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Server setup notes for Ubuntu

These are some basic setup notes for setting up a server to run on Ubuntu 10.04. I've trimmed it down for my own purpose, so it contains very little description.

first blog entry from android

So here it is ... i've entered the real world ... metaphorica
ly speaking.

Spring Roo integration with GWT

Google has announced GWT integration with Spring Roo at the 2010 Google I/O keynote....soooo cool. Ben Alex demonstrated building a Spring/GWT app in just few minutes. See here:

Debugging Using Maven Tomcat Plugin

I just found this handy post that provides an easy way to debug your applications using the maven tomcat plugin.

Virtual Private Servers - Slicehost vs Burst.net

I'm currently in the process of reviewing some VPS providers to see if what I'm paying at slicehost is value for money or if I could get a better deal somewhere else.

Spring MVC and AJAX support in Spring 3

Here are a couple of nice blog posts from Keith Donald on how easy it is to use AJAX with Spring MVC in Spring 3.

http://blog.springsource.com/2009/12/21/mvc-simplifications-in-spring-3-0/ http://blog.springsource.com/2010/01/25/ajax-simplifications-in-spring-3-0/

Dilbert - Software Requirements

No matter how many times I see this it never gets old ...

Runing Google Tasks on your linux desktop

I'm the kind of person that loves todo lists. I'm a list-a-holic. If I don't write it down or add it to a //TODO list I'm sure to forget it.

Beijing's Foreign Internet Purge

Just received an email from a friend in China not able to view this article. For the rest of the 'free' world you may find it an interesting read.

Setting up ejabberd and bandersnatch for xmpp chat logging

Over the past few days I've been researching XMPP/jabber servers with a plan of integrating live chat into our CRM. I've decided to go with ejabberd because of it's scalability and robustness.

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