Seam Conversation Management using JBoss Seam Components: Part 2

Read Seam conversation management using JBoss Seam Components: Part 1 here.

Search Engine Optimization in Joomla!

Search-engine optimization, or SEO, refers to the process of preparing your website to be spidered, indexed, and ranked by the major search engines so that when Internet users search for your keywords, your website will appear on their results page. Proper search engine optimization is a crucial step to ensure success and should be undertaken with care and diligence.

This article by Brandon Dawson and Tom Canavan, takes a look at Search Engine Optimization and how it can be used in Joomla! to build a successful website.

Search Engine Optimization in WordPress-part2

In this two-part article series by Paul Thewlis, you will learn some of the most important Search Engine Optimization strategies and how to apply them, as well as how to submit your blog to the search engines. In the article Search Engine Optimization in WordPress-part1, we covered principles of SEO, how search engines find stuff, how to choose your keywords, figuring out the procedure to install Dean's Permalink migration plugin, and sitemaps. In this article, we will look into sitemaps in a little more detailed manner, also figure out search engine submissions, and learn about SEO software and tools.

Search Engines in ColdFusion

Knowing where something isn't can be almost as valuable as knowing where something is. If it isn't there, then the time and resources aren't wasted looking in the wrong place. We need to make sure that we have a broad base of methods to manage our future search capabilities. In this article by John Farrar, we will be discussing about the built-in search engine and the custom search engines (Google) in ColdFusion.

Searching for Data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009: Part 1

This article by Erlend Dalen, explains the different options to use when you need to search and retrieve a set of data from the database. It shows you how to create a query, how to create a view, and how to write different select statements.

In this article, you will learn about the different methods of retrieving data from the database. They are as follows:

• Queries which are reusable and often used in reports and periodic Jobs
• Views that are created in AOT and translated to optimized select statements at runtime
• Select statements to use in X++ to fetch data from the database to the application

Searching for Data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009: Part 3

Read Part One of Searching for Data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009: Part 1 here.

Read Part Two of Searching for Data in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009: Part 2 here.

Securely Encrypt Removable Media with Ubuntu

In this tutorial by Christer Edwards, we will look at steps toward encrypting removable media such as USB thumb drives for secure management of personal data. This tutorial will walk the reader through seven steps required toward identifying, formatting and encrypting a removable disk for use as a secure partition.

Securing a Moodle Instance

In the early days of the web, Internet was mostly used for academic purposes. Hence, all communications protocols had very little or no focus on security. The situation started changing as more and more public and commercial services started moving online and common users started actually using Internet in their daily routine. With the increase of user base we see the emerge of the malicious groups of users, the so-called hackers that are focused mostly on information theft and illegal usage. Nowadays it is quite common to be attacked by hacker(s). In fact it is so common and frequent that it is reported that only the USA's cyber attacks generate costs up to 10 billion dollars every year. The purpose of this article is to introduce you to web security while focusing on Moodle.

In this article by Darko Miletić, author of the book Moodle Security, we will cover the following topics:

• Moodle and security
• Weak points
• The secure Moodle installation
• Quickly securing Moodle

Securing Dynamics NAV Applications

In this article, by Sharan Oberoi & Amit Sachdev, author of Microsoft Dynamics NAV Administration, we will discuss the NAV Security Architecture including security recommendations and best practices. Securing our applications is of paramount importance these days. Security becomes even more critical when it is our organization's financial data that needs to be protected.

Essentially, there are a few components of securing the Dynamics NAV application. They are as follows:

• Network security
• Hardware security
• SQL database and Classic database security
• Dynamics NAV access—roles, users, logins, and permissions