Blogs are a platform for expressing ones self. Topics ranges from personal experiences, technical journal, and even views. Writing comes natural to some and to others may seem difficult. One of blog category could be about travels.
For example, if one travels to a particular country like United Kingdom they could creatively write about Hotels in […]

Laptops are getting cheaper and cheaper. Various programs like One Laptop Per Child pushed the limits to have a $100 US laptop. This is a feat in itself which is slowly becoming a reality. I was asked on which laptop would I recommend for an on the move blogger. Thinking of my experience with a […]

Bedrooms are one of the areas at home where we stay most of the time. One way to make the bedroom alive is to spice up the bed covers to with some Custom Bedding to match the room design. This could only be possible with some made to order bedding which uses some latest production […]

Sharing of files through the Internet have been a great issue especially when it comes to intellectual property piracy. Peer to peer file sharing technology have been one of those communications protocol which is constantly attacked as one which promotes software or digital content piracy. In some countries the laws are very stiff on those […]

Technology brought the past decade some superb telecommunications growth and advances. Making calls overseas were done with the convenience of international phone card. Those were the days when there were no mobile phones and the operator based calls are very expensive. Today, mobile phones are steadily getting a bit of the market on international phone […]

The browser technology gets better and better. It’s the first time that I tried safari browser after it went through a lot of bug and fixes beta release for Windows. I was even intrigued with the way it works with the sleek design and interface. Organizing bookmarks is also made easy. The find feature is superb […]

Websites are widely accepted way of communication already, but there are still those who question about its usefulness. As an example one category of business that will benefit having a web presence are those from the medical business.
Three areas of medical business that could benefit from having a website:

Hospitals/Clinics
Pharmaceutical Companies
Medical Professionals

Hospitals or clinics can use […]

The consumer market in the US is constantly growing. Easy to avail loans and credits fuels this demand. Credit and loan system is somehow good for those needing the goods or services but have limited cash on hand. Sometimes failure to comply with the credit or personal loans terms will have one flagged to have […]

Having error that consistently appears on every computer would I say easier to deal but with an error that occurs on one but one another is okey it drives me crazy. I have encountered this kind of error with a Microsoft Access file which is stored on a file server. The MS Access file is […]

The holidays and special celebrations call for sending some greeting cards and letters family and friends. I am reminded of the good old mailboxes out side the house front yard. We usually check any mails from family, relatives and friends everyday.
The spur of electronic mails has made sending mail communication fast. This is a compliment […]

Quarterly, I receive a printed newsletter as a member of the Asian Society for Environmental Protection (ASEP). ASEP is a non-profit organization which focuses on environmental protection trends and news in Asia. As an IT consultant, I suggest of using an email newsletter tool for sending electronic format copies of the newsletter aside from the […]

Every quarter of the year I have been paying for my web site’s hosting. The hosting is provided by a local company which lacks the facility to allow payment via credit card or paypal. It only allows payment via deposit on a local bank of different branches. I am showing you here the latest bill […]

Having a web site which is not known is just like having no site. Promoting our website should not be limited to online promotion but also to offline. I was reminded of this idea through real estate signs. Certainly this would be a good way to publicize your web site.
Going to a designer for some […]

 A sample screen shot of the finished Oracle Application Express OEHR exercise sample application is included to picture out the final output of the project.

This particular screen shows the Employee page.  The capabilities include a department select list which will automatically show the list of employees under the selected department. Employee data about first name, […]

The IT industry is very dynamic and every month there are new developments. People who are working in the field are also in good business of writing books about the new technologies. Book Publishers comes handy for those self-author computer experts as some consider this as a dream. Who would not want to own a […]

A sample screen shot of the finished Oracle Application Express OEHR exercise sample application is included to picture out the final output of the project.

This particular screen shows the Department page. The capabilities include a search box and a change in number of display list per page. Department data about id, name, employee count, […]

Almost everyone would like their site to be on the top of search engine rankings. Some of the top search engines and web directories include Google, Yahoo! Search, MSN, AOL, AltaVista, Yahoo! Directory, Open Directory (Dmoz), and more.
Going to the top requires sites to be designed for easy indexing by search engine bots. Search engine […]

The build up of computer servers in our server room is increasing as time goes by. Having them arranged neatly is a challenge. Definitely we need to stack them up to save also the space that it occupies. There are best practices or workplace regulations from the industry that should be met.
Design consultants are sometimes […]

Outlined here are the basic steps in building an Oracle Application Express application. The purpose of this is to show the various possible things that can be done with Oracle Application Express.

Creating an Initial Application
Modifying the Departments Report
Adding an Employees Report and Form
Editing the Employees Report
Displaying Items as Select Lists
Adding a Link on the Home […]

December 18, 2007 - Oracle Application Express Class Schedule
Morning Session:
Getting Started with Oracle Application Express

Downloading, Importing, Installing Oracle Express OEHR Sample Application Objects
Viewing Database Objects Using SQL Workshop

Building an Oracle Express Application

Creating the Initial Application
Modifying the Departments Report
Adding an Employees Report and Form
Editing the Employees Report
Displaying Items as Select Lists
[…]

Learning Oracle Application Express will be easier if done with a sample application. The purpose of this page is to facilitate information on downloading and installation of Oracle Express Human Resource (OEHR) Sample application.
To use the OEHR Sample Objects application, it should be downloaded from the Oracle Technology Network (OTN):
Downloading OEHR Sample Application Objects:

Using a […]

Have you ever heard of specialized hosting? I thought all along that hosting are offering the same thing, just web hosting. I have recently received an email that valid email marketing is affected by the spam filtering software. I have experienced this case of waiting for an important mail only to found out days later […]

Users under a workspace can be organized into various user groups having different roles and purpose.
To create a group:
First, log in to Oracle Application Express:
1. Please see: How to Login to Oracle Application Express 3.0.1 Workspace Admin, Developer, Users Page
2. Under Login, enter your Workspace Administrator login credentials.
3. Click Login.

I was sharing about the trend of the future of programs like software as a service over a dinner with friends. One started to quip about the idea of how to make money online through a website. Another bolted out that it’s an old idea. I was just listening and finally they are asking me […]

After creating the workspace we need to log in to your local instance of Application Express.
The following information will be helpful:

URL where you can access Application Express
Workspace name you use to develop applications
Username set up for you for this workspace within Application Express
Password set up for you for this […]

After login to the Application Express Administration Service Page the first thing to do is to create a Workspace. A workspace is a shared work area within the Oracle Application Express development environment that has a unique ID and name. All users in the workspace can access all its applications and scripts. How do we […]

December 17, 2007 - Oracle Application Express Class Schedule
Morning Session:
Oracle Database XE installation
Oracle Application Express Installation

Windows XP Installation Requirements for Oracle Application Express 3.0
Installing Oracle Application Express 3.0
Post-installation Task for Oracle Application Express 3.0
Installing Application Express 3.0.1 Embedded PL/SQL Gateway (apex_epg_config.sql)
Resetting Application Express 3.0.1 Admin Password
How to Login to Oracle Application Express 3.0.1 Administration Services […]

One of the task to be done after an Oracle Application Express installation on an Oracle Database XE or Oracle Database 11g and above is the configuration of the Application Express 3.0.1 Embedded PL/SQL Gateway.
To install Embedded PL/SQL Gateway:
1. Change your working directory to $ORACLE_HOME/apex.
ex. C:\apex>
2. Start SQL*Plus and connect to the database where […]

Missing icons could be one of the problems after a new install of Oracle Application Express. As shown in the example.

When Application Express has missing icons this could mean conflicting or improperly set images folders aliased by the system. This maybe a result of error during installation or some unfinished post installation procedures like setting […]

One needs to access the Administration Services page to manage all aspects of the Application Express service including creating, removing, and managing workspaces. Sometimes the password is not just working. This is the case after a new install of Application Express or when the password is lost.
A new installation of Application Express needs to […]