Clients for Oracle XE?

I have downloaded and installed oracle express edition on my windows xp. I am using it to learn Oracle. I see that you can execute queries through the web interface using the menu SQL commands. Also you can connect to it using 'SQL command line' program.
I am wondering is there some more user friendly client with which I can connect to the Oracle database and execute queries and pl/sql?
I saw something like iSQL*Plus but I do not know from where to download it?
I downloaded files from here
http://www.oracle.com/technology/tech/oci/instantclient/instantclient.html
but they are only zips with dlls and jars in them. I do not know what to do with them?
How can i download and install this iSQL*Plus or other user-friendly client for Oracle?
I know my question is probably very lame but thanks in advance... :)

Any client that can interact with Oracle's Networking protocol - often called SQL*Net or Oracle Networking - can be used. In the past it was necessary to download this and use a complex install and configuration to get Oracle Networking up and running.
The 'Instant Client' is mainly a much simplified Oracle Networking component that sits on the database 'client' machine and acts as a bridge between most 'Oracle Networking'-aware ap[plications ans the database.  As such it is an 'instant setup for the client', and it is easy to understand your confusion.
In fact, any ODBC aware client will generally work if the correct ODBC configuration and drivers are obtained - these will 'talk to the database' perhaps using the 'Instant Client'.   Thus, even MS Access or Excel could be used. 
My personal preference is SQL*Plus, followed closely by SQL Developer.  SQL Developer is GUI oriented even though it still requires typing, rather than painting, the SQL statements. 
However, becoming comfortable with typing the commands, in conjunction with books like the O'Reilly 'Mastering Oracle SQL', unleashes a [u]lot more power than typical 'graphical filters and joiners' are able to accomplish. The Oracle SQL language is absolutely amazing, if one takes the time to learn it..
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forbrich
After all that, I forgot to include the links: http://www.oracle.com/technology/products/database/sql_developer/index.html and http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/mastorasql2/

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