• Weblogic 12c and Managed Server in incompatible state

    Oracle WebLogic application server (WLS) is quite a behemoth and usually works much better than e.g. OC4J which we previously had to use. But sometimes things don’t go as they should and it gets stuck. Some time ago my managed Server was in “FORCE_SHUTTING_DOWN” state and when trying to restart it I got an error…

  • Using the WebLogic 12c Maven Plug-In for Deployment

    Using the WebLogic 12c 12.1.2 Maven plug-In for deployment is much easier and quicker than going through the WebLogic Server’s AdminServer and Oracle Documentation provides good examples how to do it. The weblogic-maven-plugin provides enhanced functionality to install, start and stop servers, create domains, execute WLST scripts, and compile and deploy applications.… Jatka lukemista →

  • Maven plugin to generate HTML from Markdown now in Maven Central

    Generating documents is always not the most pleasant job but it can be made easier by using easier markup language like Markdown. For that purpose I made last year a simple Markdown to HTML Page Generator Maven Plugin and now it’s also available in Maven Central. “Markdown to HTML Page Generator” is a simple Maven…

  • Debugging Sailfish OS application power consumption

    Debugging Sailfish OS application power consumption

    Lately my simple news feed reader, Ampiaiskala, got rejected from Jolla Store in Harbour Quality Assurance as it seemed that it was too power hungry while minimized. I was a bit surprised as 0.1 version was accepted and the functionality hadn’t changed. So, it was time to get familiarized with PowerTOP and how to debug…

  • Connecting Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Headset with Windows 7

    Connecting Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth Headset with Windows 7

    Recently I got Jabra HALO2 Bluetooth headset for teleconferences but had problems to get it work with Windows 7 and Dell Latitude E6530. Windows found the device and wanted to install drivers but couldn’t find any. The solution was easy: update your laptops’ Bluetooth drivers. I downloaded Dell Wireless 380 Bluetooth Application version 6.5.1.4000,A02 from…

  • Mastering my business with LIFEBOOK U904

    Mastering my business with LIFEBOOK U904

    Technology has changed our workplace and the tools we use to master our business by replacing the desktop computers with laptops and Ultrabooks and also enabling us to work regardless of our location. For couple of months I have been testing Fujitsu’s LIFEBOOK U904 as part of the Master your business campaign and put the…

  • First impressions of Fujitsu Lifebook U904

    First impressions of Fujitsu Lifebook U904

    The days of draggable and humongous laptops are past as the Ultrabooks have taken over the market place and there’s plenty of different models to choose from. Last year I tested Fujitsu’s first generation Ultrabook and now it’s time to check out the second generation with LIFEBOOK U904 as part of the Master your business…

  • Windows and X11 forwarding with Xming

    Windows and X11 forwarding with Xming

    Usually I prefer to do thing directly from the Linux terminal but sometimes there is a need for remote graphical tools and X11 forwarding. Linux supports X Forwarding with no extra software, on OS X you need e.g. XQuartz and on Windows you need two pieces of software: a secure shell program (ssh) to establish…

  • Looking back at 2013, planning ahead for 2014

    The year 2014 is almost here so it’s time to take a look back and make some plans for the coming year. In 2013 the blog was a bit more active than previous years and I managed to put together 13 articles as I last year promised. Not one article per month but on average…

  • Transferring Linux install media to USB thumb drive

    Optical drives are nowadays less common on laptops which makes making bootable install medias a little easier. Yes, easier by requiring you to use USB thumb drives. There are different ways to achieve what you want and here is couple of examples how to transfer Linux install media to USB thumb drive on Windows and…