If you try to run a web application on IIS 7.5 and Windows 7 and you get the following error HTTP Error 401.3 – Unauthorized You do not have permission to view this directory or page because of the access control list (ACL) configuration or encryption settings for this resource on the Web server. it [...]
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Microsoft IIS 7: Enable Client Side Browser Caching for static Content in Web.config
To optimize the performance of a web site that is hosted in Microsoft’s Internet Information Server 7 it is reasonable to enable client side browser caching for static content (like for example image files, CSS files or JavaScript files) that probably won’t change in the near feature. You can find more information and best practices [...]
Read more…Archos 101 internet tablet: Activate WLAN HTTP proxy settings in Android WebView
Since firmware version 2.1.8 the Archos 101 internet tablet supports HTTP proxy settings. The proxy settings can be configured under “Settings > Wireless & network > wifi proxy settings”. To enable the HTTP proxy settings in a WebView one has to call WebView.enablePlatformNotifications() in the Activity’s onCreate() method: public class YourActivity extends Activity { @Override [...]
Read more…WordPress 2.7+: Enable Automatic Plugins and Theme Update
After moving a WordPress instance from one server to an other the automatic update functionality for plugins and themes was no longer working. Trying to update a plugin, WordPress always asked my to enter FTP credentials. After some research I found out that one has to set some permissions and ownerships for the user and [...]
Read more…Windows batch file to delete old files and remove empty directories recursively
Here is a Windows batch file that finds and deletes old files under a specific directory. In a second step the script removes folders that became empty after deleting the (old) files. Note that the scripts works recursively, i.e. it searches for old files and empty folders in any subdirectory under the specified path. One [...]
Read more…fit-PC2 & Ubuntu 9.10: Configure Wi-Fi access for WPA2 protected WLAN
Here is a step-by-step tutorial how to configure a fit-PC2 running Ubuntu 9.10 to connect to a WPA2 protected WLAN. First, follow the instructions on http://www.fit-pc2.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=1150 to install some fit-PC2 packages that ensure the hardware support. After rebooting, the system should use the fit-PC2 kernel: # sudo uname -r 2.6.31-34-fitpc2 Next, create the file /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf [...]
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