Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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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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MythBusters on CSI
MythBusters on CSII don’t watch a ton of TV, but I like Tivo-ing CSI Las Vegas. Last night we watched an episode from a couple weeks ago, and much to our delight saw Jamie and Adam from MythBusters watching a lab test involving burning things. It was hilarious. Also, I think it means we’re geeks.…
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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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HowGoodIWas.com
This post is mostly to allow Google to index the site early, so the Google based search will work:) In four days HowGoodIWas.com will launch it’s friend’s and family beta. Check it out then, and send any feedback to [email protected].
Got any book recommendations?