As you may already know, Google recently released Google Gears, an open source browser extension that lets developers create web applications that can run offline using JavaScript APIs.

Google Gears provides three key features:

A local server, to cache and serve application resources (HTML, JavaScript, images, etc.) without needing to contact a server. […]

I have installed and been using Windows Vista Ultimate on my laptop for a few weeks. I have had no major problems with Vista. In fact, I like it.

However, this post is not about Windows Vista. I just want to share with you my success in running Ubuntu as a guest OS on Vista. No, […]

There was a question on OraQA about how to stop Oracle XE from starting up with your computer. When you install Oracle XE on Windows, it creates a service called “OracleServiceXE” with a startup type of “Automatic” which means that the service starts automatically when the computer boots.

One way to prevent Oracle XE from starting […]

I like Oracle DB XE, not only because it is free and has all the power of an Oracle database, but also because it comes with Application Express, or APEX (formerly HTMLDB). I plan to learn APEX and use it as an ad hoc application builder for such applications that can be shared among team […]

Justin Kestelyn reports that the free Oracle Database 10g Express Edition is in production now. Woohoo! Thanks Oracle!

Now, waiting for Oracle SQL Developer to graduate

In case you have not noticed it yet, there is a new podcast on OTN: “Oracle vice president Tom Kyte talks about Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (XE)–the new, free, and small-footprint Oracle Database release-and its benefits for developers, DBAs, and ISVs”. Listen.

I bet that you did not believe your eyes when you saw the two words “Free” and “Oracle” right next to each other, did you? Well, it happened a few hours ago. Oracle has now a “freebie” database of the 10g version, the Oracle Database 10g Express Edition. So what is Oracle Database 10g […]