Open Space and Open Source
Both, Open Space Technology (OST)* and Open Source Software (OSS) are structured around volunteerism (.i.e people are the center of the universe). They really encourage people to step up and help....
View ArticleCheap Gas = Free Software : Codeweavers
Wow! Today you can download CrossOver for Mac and Linux. You can also download CrossOver Games for Mac and Linux for free. This offer is only valid on 28th Oct 2008. Currently their main site is down,...
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Eclipse I’m looking at You!
I’m a big Eclipse fan. Since 2002 I’ve been promoting Eclipse inside my company and at local conferences. In 2003, I gave a Technical Overview of Eclipse platform @ Linux Bangalore Conference (now...
View ArticleGoodbye SourceForge
Today I’ve decied to leave an old friend behind. I really cannot keep up with SF’s speed any more. Its time to move on. I’m slowly going to move all my open source projects to Google Code or GITHub....
View ArticleProgramming in the 21st Century
Programming is “the action or process of writing computer programs”. Programming by definition encompasses analysis, design , coding, testing, debugging, profiling and a whole lot of other activities....
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ProTest’s System Metaphor
On the ProTest project, we are using the Election as our System Metaphor to identify the key objects and their interactions. .i.e. to explain the logical design. ProTest is a library to prioritize your...
View ArticleAlternative System Metaphor for ProTest
On the ProTest project, instead of using the Election metaphor, we had also considered using the ‘Google Search Engine’ Metaphor. Each Test is like a web page on the internet with the content we are...
View ArticleHow can we eat our own dog food?
While everyone agrees with the value of eating your dog food, some people claim that this principle cannot be applied to all software industries. Let’s take the Medical Health Care Industry. Who should...
View ArticleSetting up Tomcat Cluster for Session Replication
If you have your web application running on one tomcat instance and want to add another tomcat instance (ideally on a different machine), following steps will guide you. Step 1: Independently deploy...
View ArticleChange WordPress Table Prefix using SQL Scripts
WP Security Scan Plugin suggests that wordpress users should rename the default wordpress table prefix of wp_ to something else. When I try to do so, I get the following error: Your User which is used...
View ArticleIssues on Upgrading to Latest Version of CMS Made Simple
I really like CMS Made Simple. Its pretty neat if you want to set up a website using a CMS software. However, after being hacked last week, I just tried upgrading to the latest version (1.9.4) of CMS...
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Pharma Hack: Spammy Links visible to only Search Engine Bots in WordPress,...
Over the last 6 months, I’ve been blessed with various pharma hacks on almost all my site. (http://agilefaqs.com, http://agileindia.org, http://sdtconf.com, http://freesetglobal.com,...
View ArticleOS X Yosemite 10.10 + cURL 7.37.1 – CA Certificate Issue &...
If you are using Opauth-Twitter and suddenly you find that the Twitter OAuth is failing on OS X Yosemite, then it could be because of the CA certificate issue. In OS X Yosemite 10.10, they switched...
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