.NET Hell & Heaven http://www.florinraicu.com First, solve the problem. Then, write the code. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:10:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Installing oci8 Php extension in 3 steps http://www.florinraicu.com/installing-oci8-php-extensions-in-3-steps/ http://www.florinraicu.com/installing-oci8-php-extensions-in-3-steps/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:09:17 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=103 Step 1
    Download and install the Instant Client rpms from oracle which you can get here http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html.


# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient11.1-basic-11.1.0.7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
# rpm -ivh oracle-instantclient11.1-devel-11.1.0.7.0-1.x86_64.rpm
    Step 2
    Compile and install the oci8 extension


#
pear install pecl/oci8
    Step 3
    Edit your php.ini file (/etc/php.ini) and add the extension=oci8.so in the Dynamic extensions section.
]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=103 0 Our new President!!! http://www.florinraicu.com/our-new-president/ http://www.florinraicu.com/our-new-president/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:51:21 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=97 Our new president is Mircea Geoana. Is it a good thing?! Is it a bad thing?!…We shall see…I hate both :)

[Later update]. Sorry…huge mistake..our new president is Traian Basescu…(at least for these days)

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=97 0 Me in China – Part 2 http://www.florinraicu.com/me-in-china-part-2/ http://www.florinraicu.com/me-in-china-part-2/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:56:32 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=93 Hong Kong – the most beautiful place I’ve ever visited!!!!

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=93 0 Me in China Part 1 http://www.florinraicu.com/me-in-china-part-1/ http://www.florinraicu.com/me-in-china-part-1/#comments Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:55:13 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=88 Hi,

Thanks to good friends I can share with you some pictures with me in China – Guangzhou

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=88 0 10 Reasons Why Google Should Still Fear Microsoft http://www.florinraicu.com/10-reasons-why-google-should-still-fear-microsoft/ http://www.florinraicu.com/10-reasons-why-google-should-still-fear-microsoft/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:59:46 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=85 eWeek wrote an interesting article about 10 reasons why Google should still fear Microsoft.

The reasons are:

  1. It’s huge
  2. Google is a newbie
  3. The Yahoo deal matters
  4. Windows is still powerful
  5. Microsoft is improving
  6. Bing is pretty good
  7. Microsoft is settings its sights on Google
  8. The enterprise trusts Microsoft
  9. Microsoft knows the future is the cloud too
  10. Windows 7 is the X factor

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=85 0 Why are you the next Bill Gates? http://www.florinraicu.com/why-are-you-the-next-bill-gates/ http://www.florinraicu.com/why-are-you-the-next-bill-gates/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:42:24 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=83 Toshiba and the British company XMA launched a contest in the United Kingdom for college students. The contest is very funny. The prize is £3,500 , a Toshiba laptop and an internship at XMA

All you need to do is to answer in less than 100 words to a simple question: “Why are you the next Bill Gates?”

For more information about this contenst thenextbillgates.co.uk

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=83 0 72-hour Windows 7 film festival – And the winner is… http://www.florinraicu.com/72-hour-windows-7-film-festival-and-the-winner-is/ http://www.florinraicu.com/72-hour-windows-7-film-festival-and-the-winner-is/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:55:00 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=80 Microsoft organized a short movie contest called: 72-hour Windows 7 film festival.

The biggest prize was $3.000; second place $2.000 and the next 6 movies received $500. Here you can see all the movies which got at least $500.

Grand prize: “7 Beat”  Â



First prize: “Untitled (Parkour)”



Second prize, Superhero: “W7 vs. Captain Virus”



Second prize, Free for All: “Journey to Wiggins”



Second prize, A Blast from the Past: “Bill and Paul’s Excellent Adventure”



Second prize, Reality TV: “Metropolitan Detail”



Second prize, Pets/Family: “IT Bud”



Second prize, Pop Culture: “Don’t Quote Me on This”



Honorable mention: “Installation”

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=80 0 Day by day Microsoft forgets more and more its identity http://www.florinraicu.com/day-by-day-microsoft-forgets-more-and-more-its-identity/ http://www.florinraicu.com/day-by-day-microsoft-forgets-more-and-more-its-identity/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:49:58 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=76 This is why I’m starting not to like Microsoft anymore.

Hey, you are a serious company, not a joke.

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=76 0 Google wins a new battle with Microsoft – Los Angeles http://www.florinraicu.com/google-wins-a-new-battle-with-microsoft-los-angeles/ http://www.florinraicu.com/google-wins-a-new-battle-with-microsoft-los-angeles/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:03:03 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=74 More info here.

Florin RAICU

]]> http://js-kit.com/rss/www.florinraicu.com/p=74 0 Input formatting – apply width to a label http://www.florinraicu.com/input-formatting-apply-width-to-a-label/ http://www.florinraicu.com/input-formatting-apply-width-to-a-label/#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:40:01 +0000 Florin RAICU http://www.florinraicu.com/?p=69 Just a few minutes ago a friend of mine asked me how can he apply width attribute to a label (he’s trying to format a form without using tables). Well the idea is very simple. You need to use the label element, but because the label is an inline element, it cannot have width value; in order to do this you need to put display:block or float:left.



<!--
label, input 
{
    margin-top: 5px;
    float: left;
}

label 
{
   display: block;
   width: 100px;
}
-->
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