Category Archives: Software

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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Improved logo for wamblee.org

Posted on July 13, 2010 by erik

Several improvements to the logo: more abstract connectors removing any association with plungers smoothed shapes so it also looks good in large size better colors, nice primary colors just like Duke more unobscured Duke image (connector is moved to the … Continue reading →

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