tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35324237060466936312024-03-14T09:07:33.914+02:00Welcome to Nick Aiva 's blog!Your resource for independent book reviews, concise tips, reusable code examples and not mere marketing lecture!
Herzlich willkommen!
Hier finden Sie Hinweise, Beratung über wissenschaftliche Themen und Rezensionen von Büchern!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger72125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-25959181510802598062023-12-29T10:23:00.035+02:002024-01-11T19:07:42.622+02:00Windows 10 nightmare: Stucked in preparing the notorious automatic repair screen Dear HP & windows 10 user community, I hope this might help you bypass the vicious circle of windows 10 or even 11, never ending preparing automatic repair process. My current laptop model is HP Pavilion Power - 15-cb007nv, which I used to teach & present IT lessons. One cannot image how much time I have spent in setting up the development environments, servers, database, middle Nick Aivahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08181379590481173621noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-65347146165721373122021-11-01T13:18:00.056+02:002021-12-01T13:45:41.591+02:00Netbeans 12 internal PHP server misbehaving? This new post will offer some solutions for users testing their simple, non database driven, PHP web application on the standalone internal PHP server of Netbeans IDE 12.
If one does not want to start the Apache server within xampp, ampp,lamp or whatever distribution one likes, the PHP internal web server
option during the project creation screens of Netbeans will do the job.However, the page Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-70582593254920587912020-09-15T17:04:00.003+03:002020-09-15T17:20:40.929+03:00Ελληνική Βιοτεχνική Εταιρία - Διπλάρειος Σχολή: Πρόσκληση εκδήλωσης ενδιαφέροντος για φοίτησηThis new post concerns only greek speaking people, willing to study IT in Athens, at the vocational school of the hellenic handycrafts society.
Therefore the invitation text will be only in Greek!
Η Ε.Β.Ε.- Διπλάρειος Σχολή, ιδρυθείσα το 1892 με έδρα το κέντρο των Αθηνών, πλησίον της πλατείας Ομονοίας κα της Βαρβακείου αγοράς, προσφέρει μέσω του I.I.E.K. της, προγράμματα σπουδών και κατάρτισης Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-9795650560305285392019-08-10T13:33:00.002+03:002021-12-26T11:29:04.044+02:00A not so technical review of LG 43UK6400PLF UHD smart TV series
Did you notice the strange circular arc stand?
This new post describes my experiences regarding the use of the 43
inch LG 43UK6400PLF Ultra High Definition 4k, following the review path of the 32LF650V smart tv. More or less the contents of the other post concerning the LG 32 LB650 still apply, but there are some more or less stale news as well.
On
the bright side, the PMI refresh rate Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-53741402676587835192018-05-04T12:14:00.000+03:002018-05-04T12:14:31.304+03:00Comments on Cloud Native Java: Designing Resilient Systems with Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Cloud Foundry
As the title says the authors emphasizes on proprietary open source technologies based on Spring Boot and Java 1.8. The huge text assumes an advanced reader who not only has solid experience in several Cloud computing vendors, namely Amazon web services, but also in Spring, REST web services, integration and design architecture. This is clearly not a book for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-45641099197939012312018-01-26T15:07:00.001+02:002018-05-04T12:15:47.972+03:00Comments on Beginning serverless computing, by M.Stiegler, APress
On the bright side the book is well organized, written in American English and presents a neat introduction to the three most popular cloud providers Amazon Web Services, Azure and Google Cloud. Although Heroku is not presented, but only mentioned once, neither IBM nor Oracle cloud is even mentioned at all, as if they did not exist... Rainy days for both Oracle cloud and IBM? I only hopeUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-32300667225534424152017-05-29T13:14:00.002+03:002017-05-29T13:16:46.009+03:00Netbeans 8: Setting up the current java development kit
This new post addresses another repetitive task which draws the attention of a Java developer, as the time goes by and newer versions of the jdk become available for the public. That is updating the Netbeans IDE with the most current version by editing the file:
"C:\PathtoProgramFiles\NetBeans 8.1\etc\netbeans.conf"
Although the IDE is smart enough to locate an existing jdk, every Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-61623890177953660922016-08-17T12:37:00.005+03:002021-09-20T13:24:53.567+03:00A technical review of LG 32LF650V smart tv 3d series
This new post describes my experiences regarding the use of the 32 inch LG 32LF650V smart tv. More or less the contents of the other post concerning the LG 32 LB 650 still apply, but there are some news as well.
On the bright side, the refresh rate has been increased to 900 Hz offering a clearer high definition view then the predecessor, especially during satellite reception. The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-56067467531606289852016-07-14T13:40:00.000+03:002016-07-14T13:41:58.140+03:00A technical review of Android development using Android Studio 2.1.2
Photo from the Keramikos ancient cemetery, Athens, Greece
This new post describes my findings while developing a small android
sightseeing application of about 4 MB in size, targeting English
speaking tourists already visiting, or planning to travel to Athens,
Attica, Greece using android version 4.3 devices, or newer.
On the dark side the development environment isUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-90354157102791227752015-04-04T13:40:00.001+03:002019-07-05T17:35:56.527+03:00A technical review of LG LB650 smart tv series
The smart TV menu
This article mentions some technical characteristics and personal experiences of setting up and using the LG 3D smart tv series for a limited time. The specific model at hand is 32LB650, which comes with WebOS and also provides a satellite receiver.
On the bright side, the tv offers trouble free ways of wireless and ethernet connection,USB and HDMI Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-28217096608287686132014-02-01T10:53:00.000+02:002014-02-01T13:10:00.721+02:00JDeveloper 12c to 11g backwards migration
In case you could not wait to migrate your last project to the currently newer version of JDeveloper 12c, you might have been disappointed with several recurring errors, or an entire EJB 3 application not running at all.
Familiar or not?
In this new post a solution for returning to the older version will be presented, for those who receive an error message that the workspace cannot Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-21696371708658961602013-12-29T11:12:00.001+02:002013-12-29T11:12:18.425+02:00Comments on Lehr- und Übungsbuch der deutschen Grammatik, Neubearbeitung, Deutsch-Englisch, A Practice Grammar of German by Hilke Dreyer, Richard Schmitt
Image may differ!
On the bright side, the text is of very good quality with only few spelling errors, accurate definitions and plenty of examples. The most important advantage of the book is that it offers a plethora of exercises both for the beginner and the advanced student. Its colourful design offers an image, which is very pleasant to the reader's eyes. A separate key to the exercises, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-34513141461467640542013-12-11T21:54:00.000+02:002014-03-08T15:41:24.480+02:00Review of Hewlett Packard Pavilion laptop series
HP keys can be faulty
I have used a minimum of three HP laptops, two of them Pavilions, still working. The older one running Windows xp flawlessly, came with many CD's such as drivers, including two CD's with versions of Windows in different languages. On the other hand, the newer one has been rather a disappointment!
Starting from unpacking I found out the printed configuration label Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-29379822117712600872013-03-16T21:29:00.001+02:002013-04-13T23:26:46.568+03:00Back to classicism? Zurück zur Klassik. Ein neuer Blick auf das alte Griechenland
Following the trend of discovering ancient Greece is a new exhibition in Frankfurt am Main. More details one can find here:
http://kulturfonds-frm.de/projekte/zurueck-zur-klassik-ein-neuer-blick-auf-das-alte-griechenland
One step further for those who have been taught some form of Greek at
school, is visiting the available online museums of Greece and reading
the literature Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-86060371854772075092012-11-03T10:10:00.000+02:002012-11-04T10:03:09.654+02:00Comments on Oracle SOA Infrastructure Implementation certification Handbook (1Z0-451)) by Kathiravan Udayakumar
On the bright side, the text is of average quality written in American English. It
is well organized, full of helpful images though of the older JDeveloper
11.1.1.5 version, with minimal if any tutorials or hands on practice. The author explains clearly some points, such as the different kinds of BPEL processes, synchronous, asynchronous, one way or bilateral, especially in the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-43061850736947038062012-09-16T16:39:00.000+03:002012-10-07T09:51:01.893+03:00Processing BLOBs via the ImageServlet In this post an alternative code version to the traditional ImageServlet will be given, supplementing the one presented in the book named Oracle Fusion Developer Guide (p.409), by F.Nimphius and L.Munsinger and other official Oracle aces' and employees' blogs. This alternative version will use the EJB 3 way to get rid of the surplus database definition hard coded in the doGet() methodUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-13857005660122984772012-04-19T10:06:00.002+03:002012-04-23T21:19:26.936+03:00Farewell to ...ANT?Following the articles by J.Stegeman and E.Biemond about building via ant scripts, external to JDeveloper, one can quickly find out that the former does show how to create a war file, out of mostly .xml files, but not an ear; and the latter misses on creating a war file out of the ViewController project! This article comes as supplement of both, showing how to jar the ejb3 model Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-36427687179785769722012-03-20T13:55:00.001+02:002012-03-20T14:07:11.488+02:00Obtaining the selected values of a selectManyChoice componentSearching for selectManyChoice in the J2EE or fusion 11g developer guides does not return more than a series of drag and drop instructions. Again, the programmer is left at one's own devises, to improvise in order to find the solution. This is no exception to the rule that when in need or emergency, the only thing one is certain to find in a technical guide document is missing Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-89978949272688554202012-02-24T21:17:00.019+02:002013-12-13T16:06:42.784+02:00EJB 3 Deployment guide for WebLogic Server Version: 10.3.4.0Apart from setting up a domain with the jrf libraries and data sources, presently the books and developer guides for ADF 11g development do not delve into deployment troubleshooting details, as the prior ADF 10g documentation did. Moreover, the older docs included deployment directions for Tomcat, JBoss, etc, which is currently missing from the 11g versions. This rough guide is a supplementUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-64275446535141227122011-12-23T12:57:00.005+02:002012-02-14T13:12:29.542+02:00Preview of Oracle JDeveloper 11gR2 Cookbook, by Nick HaralabidisThis new post is an exception to the rule of commenting on books I have read, or better studied even their code. Since the author is an old colleague and a friend of mine who has helped me in the past, I feel obliged to present his new book, which is currently in preparation. I am afraid I have not studied the whole text, the complete source code is though available; just read some parts ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-32113784099080601222011-11-18T13:15:00.007+02:002011-12-21T12:04:22.880+02:00Comments on Getting Started With Oracle BPM 11gR1 Suite, by Heidi Buelow, Manoj Das, Manas Deb, Prasen Palvankar, Meera Srinivasan On the bright side the text is well written in American English. It is well organized, full of helpful images of the older JDeveloper 11.1.1.2 version, tutorials and hands on practice. The setup instructions are accurate, detailed and the full source code is available online too.
On the dark side, the text is full of marketing lecture, whole chapters of promoting the suite, using Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-4800415510103403682011-09-15T13:29:00.004+03:002011-09-19T13:00:26.247+03:00Comments on Spring 3 in action, by Craig WallsOn the bright side, the text is very well written without spelling errors. The author has organized each sequence of paragraphs so well, as neat as a chain having rings following one chapter after another. There are plenty of metaphors, analogies and examples from the daily life to help the reader grasp the Spring fundamentals.
On the dark side, the book has no tutorial format; in Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-72540561919623124462011-09-08T16:18:00.008+03:002011-09-08T18:14:09.576+03:00The Java SOA cookbook, by Eben HewittOn the bright side the cook book is well written, in American English, with some spelling errors.The error page of the book presents at the moment only unconfirmed errata:
http://oreilly.com/catalog/errataunconfirmed.csp?isbn=9780596520731
The book consists of a series of useful stand alone ...dishes; articles structured like this: specific problem, relevant solution, discussion of java Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-35747247610777781442011-08-23T13:55:00.014+03:002011-09-03T11:19:43.913+03:00Providing the model layer for a ReSTful web serviceIn this new article we shall discuss about implementing the model layer for a simple REST style web service, presented in a book authored by Eben Hewitt, called SOA Cookbook. In example 8-1 the author presents a plain servlet which draws hard coded values from a pojo called ProductCatalog. The XML values returned in the browser are the ones that are statically hard coded in the pojo'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532423706046693631.post-77721707824673446622011-07-28T22:23:00.002+03:002011-08-08T11:39:46.417+03:00Processing XML with JDeveloper 11g, by Deepak VohraOn the bright side, the text is well written, showing step by step instructions how to proceed with coding in each autonomous chapter. Each code snippet is explained line by line. Some basics of xpath and xquery are presented as well. What is surprising is an introduction to Berkeley DB XML in chapter 13: Storing XML in Oracle Berkeley DB XML. One can find more information on the internet Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0