=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/css/menu.css'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/css/menu.css	2014-04-02 12:45:15 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/css/menu.css	2014-04-02 13:48:42 +0000
@@ -395,6 +395,37 @@
     padding-right: 4px;
 }
 
+.app-menu-error
+{
+    background: darkred;
+    background: rgba(160, 0, 0, .70);
+    border: 1px solid darkred;
+    border-radius: 5px;
+    display: block;
+    padding: .5em 0;
+    text-align: center;
+    width: 100%;
+}
+
+.app-menu-error:hover
+{
+    background: rgba(160, 0, 0, .80);
+    cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.app-menu-error a
+{
+    background-color: transparent;
+    color: white;
+}
+
+.app-menu-error a:hover
+{
+    background-color: transparent;
+    color: white;
+    text-decoration: none;
+}
+
 /*
  * Media queries for the menu
  */

=== modified file 'dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/dhis2/dhis2.menu.js'
--- dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/dhis2/dhis2.menu.js	2014-04-01 12:46:32 +0000
+++ dhis-2/dhis-web/dhis-web-commons-resources/src/main/webapp/dhis-web-commons/javascripts/dhis2/dhis2.menu.js	2014-04-02 13:48:42 +0000
@@ -404,8 +404,6 @@
                 //TODO: Give user feedback for successful save
             }).error(function () {
                 //TODO: Give user feedback for failure to save
-                //TODO: Translate this error message
-                alert('Unable to save your app order to the server.');
             });
         }
     }
@@ -475,8 +473,11 @@
                 menu.addMenuItems(data.modules);
             }
         }).error(function () {
+            //TODO: Give user feedback for failure to load items
             //TODO: Translate this error message
-            alert('Can not load apps from server.');
+            var error_template = '<li class="app-menu-error"><a href="' + window.location.href +'">Unable to load your apps, click to refresh</a></li>';
+            $('#' + selector).addClass('app-menu').html('<ul>' + error_template + '</ul>');
+            $('#menuDropDown1 .menuDropDownBox').html(error_template);
         });
 
         /**