeparator(char c)
@@ -203,12 +228,12 @@ void ChannelRequesterImpl::channelCreated(const epics::pvData::Status& status, C
 		// show warning
 		if (!status.isOK())
 		{
-			std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] channel create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] channel create: " << status << std::endl;
 		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] failed to create a channel: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+        std::cerr << "[" << channel->getChannelName() << "] failed to create a channel: " << status << std::endl;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +281,7 @@ void GetFieldRequesterImpl::getDone(const epics::pvData::Status& status, epics::
 		// show warning
 		if (!status.isOK())
 		{
-			std::cerr << "[" << m_channel->getChannelName() << "] getField create: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+            std::cerr << "[" << m_channel->getChannelName() << "] getField create: " << status << std::endl;
 		}
 
 		// assign smart pointers
@@ -268,7 +293,7 @@ void GetFieldRequesterImpl::getDone(const epics::pvData::Status& status, epics::
 	else
 	{
 		// do not complain about missing field
-		//std::cerr << "[" << m_channel->getChannelName() << "] failed to get channel introspection data: " << status.toString() << std::endl;
+        //std::cerr << "[" << m_channel->getChannelName() << "] failed to get channel introspection data: " << status << std::endl;
 	}
 
 	m_event.signal();
diff --git a/testApp/remote/pvutils.h b/testApp/remote/pvutils.h
index 00d3bd7..4931478 100644
--- a/testApp/remote/pvutils.h
+++ b/testApp/remote/pvutils.h
@@ -86,3 +86,4 @@ class GetFieldRequesterImpl :
         bool waitUntilFieldGet(double timeOut);
 };
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const epics::pvData::Status& s);