Following is a quick summary of the differences between SharePoint WorkSpace vs. SharePoint SkyDrive Pro. I personally use and recommend SharePoint WorkSpace (which is compatible with both SharePoint 2010 and 2013). It is an excellent product that has really improved my workflow and collaboration. SharePoint WorkSpace Part of Office 2010 Compatible with SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 Handles document libraries as well as lists (e.g. issues, discussions) Allows you to selectively choose what to download locally SkyDrive Pro Part of Office 2013 Compatible with SharePoint 2013 only Only handles document libraries Must download all documents in the site … Read More
Google Drive App for iOS Gets a New Look
The Google Drive app on iOS devices like iPhones and iPads is becoming increasingly important to businesses as they adopt Google Apps at an amazingly fast pace. In anticipation of the Apple iOS release, Google released a new update to its Google Drive app. Noticing the new icon changing from “black” to “white” (see below), we decided to show some before and after screen captures. In addition to providing a preview as well as a comparison to those who are yet to perform the upgrade, we thought it would also be interesting to see the subtleties in the UI improvements, … Read More
Oracle APEX Not Going Anywhere – Oracle Database Cloud Built On APEX
Many people I know consider Oracle APEX to be one of Oracle’s best products. Though it’s hard to compare some of the product offerings against each other (e.g. WebLogic Server is quite good in its own right), I usually don’t disagree. You may not know it, but Oracle’s Database Cloud environment (whereas, of course, “cloud” is pretty much the hottest thing for every software vendor now including Oracle) is built on Oracle APEX as well, as stated in Oracle latest Statement of Direction: [quote align=”center”]The Oracle Database Cloud Service is built on the multi-tenant infrastructure of Oracle Application Express, and … Read More
Resolving “MySQL Workbench has stopped working” Error Message – Workbench v5.2 Windows Event ID 1026 and 1000
Description – I am running Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. – Installed MySQL Workbench 5.2 Issue – Worked fine for a while, but as soon as I start the program now, I get a message box saying “MySQL Workbench has stopped working” Anlaysis I checked Event Viewer and see two logs: Event ID: 1026 Application: MySQLWorkbench.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: exception code c0000005, exception address 100B954E Stack: Event ID: 1000 Faulting application name: MySQLWorkbench.exe, version: 5.2.40.8790, time stamp: 0x4fa2f938 Faulting module name: wbprivate.be.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4fa2f597 Exception code: … Read More
SQL – Nested Selects
I like to ask this series of questions in interviews when people say that they “know” Oracle SQL. Granted, none of this exemplifies the hardest parts of SQL, but it’s nice to see how hard someone is thinking when they answer. Question 1: Can you nest a select inside the from clause? Answer: Of course! This is essentially like querying from a view. Simple Example: SELECT t1.columnA FROM (SELECT columnA FROM tableX) t1select t1.columnA from (select columnA from tableX) t1 Question 2: Can you nest a select inside the where clause? Answer: Yes, you can perform match data with an … Read More
Google Analytics Integration with Oracle ADF 11g
There are occasions when we desire to view the usage statistics of our webpage. Some of these metrics might include: active users currently viewing our web site/application user’s web browser user’s operating system pages visited per session average time spent on web site/application per session If you have designed your enterprise application or enterprise portal using Oracle ADF 11g, there is a simple way to track these usage statistics. To find out more, feel free to download our FREE Technical Tip document below. Software and versions used for the screenshots in this Technical Tip document are: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit … Read More
Check Point VPN – SSL Network Extender – Windows 7 or Windows 2008 64-bit
If you come across an issue where your Check Point VPN SSL Network Extender (SNEX) fails to initialize (as seen below), try downloading a new version of the Check Point client made to work with Windows 7 and Windows 2008 64-bit. The client you want to download is SNX R71 HFA 1 with support for Windows 7 (msi)<alt=”R71 HFA 1 with Windows 7 support”/>.
Oracle Identity Management vs. Oracle Identity and Access Management
Many of our customers get hung up on the terminology for Oracle’s Identity and Access Management offerings, and perhaps rightfully so. There are more names and acronyms given to these products as there are people implementing them. Following is a quick breakdown of the latest version of both 1) Oracle Identity Management and 2) Oracle Identity and Access Management from the technical perspective of downloading and installing the products (as opposed to product packaging/licensing). When you speak with an identity management implementation partner like M&S Consulting, you will want to use the below terminology to ensure everyone is on the … Read More