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A Quick Way to Bookmark a Web Page

Ever wanted to bookmark a Web page so you can read it later? Here’s a quick way to do it, that works in both IE and Firefox: CTRL+D This does

Convert Descriptive Flex Fields to Numbers

Often, data in Oracle applications is stored in extended columns known as Descriptive Flex Field (DFF) columns. These are character columns which you can map to store any kind of

Caching in JavaScript Improves Performance

Along with caching the objects, you can also enhance a script’s performance by caching the entire script?in other words, by including it in a .js file. This way, the browser

Suppress Logs from Libraries

How many times have you tried to get rid of the intrusive log messages from the API you’re using? The solution is easy: in your log4j configuration file, just include

Printing an Object in Java

When you use System.out.println( ) by passing an object as an argument, the JRE invokes its toString( ) method by default. If you haven’t overridden this method, then you end