Kategorie: Tim’s Weblog

“Backbase provides Rich Internet Application (RIA) software that radically improves the usability and effectiveness of online applications, and increases developer productivity. With Backbase you can build web applications with a richer and more responsive user interface.”

“This web service software takes multiple word processor files (typically .doc) and converts them to Oasis OpenDocument v1.0 format, and then optionally runs them through an XML pipeline. The result is returned in a .zip file. Docvert builds upon OpenOffice.org because it has the best chance of dealing with the vagaries of the MS Word…

Jon Udell at InfoWorld – WinFS and social information management: “I saw my first demo of Microsoft’s Cairo OFS (Object File System) back in 1993. It was briefly unveiled at the Professional Developers Conference that year, and then shelved. This week I installed the beta version of its successor, WinFS.”

“php|architect’s Guide to PHP Security, written by security expert (and frequent php|architect contributor) Ilia Alshanetsky, provides you with a guide that covers everything you need to secure existing PHP applications and write new ones with security in mind.” (201 pages, published the day before yesterday)

Scott Berkun at ONLamp.com – How to Decide What Bugs to Fix When, Part 1 and Part 2: “This two-part essay is a primer on those rules and survival kits, giving you basics to follow. But more importantly, I’ll provide the core ideas needed to make your own rules. The advice is organized into four…

Roger A. Grimes at InfoWorld – Time for a stand-down review: “I propose that one of the best cost/benefit security moves any company can make is to take a step back, review the current security configuration of its assets, and fix the basics before looking into more advanced solutions. Spending a week or two doing…

John Lim at PHP Everywhere – Web Application Security Reviews: „As we continue to develop what I like to think is Enterprise PHP software, one of the most painful parts of the software installation is when we have to go through security audits. The most sticky and difficult ones that i have seen are the…

Costa Walcott at Linux.com – Taking a load off: Load balancing with balance: „There are a number of open source load balancing applications, but one simple command-line load balancer, balance, remains one of the most popular available.“

Steve Fox at InfoWorld – IT’s seven dirty words: „IT has its own set of dirty words. Try saying any one of these in polite IT company, and someone will hand you a bar of soap to wash your mouth out.“

Ilia Alshanetsky at OTN – Accelerating PHP Code Performance for Oracle: „In this article, I will describe some of the easiest and most effective techniques for accelerating your PHP applications, which include but are not limited to the use of a script cache, proper Web server and PHP configuration and tuning, and benchmarking and profiling.“