Year: 2010

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IP Cop – Linux, Old Computers, Broadband Combined

During the most recent switch of ISP, we foun that our bandwidth utilization was high, and we had to setup a transparent web proxy to cache commonly shared files. Our File/Print/Active Directory server is running Windows 2003 standard edition, and setting up any kind of proxy was convoluted, error prone and would affect the performace […]

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Internet Explorer – A Link is not a Link

Someone said that the browser wars are over, well I am not sure of that, they will only be over when Internet Explorer from the great and mighty Microsoft (M$FT) as its called by open source advocates starts following standards and its own rules all the time. Having an HTML anchor tag () without an […]

content management systems java opencms web development

OpenCMS Woes – Three Pipe Problem Solving Technique

Well it seems like my woes with OpenCMS migration seem to be over, but the issue is so strange only experience can enlighten one. This still re-inforces my thoughts that Java based applications are huge, complex and diffcult to work with. My expectations for a migration are as follows: a) Copy application files from one […]

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Terror in Kampala

At about midnight on Sunday July 11, 2010, during the world cup final match between Netherlands and Spain, a three bombs were detonated in Kampala; Kyaddondo Rugby club, home of the MTN Heathens; Ethiopian village in Kabalagagala a popular hangout area; and a club near the Suburb of Ntinda. As of July 13, 2010, there […]

content management systems java

Java Content Management System Woes – OpenCMS 6.2

We are working on migrating an OpenCMS website from one look to another. As expected of all development projects, this cannot be done on the production server, so we are setting up a development environment for the site within our local network. While the basic tools have become better, Java and Tomcat seem faster than […]

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Safari 5 Goodies – Different Browsers for Each Tab

I spend most of my day looking through different browsers to ensure our solutions look and behave the same in each of them. Typically I read my RSS Feeds in Firefox using Brief, debug pages using Firebug and Web Developer. BTW the new Firefox 3.6.4 feels a bit snappier than the previous one, but I […]

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PHP Externalization of Messages

As part of a project we are involved in there is a need for externalization of messages, both error and labels from the application into an external file. From within Java, this is available as message and resource bundles, and the Spring framework smoothens this process. In PHP this is another story, as the options […]

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