Category Archives: Software

Server ordered

Posted on November 8, 2010 by erik

So with one last changes of the heatsink to a Supermicro SNK-P0038P (bigger than the Intel) and of the chassis to the more silent SC743 TQ-865B-SQ, the server is now complete and I have placed the order. Now the waiting … Continue reading →

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Server specs/what a journey….

Posted on November 5, 2010 by erik

Incredible how much you learn while looking for the correct parts for a server. Initially I started out with an Intel S5500HCVR motherboard  based on the 5500 chipset and an Antec Take 4 650 case and a Noctua NH-U12DX 1366 … Continue reading →

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Oh no, the server virus strikes again…

Posted on November 2, 2010 by erik

It is flue season again, but this time it is not a regular flue but more like a server virus. I have had this virus before and it usually ends up in me spending a lot of money on very … Continue reading →

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Should I get a new server?

Posted on October 30, 2010 by erik

In 2006 I got myself a new server. The old one was already 7 years old and was at its limit. Memory was tight and the setup was not ideal. For instance, I had 2 internal hard disks with a … Continue reading →

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Backup script made available

Posted on October 19, 2010 by erik

I have been using a backup script for my linux server for a longer time now. This script creates backups based on snapshot volumes using linux Logical Volume Management. This has been quite a useful script as I can create … Continue reading →

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Productivity and Workplace Design

Posted on September 20, 2010 by erik

If you are working at a company where cost savings are really really important, then chances are that after reducing cost factor number 1 (wages, i.e. headcount and hourly rate), cost factor number 2 is up. And that is office … Continue reading →

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Quality == Culture

Posted on September 10, 2010 by erik

From “Toyota Culture: The heart and soul of the Toyota way”. “If a Toyota leader was asked why they allowed the line to stop, she might make the point that the value the organisation places on quality is higher than … Continue reading →

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Planning experiences…

Posted on August 23, 2010 by erik

After all these years, one thing keeps on coming back: If a project is very well plannable then it is probably not an interesting project.

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Using CDI to Inject Dependencies into Unmanaged Objects

Posted on August 14, 2010 by erik

Contexts and Dependency Injection (JSR-299) is a great standard which is part of Java EE 6 and really simplifies Java EE programming, at least if you stay completely within the confines of Java EE. However, applications that use CDI also … Continue reading →

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Java EE 6 as the method of choice for application development

Posted on August 1, 2010 by erik

In the past I have worked with J2EE 1.4 and admittedly, it was terrible. A lot of plumbing code was required to make applications. Luckily, Spring and Hibernate came to the rescue: Spring for the general infrastructure parts (roughly session … Continue reading →

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