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What to do with properties files

Scheduling recurring tasks in Java applications All manner of Java applications commonly need to schedule tasks for repeated execution. Enterprise applications need to schedule daily logging or overnight batch processes. A J2SE or J2ME calendar application needs to schedule alarms … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right document type for Web pages One of the features of HTML standards is that each HTML document requires a document type declaration (DOCTYPE). This tells the user agent that is accessing the document what standard to use … Continue reading →

How do I… Control text properties with CSS? CSS text properties This article is also available as a TechRepublic download, which includes the code listing in a separate text file for easy copy and paste. CSS lets you exert tremendous … Continue reading →

CSS 101: Styling the cursor CSS allows you to control the appearance and layout of every aspect of a Web page — this includes everything from fonts to margins to the cursor. That’s right, beginning with CSS 2.1, you can … Continue reading →

Anatomy of the Linux kernel The Linux® kernel is the core of a large and complex operating system, and while it’s huge, it is well organized in terms of subsystems and layers. In this article, you explore the general structure … Continue reading →

Creating a new portal: Part 6. Administering and maintaining the portal This last part in the series Creating a new portal describes the ongoing support and administration of a portal, including the need for specific team members and their roles. … Continue reading →

Precisely control page and element backgrounds with CSS Takeaway: Cascading style sheets (CSS) make it possible to precisely control page and element backgrounds via its family of background-* directives. Examine the benefits of the CSS background property as a tool … Continue reading →

Blog post about using PUMA SPI It shows how to get the groups to which a user belongs. PumaProfile This contains methods that provide read-only access the User and Group attributes and identifiers. You can use this interface to get … Continue reading →

Building the My Accounts Siebel Portlet using WebSphere Portal Application Integrator You can use the WebSphere Portal Application Integrator Siebel Portlet Builder to build portlets which behave similarly to a Siebel client Web application. Using various options in the Builder, … Continue reading →

Build a better Web site by understanding floated elements in CSS Takeaway: One of the most important concepts a Web developer can understand about CSS are floated elements, which serve a valuable function in aligning and positioning elements relative to … Continue reading →

Leveraging WebSphere Portal V6 programming model: Part 2. Advanced URL generation in themes and portlets This article describes and shows how to use the latest additions to the URL generation capabilities for themes, skins, and portlets in IBM® WebSphere® Portal … Continue reading →

Implementing a content publishing pattern

Automating on demand deployment of assets to a WebSphere Portal production environment

IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Using portal analytics with open-source reporting tools

Send E-mail from a Web Form Using WebSphere Application Server and the JavaMail API

Introduction to LDAP: Part 4: Adding LDAP to your WebSphere Enterprise Application

Using Credential Vault to Provide Single Sign-on for Portlets

IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal: Develop high performance Web sites with both static and dynamic content using WebSphere Portal V5.1