Archive for October, 2008

Apache mod_rewrite: rewriting URLs based on HTTPS vs. HTTP

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

On occasion it’s helpful to be able to pass both SSL and non-SSL requests through the same Apache configuration file.  Using mod_write’s RewriteCond and RewriteRule, you can perform URL rewriting differently depending on whether or not the connection is via HTTPS:
# For SSL connections %{HTTPS} is “on” — the following will
# permanently redirect all non-SSL [...]

Keiahooooooooooooo!

Sunday, October 12th, 2008

When Lorrie offered to get me a Colts jersey last year, I had to pick a player.  That’s when I saw Freddy Keiaho single-handedly (literally, since one hand was in a cast at the time) tackle both the blocker and the ball carrier in one fell swoop.  I saw his passion and I knew that [...]

jEdit won’t start after OS X Java update

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

I noticed that jEdit would no longer start on my MacBook Pro with OS X 10.5.5.  I’d try to run jEdit via Quicksilver as usual, but it wouldn’t open.  Double-clicking on the jEdit application icon was just as useless.  Nothing happened.  I checked for anything that could be blocking it and restarted my laptop with [...]