Selecting DOM Elements using MooTools 1.2: Part 1

In this article by Jacob Gube, we will look at:

• The $() and $$() function
• Selecting HTML elements with pseudo-class selectors
• Selecting HTML elements based on their attributes

So let’s get on with it...

SELinux - Highly Secured Web Hosting for Python-based Web Applications

Traditionally, web hosts have had a difficult time offering efficient, highly secure web space for a multitude of customers. Generally, a host will provide cheap accounts on a shared server and offer virtual machines as a more expensive option for the more security-conscious site owners. In this article, Joshua Kramer will explain how to provide highly secure hosting for Python-based web applications in an efficient manner. With the popularity of applications such as Trac, Django, and TurboGears, Python-based web applications will become more prevalent in the future, and the concepts presented in this article will become more valuable.

Sencha Touch: Layouts Revisited

In this article by John E. Clark and Bryan P. Johnson, authors of Sencha Touch Mobile JavaScript Framework, we will examine the layout configuration option and how it affects each of the components.

Specifically, we will cover the following points:

• The base component class
• Layouts revisited

Server Configuration Tuning in PostgreSQL

The main tunable settings for PostgreSQL are in a plain text file named postgresql.conf that's located at the base of the database directory structure. This will often be where $PGDATA is set to on UNIX-like systems, making the file $PGDATA/postgresql.conf on those platforms.

This article by Gregory Smith, author of PostgreSQL 9.0 High Performance, mirrors the general format of the official documentation's look at these parameters at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/runtime-config.html. However, it is more focused on guidelines for setting the most important values, from the perspective of someone interested in performance tuning, rather than describing the meaning of every parameter. This should be considered a supplement to rather than a complete replacement for the extensive material in the manual.

Service Oriented Java Business Integration Proxy

We will cover the following in this article by Binildas A. Christudas, author of Service Oriented Java Business Integration:

• Proxy design pattern in general
• Proxy support in Java SDK with examples
• ServiceMix JBI Proxy
• A few samples of defining and exposing proxies to services in the JBI bus

Service Versioning in SOA

SOA governance is the combination of people, policies, and processes within your organization that will ensure that the desired behaviors of your strategic SOA initiative are achieved.It includes the traditional areas associated with IT Governance, which is the selection and funding of IT projects. These projects define the initial scope for technology utilization and can either help or hinder the SOA effort, based upon the scope chosen. In this article by Todd Biske we will see that the SOA effort only gets executed through projects, and if the execution is poor, the SOA effort will be poor. Therefore, the project governance activities of an organization must be adjusted to include policies associated with achieving the desired behaviors associated with SOA adoption.

Advasco had initial success with their Customer Information Service and then opened the flood gates for development by the rest of the organization. These efforts were successfully reigned in by the newly formed Center of Excellence. Now, the team at Advasco faces a new challenge: modifying an existing service to handle the needs of a new consumer. This article will go over the challenges faced by the team and then present guidance for handling this situation within your own organization.

Set up your own Profile in Mahara: Part 1

In this article series by Derrin Michael Kent, author of Mahara 1.2 ePortfolios Beginner's Guide, we will look at creating our own profile page and using the Mahara text editor.

Setting Payment Model in OpenCart

Enabling a store to accept credit cards online and other alternative payment methods for customers is vital for high availability of an online store.

In this article by Murat Yilmaz, author of OpenCart 1.4 Beginner's Guide, we shall learn:

• The basics of online credit card processing
• Merchant account
• Payment gateway
• PayPal as a payment method
• The differences between several PayPal services
• Bank Transfer, Cheque or Money Order, Cash on Delivery payment options

We should clearly understand the three core elements of accepting credit card payments for an online store before starting on the details of online credit card processing.

Setting up a BizTalk Server Environment

BizTalk enables the integration and managment of automated business processes within or across organizational boundaries. To build a solid BizTalk solution, deploy a robust environment, and keep it running smoothly you sometimes need to broaden your spectrum, explore all possibilities, and choose the best solution for your purpose. In this article by Steef-Jan Wiggers, author of BizTalk Server 2010 Cookbook, we will cover:

• Gathering requirements by asking the right questions
• Analyzing requirements and creating a design
• Installing and using the BizTak Best Practices Analyzer
• Validating BizTalk installation with the BizTalk Benchmark Wizard tool
• Automating performance analysis by using the PAL tool