From the diagram above, it appears that the e-business application is very secure with all the layering and firewalls. But in reality, this is just one aspect of security, specifically network security. If the application itself is vulnerable, the above structure doesn’t give any security to the system. I will explain this with a metaphor. […]

Introduction If you are a Web designer or Web application developer, it is very important to be familiar with Web usability guidelines. Most people put a lot effort in the visual design & code improvements but tend to ignore the usability factor of the Web application. Which is funny since easy implementation of simple usability […]

Update: The article updates are provided at the bottom of this article. Also please see my travel report in November, 2012 here – Velankanni By Train. Introduction Velankanni is a coastal village in Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. Even though it is commonly known as Velankanni, the correct spelling is Vailankanni. Velankanni is very famous for […]

Introduction Kanyakumari (Cape Comorin) is a village barely 90KM away from my home. It is a tiny Tamil village located at southernmost tip of India and what makes it unique is its location. It is the meeting point of three oceans, namely Indian ocean, Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal sea. And if you are […]

Recently our prayer group at Vattiyoorkavu church organized a one day tour to Neyyar dam on Gandhi Jayanthi. The tour party had about 50 people enough to fill a tourist bus. The main aim of the trip was to spend a day knowing each other and at the same time enjoy a fun filled day […]

Bangalore is the capital of Karnataka state in India and is commonly known abroad as the "silicon valley" of India. A large number of IT companies and service industries are located in Bangalore. The average elevation of the city from sea level is about 1000 Metres and hence the climate here is very comfortable compared […]

Written in 1999, Eckhart Tolle’s book Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment was one of the best sellers in Amazon and it was also featured on the New York Times bestseller list. It is a self help book intended as a shortcut for spiritual enlightenment. The central theme of the book is the […]

Introduction Over the last 7+ years I have worked on over a dozen J2EE based Web applications. The most common and recurring problem across all these projects was the "performance problem". Some of these Web applications once put in production system or in UAT (User Acceptance Testing) displayed poor performance. This caused last minute panic […]

Cherai is a coastal village located in central Kerala, India. This place is a unique combination of sea and backwaters rimmed by lush green coconut palms and paddy fields. The backwaters are a combination of lakes, lagoons, canals and estuaries. Cherai Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches in Kerala. The 15 km long […]