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Entries from March 2009

Quickly Share Your Files Over The Network in Linux

March 27th, 2009 · 1 Comment · linux, linux tips

The Python Way

Open the Terminal
Go to directory you that you want share
Then run the command ‘python -m SimpleHTTPServer’
Now you can access your directory from any remote computer using any web browser by navigating to http://<your ID>:8000/

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Meld: The Visual Diff Tool for Linux

March 26th, 2009 · No Comments · linux, programming

These days I am working on WSO2 BPS next release which will based on Apache ODE 2.0. Apache ODE 2.0 will be released from the ODE’s subversion repository trunk and still they are maintaining ealier version of ODE code in separate branch. So I switch WSO2 BPS to use custom build from Apache ODE trunk and it’ll [...]

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I Tried Flock: The Social Web Browser

March 24th, 2009 · 2 Comments · news, personal

Today, I tried the Flock browser which is based on Firefox 3.0.5 core and has more advance social networking features. I like to say that I was fascinated by the features it provides for social networking related stuff. Also Flock’s Media Bar is a amazing thing that you can browse through the youtube, flickr or [...]

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The Javascript Trap by Richard Stallman

March 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · news

You may be running non-free programs on your computer every day without realizing it—through your web browser.

In the free software community, the idea that non-free programs mistreat their users is familiar. Some of us refuse entirely to install proprietary software, and many others consider non-freedom a strike against the program. Many users are [...]

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Updating Ubuntu Time Zone Configuration Using Terminal

March 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · linux tips, ubuntu

Using the command line, you can use "sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata" to re-configure the time zone settings.

Open a terminal window by going to Applications>Accessories>Terminal
Type command "sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata"
Follow the directions in the terminal.

You can more information from "Ubuntu Time" documentation.
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Service Orchestration using WS-BPEL, Part 1: Why Orchestration Needed in SOA

March 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · SOA, bpel, wso2 bps

At the beginning IT focused on support of business functions, such as accounting, warehouse management, etc. Now the focused has been shifted towards end-to-end support for business processes with realization of importance of business process automation using IT and optimizing business process execution through measuring efficiency and improving them.

Business processes in the enterprise can let [...]

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Stress Test

March 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized

Via http://geekandpoke.typepad.com/.

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Webinar: “Better Business Processes in your SOA with WSO2 BPS”

March 16th, 2009 · 3 Comments · SOA, bpel, news, wso2, wso2 bps

Business processes provide new opertunities for making integrated business information systems more flexible and adaptable to changing business needs in SOA infrastructure. Business processes use services from various other applications in the oraginasation while allowing existing solutions to take part in distinctive steps of the business processes. Highly simplified programming model of business processes allows [...]

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WSO2 Business Process Server - Featured Product in WSO2 Oxygen Tank’s March Newsletter

March 8th, 2009 · No Comments · SOA, personal, wso2 bps

 I am very happy to inform you that WSO2 Business Process Server which is newst WSO2 product that developments are lead by me became the featured product in March newsletter.
Please follow the link to read it.
 
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Dream Way To Write A Firefox Extension

March 4th, 2009 · No Comments · news

Most of us like to do experiments with our browser. Evolutionary browser, Firefox gives us the ability to extend our own browser as we wish. But still it’s hard to develop a browser extension without knowing some browser internals, compiling, and building extensions. As solution to this problem Aza Raskin is dreaming about new way [...]

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