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Open Source IT Monitoring
GroundWork Monitor is an open source IT monitoring solution for companies with heterogeneous operating systems, application and hardware environments who want to reduce ongoing monitoring costs, consolidate views and reports and improve staff productivity.
SQL Visualization Tool
QueryScope is a visualization tool that transforms multi-page SQL statements into colorful bubble diagrams that show the most important characteristics of the queries so that they can be understood and tuned.
Open Source Workflow Engine from Apache
2 open source workflow engines from Apache which are either in incubation or sandbox
Apache Workflow - XML scripted workflow engine
Apache Agila - lightweight BPM engine and auxiliary services.
Google AJAX Search API
The Google AJAX Search API lets you put Google Search in your web pages with JavaScript. You can embed a simple, dynamic search box and display search results in your own web pages or use the results in innovative, programmatic ways.
Using it, you can
Integrate Web Search, News Search, and Blog Search into your web site.
Add […]
ASP.NET Project at CodePlex
The project hosted at http://www.codeplex.com/aspnet gives you access to the code for upcoming releases that the Microsoft ASP.NET team is working on. The project gives you a look at the design and lets you have a voice in it.
Google Talk Gadget
The Google Talk Gadget is a browser-based instant messaging client for the Google Talk network. It’s compatible with all platforms, and is supported by the following browsers:
IE 5.5+ (Windows)
Firefox 0.8+ (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Safari 1.2.4+ (Mac)
Netscape 7.1+ (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Mozilla 1.4+ (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Opera 8+ (Windows, Mac, Linux)
The gadget currently supports a number of the […]
DjVu versus Pdf
As quoted from Wikipedia, DjVu is a computer file format designed primarily to store scanned images, especially those containing text and line drawings. It uses technologies such as image layer separation of text and background/images, progressive loading, arithmetic coding, and lossy compression for bitonal (monochrome) images. This allows for high quality, readable images to be […]
Sharing Search Results with OpenSearch
OpenSearch is a collection of simple formats for the sharing of search results.
The OpenSearch description document format can be used to describe a search engine so that it can be used by search client applications.
The OpenSearch response elements can be used to extend existing syndication formats, such as RSS and Atom, with the extra metadata […]
Ajax based Web Database Explorer
TurboDbAdmin is a single-page solution for exploring and editing databases from a browser. Edit data just like you would in a desktop application, without submit buttons or page refreshes.
Free PDF Tools
doPDF is a free PDF converter for both personal and commercial use. Using doPDF you can create PDF files by selecting the “Print” command from virtually any application. With one click you can convert your Microsoft Excel, Word or PowerPoint documents or your emails and favorite web sites to PDF files.
CutePDF Writer (formerly CutePDF Printer) […]
CVS: Remove a Tag or Branch
You may not want to do this but this is the command
cvs rtag -d -B <tag/branch name> <module name>
-a Clear tag from removed files that would not otherwise be tagged. -b Make the tag a “branch” tag, allowing concurrent development. -B Allows -F and -d to disturb branch tags. Use with extreme care. -d […]
Oracle SQLPlus Note
@ and @@
The @ (at symbol) is equivalent to the START command and is used to run SQL*Plus command scripts. A single @ symbol runs a script in the current directory (or one specified with a full or relative path, or one that is found in you SQLPATH or ORACLE_PATH). @@ will start a sqlplus […]
Make Use of Eclipse Code Template
By defining your own Eclipse code template, you can greatly simplify your daily programming work
E.g. go to Windows->Preferences->Java->Editor->Templates, and add a template called “log” with the following pattern
private static final Log log =
LogFactory.getLog( ${enclosing_type}.class );
Then in our editor, just type “log” and then press “Ctrl-Space”, then statement […]
Eclipse Ganymede Packages
You can download Eclipse Ganymede packages at http://www.eclipse.org/ganymede/
Eclipse Ganymede is the annual release of Eclipse projects; Year 2008 including 23 projects. Some highlights of the release include the new p2 provisioning platform, new Equinox security features, new Ecore modeling tools, support for SOA and much more.
Eclipse Spring Plugin
Spring IDE is a graphical user interface for the configuration files used by the Spring Framework. It’s built as a set of plugins for the Eclipse platform.
I haven been using it for all my Spring related projects.
Free GUI Admin Template
Here is a nice free admin template that can be used for your web applications
Cargo: Java Container Wrapper
Cargo is a thin wrapper around existing containers (e.g. J2EE containers). It provides different APIs to easily manipulate containers.
Cargo provides the following APIs:
A Java API to start/stop/configure Java Containers and deploy modules into them. We also offer Ant tasks, Maven 1, Maven 2 plugins. Intellij IDEA and Netbeans plugins are in the sandbox.
A Java […]
EclipseCon 2008 Presentation Downloads
For those unable to attend EclipseCon 2008, you can download the presentations here.
A lot of interesting presentations which you should have a look.
Nexus: Maven Repository Manager
As quoted from the website, Nexus is a powerful and robust Maven repository manager, created to provide reliable access to artifacts required for development and provisioning. Maven’s central repository has always served as a great convenience for users of Maven, but it has always been recommended to maintain your own repositories to ensure stability within […]
Java CAPS
Sun Java Composite Application Platform Suite (Java CAPS) provides a standards-based, open, extensible platform for developing software infrastructures using a service-oriented architecture approach. This unified and comprehensive suite can help your enterprise create composite applications from existing investments as well as deliver new business services in a flexible SOA environment with no vendor lock-in.