Server Apps

You can install a free copy of the Oracle 11g database for development purposes. Just register for the Oracle Technology Network when prompted. It’s a huge download (2GB); you’ll need a reasonably fast connection. Server The problems began for me when I ran the installer under Windows 7. It may tell you that the system checks (RAM, disk space) fail. Ignore them if you know you’ve got sufficient memory and free space.

A big advantage of a no-SQL wiki like Dokuwiki is that you can easily move it. All the non-media content is stored as text files, as a branch called data/pages within the same directory tree as the code. That makes it feasible to carry a clone of it on your laptop, or even a USB stick. Here’s a quick guide on how to move or copy an entire wiki from one Apache server to another.

Let’s say you’ve just installed your own virtual server running Postfix. Now you want to send mail from it to the outside world. You don’t want the work of running a full-blown mail server. That would be like delivering a letter in person, instead of letting the United States Postal Service pick it up. You want an easier way, one where you can hand off (relay) the mail, using a single e-mail account you already own.

David Allen’s Getting Things Done struck a chord with compulsive organizers as well as people struggling to bring order to their lives. The book was written at a time when Day Planners, paper and index cards were still common business tools. However, its principles haven’t become obsolete. Just google “GTD” and you’ll find many products and services claiming to implement it. For me, the value of Allen’s system – it’s more method than a strict methodology – lies in a few common sense concepts to put you in control of your agenda:

Jira is a mature issue tracking system with advanced workflow features. While there are free options for maintaining bug and feature lists, JIRA is practically free: its parent company offers a non-crippled 10-user version for only $10 (and donates the proceeds to charity). JIRA also provides free licenses to some open source projects. I use the the Netbeans development platform, which has a JIRA plugin that lets you manage your list within the IDE.

Part 1 of our Dokuwiki tutorial series covered installation and basic wiki page editing. This article will show you how to improve the look and feel by using a new template and creating multi-level navigation. Instead of drilling down one hyperlink at a time, the wiki will have folders that expand and collapse similar to a file explorer. ###Replacing the Default Template While I think Dokuwiki’s functionality is beautiful, the default page style is ugly.

Dokuwiki is a wiki for small teams that’s easy to learn and a cinch to manage. I’ve explained in a previous review why Dokuwiki is a good candidate for a small wiki. In this how-to, I’ll help you get up and running with it. The information here assumes you already have Apache or similar web server running and know how to install PHP applications on it. MySQL or any SQL database is not required.

Wikis are a valuable business tool. Even if you don’t need them for collaboration, they enable you to share and broadcast information. I find that putting information on a wiki takes only a little longer than typing it in a word processor or sending it by e-mail. Unlike e-mail, the content doesn’t disappear into mailbox archives. It’s a living document, ready to be accessed and improved upon. Dokuwiki's plugins let you add extra features like image galleries The Candidates In my work as a product manager, I looked for a suitable wiki for a small business.

Some nice applications for task and issue management are being written in the Ruby on Rails framework. I can even install them from Cpanel on my website. However, I had some reservations about Rails on shared hosting. The first issue was that I’d be competing for resources with hundreds of other sites on the same server. Performance was going to suffer. If the app consumed too much CPU time, the web host might throttle or suspend activity for my account.