[How to] Install Apache Tomcat on MacOsX

22 marzo 2010 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

There are a few steps to follow:

  • Download latest version of tomcat -> Apache Tomcat Homepage
  • Extract it and rename the folder to “Tomcat”
  • Now move it to /Library folder with this command (after “cd”ing to the folder before the unzipped one, apache version may changes)
    • mv apache-tomcat-6.0.26 /Library/Tomcat
  • Get...

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Stay hungry, stay foolish.

24 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That’s it. No big deal. Just three stories.

The first story is about connecting the dots.

I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?

It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates,...

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No Fglrx, No RadeonHd… Simply Ati-Dri

21 febbraio 2010 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

I’ve tried all of Linux ati driver alternatives… And I’ve never been so excited about performances and functionalities.

Especially with the Fglrx ones....

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Engineering Windows 7 – Microsoft Blog Source

10 maggio 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

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Vista was (and will be for a few time) a forward step about security, but we’ve to say it was a back step about speed related to Windows Xp.

Microsoft with the new 7 will search for a new desktop experience providing better speeds for the main ui increasing productivity in every task.

Gaming first of all! :)…

Visit the link below to know more about new 7’s features..

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Even more standard with another collaboration… This time with Nintendo…

19 marzo 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

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Even more complicated for Ati…

17 marzo 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

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Reading NVIDIA Provides Physics Technology For PLAYSTATION®3 I’ve just thinked about ported PC Games from PS3… And ATI Users… like me (for now :) )…

Is it just the begin of the end for Workstation Ati Graphic Cards?

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Finally Wired magazine in Italian

25 febbraio 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

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One of the most important magazine about technology and everything around is arrived in Italy… and it comes with an associated site.

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San Francisco City Hall gets its own electric vehicle charging stations – by Engadget

20 febbraio 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

America is another thing.

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Wall-e – A must see movie

19 febbraio 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

In this movie are described things can really happen in the future… the aims of the machines vs the emotions of the humans

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[How to] install AHCI drivers even if you’ve installed Vista/Xp in IDE mode

29 gennaio 2009 - Fonte: http://gianvito.wordpress.com

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If you’ve an Intel chipset based motherboard you’ve noticed installing Vista or Xp with BIOS IDE mode activated on your SATA(I or II) hard disk and then for some reason you want to set it to AHCI mode, your Windows answers you with a BSOD…

However the 2 reason to switch to AHCI mode are:

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