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June 2007

links for 2007-06-30

by Ron Bieber on Friday, June 29, 2007

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Subversion and SSL Troubles

June 29, 2007

I decided to upgrade my home Subversion repository to version 1.4.3 as soon as it was released. Since then, my ViewVC application has ceased to work, getting a Python exception every time I try to execute it. Creating a small Python program that just imports the library (from svn import fs) [...]

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links for 2007-06-29

June 28, 2007

Light Portal
Light is an Ajax and Java based Open Source Portal framework which can be seamless plugged in to any Java Web Application or as an independent Portal application. One of its unique features is that it can be turned on when users need to access their perso
(tags: portal development ajax java jee portals frameworks)

Implementing [...]

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Ron’s Birthday Cake

June 27, 2007

Photo by rbieber
Transformers this year.

Last year it was Marvel Superheroes. This year? Transformers.

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links for 2007-06-26

June 25, 2007

Google’s Udi Manber – Search is a Hard Problem
“Udi Manber, Google’s VP of Engineering, gave a brief 15 minute presentation at Supernova today entitled Search is a Hard Problem.”
(tags: google search)

scottberkun.com » Blog Archive » Asshole driven development
“he software industry might be the world’s greatest breeding ground for new systems of management. From Agile, to [...]

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links for 2007-06-22

June 21, 2007

iSlayer.com
iStat pro is the ultimate system monitoring widget, consisting of nine sections which can be shown or hidden.
(tags: macintosh msx downloads free mac tools widget dashboard)

Haris.tv » Admin-SSL : New Wordpress Plugin
(tags: wordpress ssl security)

Infosec Potpourri
wgCookieSecure
(tags: mediawiki ssl security)

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links for 2007-06-20

June 19, 2007

100 Best Places to Work in IT 2007
A sense of commitment, and connection, keeps IT staffers at these top companies jazzed up about work.
(tags: work environment culture toread)

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Quote For Today

June 19, 2007

“…the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking.” – Steve Jobs (quote from Quotiki)

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links for 2007-06-19

June 18, 2007

FAQ: mod_rewrite, 301/401 redirects, optimizing Apache, and more. – Webmaster Forum
(tags: mod_rewrite)

Generating Certificate Signing Requests
Generating a certificate request for signing.
(tags: apache certificate encryption howto security ssl)

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links for 2007-06-17

June 16, 2007

Introduction to Abject-Oriented Programming — Typical Programmer
“Abject-oriented programming is a set of practices for encouraging code reuse and making sure programmers are producing code that can be used in production for a long time.” Haven’t read something this funny (and true) in a while. This guys now on my
(tags: advice development [...]

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links for 2007-06-14

June 13, 2007

Gaulard.com Blog » Blog Archive » Creating Short URLs – MediaWiki – Version 1.10.0
Creating “friendly” or “pretty” urls in mediawiki.
(tags: mediawiki mod_rewrite)

Open Application Lifecycle Management
(tags: borland openalm toread)

Manual:Using custom namespaces – MediaWiki
(tags: mediawiki documentation)

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links for 2007-06-13

June 12, 2007

Apple – Safari 3 Public Beta
Apple releases Safari for Windows. Still in Beta, but good enough to test with.
(tags: apple browser windows webkit testing downloads Internet)

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The Bieber Labs Remote Relaxation Unit

June 12, 2007

Photo by rbieber

Yes, thats right, we are now official residents of the Ewok Village.
Jonna and I came across this little unit in the same park as our inlaws and we grabbed it.
Already has a deck. Already has a lawn. Already has a golf cart.
Guy genes missing, but I still have everything [...]

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links for 2007-06-07

June 6, 2007

CTX106631 – How to Use OpenSSL to Convert Certificates
x509 –in input.crt –inform DER –out output.crt –outform PEM
(tags: ssl certificates security)

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links for 2007-06-06

June 5, 2007

Six Apart – Movable Type News – Movable Type 4 Beta: We’re On A Mission
MoveableType going Open Source. Don’t see anything about “Enterprise” though.
(tags: moveabletype applications blogging opensource mt)

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Lecture from Linus Torvalds on Source Control

June 4, 2007

Check out this really interesting lecture by Linus Torvalds on Git, the source control system he started for the Linux kernel. Its an interesting talk, where he compares Git with other version control systems.

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links for 2007-06-02

June 1, 2007

Six Apart spins like a Whirling Dervish. Strange Attractor: Picking out patterns in the chaos
“I’ve refrained from blogging about Six Apart lately, because I have nothing positive to say about them or their products right now, but I’m afraid I can’t let their latest marketing email pass without calling bullshit.”
(tags: blog blogging business MovableType mt [...]

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The Myths of Innovation and the Full Machiavelli Quote on Change

June 1, 2007

Last month I posted a quote from Nicolo Machiavelli on change that I had heard in a lecture by Carly Fiorina. I’ve recently picked up the book The Myths of Innovation by Scott Berkun where he includes the whole quote – which is much more interesting than the subset.

There is nothing more difficult [...]

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