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Login/logout issues with JSP and Servlets

If you ever have developed a webapp with jsp and servlets you might have encountered som issues handling your users logging in and out. Just running session.invalidate() don’t keep your users from pressing the back button. Javaworld has an excellent article about these issues and it shows how you easily can handle them, especially if you are using the struts framework.

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Freeware PDF Writer

Ever wanted to create a pdf document out of your word document, but didn’t know how? Download CutePDF Writer and you get a virtual printer that pops up in every program with a print function. Really handy when you need to publish documents and don’t want to use the .doc format.

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Java lost to insane software patent

This is pure insanity. It appears that Kodak has won a lawsuit against SUN over a software patent, and is going to claim one billion in damages.

From what I can make out of it, it appears that running code on an virtual machine like in Java is patended by Kodak?! And the wording seems to be something like “a program asking another program for help”. This will apply to the .NET runtime too, so if this really comes through the industry is in for a hit.

This has to get sorted out, it’s just too stupid to not to.

Via SlashDot.