Field Notes

Firefox rendering failures for Google ads explain a revenue drop after JBoss upgrade - sometimes the culprit is unexpected.

8:30 AM Saturday spinning class tortures the body, but caramel soy chai makes redemption almost possible.

A massive postfix queue backup teaches lessons in email management - qshape uncovers hidden bottlenecks before they cripple the server.

Java One 2007 delivered overwhelming scale with thousands attending - but surprisingly, Apple laptops ruled sessions and hallways alike.

Fresh start for Digital Sanctuary with a redesigned site and commitment to regular posting.

A server migration brings growing pains but opens the door to future expansion after years of constraints.

Expose Seam components through web services using the JBoss component model - no magic, just clean architecture and lifecycle management.

Third-party JavaScript on your site hands browser control to strangers - the security risks range from theft to phishing attacks.

10MinuteMail launched despite admin fears and proved their worst nightmare - 30,000 spam emails daily flood servers when people lose trust.

10MinuteMail hits Digg's front page organically and handles 100k hits in 18 hours with barely a CPU hiccup - SEAM powers the success.

SMTP remains unchanged since 1982, but modern email demands more - SMTPS finally brings security to this ancient protocol.

Switching from .seam to .html files in Apache-proxied JBoss breaks index pages - a gotcha that directory listings can't solve.

Email encryption needs mainstream adoption - major mail programs should ship PGP support by default.

10MinuteMail delivers disposable email addresses that expire in 10 minutes - built with Seam to defeat spam.

Getting Seam projects running required custom setup; here's a reusable base project structure.

Tag URIs uniquely identify entities through time, but finding practical applications remains the challenge.

JBoss Seam unifies AJAX, JSF, and EJB3 to simplify Web 2.0 development with annotated POJOs.

New blog exploring technology insights from a Java and security architect's perspective.