Category: General
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JBoss jsessionid Query Parameter Removal
Instead of just using the Apache mod_rewrite rules from my post on “Hiding jsessionid parameters from Google“, which uses redirects, wouldn’t it be better to simply not output the jsessionid parameter into the URLs? First, what are those jsessionid params, and why are they there? For a web application to have state, i.e. remember things…
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GWT In Practice
I occasionally review technical book manuscripts for a couple of publishing companies. I reviewed GWT In Practice by Robert T. Cooper and Charlie E. Collins published by Manning, which just came out. First off, it’s a great book, and if you’re working with GWT or want to work with GWT, I highly recommend it. Secondly,…
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Hiding jsessionid parameter from Google
If you’re running a website on JBoss you may discover that Google has indexed your pages with a jsessionid query parameter in the links. The Google crawl bot does not support cookies, therefore JBoss uses the jsessionid query parameter in order to maintain a session state without cookies. These query parameters can impact your Google…
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HowGoodIWas.com Beta Launch
The How Good I Was website has just launched it’s Friends and Family Beta. The company is not mine, but I did the development of the site. The published Goal: To deliver on-line and community services that provide social networking and media distribution capabilities targeted at the non-professional ex-athlete and their teams. Showcase your athletic…
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Will Tech Startups Be The Hero This Recession?
Something interesting that was brought up at Startup School, is that unlike the last economic bubble burst, which was pretty much 100% CAUSED by tech startups, the current bubble bursting, and subsequent recession will leave Tech Startups largely unaffected, at least directly. Tech Startups, by and large, don’t carry significant debt. As such they will…
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Startup School 2008 – Saturday & Sunday
I woke up at 6 AM to get ready and head over to Startup School. It was further away than I thought, and the Google map just showed the driving route, and without knowing where fences/etc… were on campus, I chickened out and took a cab to the building that Startup School was in. I…