Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Adding a User Property to Oracle WebCenter Interaction

Recently I had to create a portal security group for director level and above employees. Our HR system feeds Active Directory a field containing each persons grade. Based on the grade it is possible to determine which users should be included in the security group. All I needed to do was add a property for grade to the user profile, populate it, and create a group with dynamic memberships based on the contents of the new property.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Blogger Buzz: New Transparent Navbar Styles

I just started using a new Blogger feature and it looks great.
Blogger Buzz: New Transparent Navbar Styles
If you can't tell the difference it is because this blog looks good with the default navbar at the top. However, the new light transparent style really looks good over at Social Media at Work.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Amazon EC2 Now 15% Lower Price

Effective November 1, 2009 United States prices for Linux/UNIX usage will drop from 10 cents an hour to 8.5 cents per hour. By my quick calculations this will drop the minimum monthly fee for a continuously available instance from around $72 to just over $61. Prices in Europe are also dropping. Get the pricing details.