ICEfaces Day 1: Installing ICEfaces in NetBeans 6.5.1

The best explanation about ICEfaces can be seen at their website, http://www.icefaces.org/main/home/.

Now, the step to install it on the NetBeans 6.5.1:

1. Run NetBeans 6.5.1.

2. Navigate to the Tool -> Plugins. Go to Available Plugins tab, type "icefaces" on the search box. It is already there. However, they are not the latest version. Go with them if you just want to try ICEfaces. Install them and you are finish. Otherwise, follow the next steps to install the latest version (as for today it is ICEfaces 1.8.1 20090526).

3. Using your favourite browser go to http://www.icefaces.org/main/downloads/os-downloads.iface?category=NetBeans look for the plugin for NetBeans 6.5. Downloand it.

4. After finish downloading the file, extract it somewhere, for example in you Desktop or Download folder.

5. Back to NetBeans window, in Plugins window. Navigate to Downloaded tab. Click on "Add plugins ...". Navigate to where you extract the files and select org-icefaces-netbeans-modules-lib.nbm, org-icefaces-netbeans-modules-visualweb-frameworks.nbm, and org-icefaces-netbeans-modules-web-frameworks.nbm under nbms folder on your extracted folder. Then, click on "Install" button to start the installation.

6. During the installation process, a warning about the signing but not trusted plugin will appear. Just click on "Continue". This warning is appeared because this is not yet verified by NetBeans.

7. After the installation of the plugin is finished. Close the Plugins window. Start a new project and verify that the plugin has been installed by looking whether you can make a new Project, Web -> Web application then on the last wizard page (4. Framework), you can see "ICEfaces" and "Visual Web ICEfaces".


Now, that the ICEfaces is installed on the NetBeans, see you on the next day to "play" with it.

Managing your wealth with Buddi Day 1: Installation day

Have you ever notice how much have you been spent monthly on shopping? or how much have you been spent on food? If not, then you need buddi. I read the review of buddi on Info Linux (Indonesian open source magazine). I think I will try this to see my spending. I used to be using Excel. It was good but I was too lazy to update it. Anyway, let's try it:

1. Download buddi from its website. It is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. The main reason why I want to try this is that buddi is developed using Java. I choose to try this on Windows 7 RC, so I download the Windows version.

2. After finished download it, run the installer. It is very easy, just run it and accept all default values.

3. Buddi is now already installed on my Windows 7 machine. Run Buddi, you will be welcomed with "Make a donation" page, simply click on "Not now" (please make a donation if you think it is helping you. Disclaimer: I am not having any kind of relationship with this product or the eprson behind it. Just think that it would be nice to encourage the developer in maintaning and further developing this product).

That is for now, today I will check all of my bank accounts so I can input my "wealth".

setting JAVA_HOME in MacOS X for running geronimo

when trying geronimo, I had problem with the JAVA_HOME variable. The solution is to execute this command before running the geronimo:

// go to the bin directory of geronimo, depends on your own location
daniel-adinugrohos-macbook-pro:~ adinugro$ cd Desktop/geronimo/geronimo-tomcat6-jee5-2.0.2/bin

// set JAVA_HOME varible
daniel-adinugrohos-macbook-pro:bin adinugro$ export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/Homedaniel-adinugrohos-macbook-pro:bin

// execute the geronimo
adinugro$ ./startup.sh

that's all. check whether your geronimo running from your fav browser and go to http://localhost:8080

java: setting proxy

when your java program needs to access the Internet using proxy, use this:
%java -Dhttp.proxyHost=proxyhost [-Dhttp.proxyPort=portNumber]

for example, I want to execute Reader.java

%javac Reader.java
%java -Dhttp.proxyHost=http://192.168.1.1 -Dhttp.proxyPort=8080 Reader