Archive for 'General'

Tutorial: 12 steps to secure Apache Tomcat

Tutorial: 12 steps to secure Apache Tomcat

Securing a system environment or just even a web application can be a tricky undertaking. You will even face some challenges when trying to secure Apache Tomcat. I recently introduced myself about how to secure Tomcat. This article will show you, how to establish general secure Tomcat instances on Unix or Linux in twelve steps.

Problem: Upgrading WordPress to 2.8.1 and above -> Missing permissions?

Problem: Upgrading WordPress to 2.8.1 and above -> Missing permissions?

As I recently upgraded my WordPress version to v2.9.1, I faced the problem, that the administrative pages of some of my beloved plugins don’t work any more. The message you get displayed is “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.“. I found out that this is because of a modified security mechanism [...]

Apache Sling: Bringing back the fun

Apache Sling: Bringing back the fun

It is coming silent but all the more powerful: Apache Sling. Sling’s slogan: “Bringing back the fun.”. Well, yeah. It does! This article is about its concepts and everything you have to know about it. Important links and tutoring resources, what Apache Sling is, why it is powerful and why I like it even whithout [...]

A memo about JCR’s types and type management

A memo about JCR’s types and type management

JCR, the Java Content Repository, uses typisation for its repository items. This article describes the basic concepts of JCRs typisations, the relationships between nodes and properties and the administration and shapings of those types.

About JCR – Java Content Repository

About JCR – Java Content Repository

JCR, also known as Java Content Repository or Content Repository for Java Technology API, actually consists of two specifications: JSR-170 describing JCR 1.0 and JSR-283 describing JCR 2.0. Both standards are intended to access content repositories in an uniform manner. First, it was developed by Day Software, but then partially given to the Apache Software [...]

Relaunch … done!

This webblog was now officially relaunched. It has been a long while ago that the recent post was published. Now that there are some challenging new e-commerce and development projects in sight, I will report my learnings and news to your more frquently. I’m looking forward to revive this blog. As a first step to [...]

Norwegians are off their heads ;-)

What kind of crazy invention is this? One thing is clear: It must be a lot of fun to control my browser like Opera intends it! Have a look at this…

Web 2.0: Eine Dokumentation

Soeben stiess ich auf eine interessante Dokumentation über die Themen Web 2.0, Existenzgründung und den Markt des Webs. Interviewt werden unter anderem die Gründer der StudiVZ-Community. Sehr interessant sag’ ich da nur. Schaut es euch am besten an…

Was bisher geschah (Teil I)

Und los geht’s Ideen für Funktionen und besondere Features sind ja nun gefunden. Die üblichen Funktionen, die es zu tausenden im Web gibt und die auch ich einbauen werde sind unter anderen die folgenden: Profil, Fotoalbum,Textnachrichten, Eigene Seite mit Blog , Eigener- und Cliquenkalender, Terminplaner, u.s.w. Nun kann ich durchstarten.

Der Stand der Dinge

Der Stand der Dinge

Am 10.02.2008 hat es begonnen Offiziell fing ich zu diesem Termin an mich um die Machbarkeit, Spezifikation und Umsetzung meiner Idee zu kümmern. Ich merkte schnell, dass das Projekt Wotan ein sehr grosses Unterfangen für eine einzelne Person darstellt. Ich brauchte einen Partner. Also stellte ich mein Vorhaben meinem besten Freund vor, den ich bereits seit [...]