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Setup Apache 2 and mod_jk2 on OS X From the Denver JUG Wiki, I found Server Logistics. There I found an Apache 2 installer and mod_jk2 installer (in the Connectors folder) for OS X. Time to install and get working: under 5 minutes. Got it all working with Tomcat 5.0.27 and all I had to do was restart Tomcat after installing everything. Posted in Mac OS X at Aug 18 2004, 05:25:45 PM MDT 1 Comment

Should I ditch Tiles in AppFuse? I've haven't been developing applications with AppFuse since May. Instead, I've been using Equinox. One of the main things in Equinox I've grown to love is SiteMesh. It's worked in all the webapps I've written, which utilize frameworks like Struts, Spring MVC, WebWork, Tapestry and JSF. Tiles will only work in 3 of those.

I think it's time to make an executive decision on AppFuse and ditch Tiles in place of SiteMesh. It's faster and easier to develop with, and it doesn't get in your way. In fact, I didn't have to change a single line of SiteMesh-related code to support any of the aforementioned frameworks. Furthermore, using SiteMesh would also greatly reduce the duplicate between frameworks. I've thought about keeping Tiles around, but it's a pain in the ass to maintain parallel sets of documentation.

Whaddya think - any reason you can think of to keep Tiles? I can't. In fact, I think I'd cringe if I had to start my next AppFuse-based project w/o SiteMesh. Posted in Java at Aug 18 2004, 10:11:56 AM MDT 33 Comments

False alarm? Julie just went to the doctor because she's been up all night and feeling some pain. She was in hard labor for 24 hours with Abbie. She definitely doesn't look like she's in labor if compared to her previous one. But you never know. The nice thing is the hospital is only two blocks away.

Update: It was indeed a false alarm. However, the doctor said her cervix was soft and the baby's head is right there. He also said it's probably a sign that labor will start in the next day or two. :-D Posted in General at Aug 18 2004, 08:25:58 AM MDT 5 Comments