Blog on Information Technology Services

BrainMinder - second brain web application

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

BrainMinder is a software tool to organize and store knowledge, share it with others, analyze situations, ideas, and problems, and make pondered decisions. Items are shared with external users via a pre-authorized link and (optionally) an additional password.

Web spreadsheet application with sync capabilities

Sun, 07 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Web Marketing Trento (Trento - IT)

Design and development of data synchronization procedures between different applications and databases with a spreadsheet interface with : PHP, MariaDB, Joomla, Virtuemart, CodeIgniter, VueJS.

I designed and developed a web application based on CodeIgniter framework and integrating JSpreadsheet which allows interaction with the Virtuemart ecommerce database to be able to edit product data in spreadsheet mode.

Database link with PostgreSQL

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

In PostgreSQL, it is possible to create database links and connect two separate databases, whether they reside on the same server or on separate servers, as long as they are accessible over a network.

Data synchronization procedures

Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Web Marketing Trento (Trento - IT) Design and development of data synchronization procedures between different applications and databases with PHP, CodeIgniter, MySQL, Joomla, Virtuemart

Home automation with Home Assistant

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Home Assistant is an entirely open source tool for home automation of both residential and business environments.

MariaDB replication master-master via Internet

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

MariaDB (and MySQL) allow master-slave replication to be configured between two servers. A master-master type of replication can be implemented via Galera, but it requires at least 3 servers. If you have 2 servers, you can configure master-master replication by by cross-duplicating the master-slave replication.

Encrypt and compress emails server side

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

To improve the security and privacy of users and save disk space, the mail server Dovecot allows encrypting the files containing the e-mail messages.

VPN with Fritz!Box router

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

AVM's Fritz!Box routers already provide built-in two important services that enable remote connectivity :

Dynamic DNS
VPN based on ipsec protocol.

Synology NAS installation and configuration

Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Client : several ones Synology installation and configuration : users, sharing privileges and backup MS Windows clients configuration

E-commerce website setup and customization for beauty products

Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Amor Cosmetics (Trento - IT) E-commerce website integrated with credit card payments Website migration and upgrade Configuration and graphic review and redesign Hosting

Oracle database and APEX

Sat, 09 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Finova (Bolzano - IT) Oracle database and APEX configuration and installation Linux CentOS server base installation and configuration Oracle XE database installation and configuration APEX installation and configuration Apache and Tomcat configuration

VPS servers, Firewall and VPN

Sat, 14 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Finova (Bolzano - IT) Network and security design and implementation for SAS services Hardware selection Network design Linux application server installation and configuration VPN based on OpenVPN configuration and maintenance for access control VPS management

Accounting, members and custom CMS applications

Sat, 04 May 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Accademia degli Agiati (Rovereto - IT) Technologies used : PHP, Yii Framework, MariaDB, Bootstrap Database design Logic and structure study Applications implementation and development Support and maintenance CMS for the institutional website

Ski rental service software application

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Centro Snowboard Polsa (Rovereto - IT) Design and development of a cross platform desktop application for MS Windows and Linux operating systems using : ObjectPascal language Lazaurs IDE MariaDB database Onsite Linux server for skies and accessories renting.

Online museum and e-commerce

Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Client: Museo Botta (Rovereto - IT) Car models and advertising objects virtual museum with custom e-commerce Yii framework structure Implementation of client design Bootstrap 3 theming framework Online shop and ordering and payment system Server installation and configuration

Drupal software development

Wed, 03 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Versantus (Oxford - UK) Drupal CMS custom modules development (Drupal, PHP, MySQL)

Firewalls, VPN and content filtering

Thu, 14 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Cooperativa VillaMaria (Rovereto - IT) Firewalls, VPN site-to-site and client-to-site, web and content access control Hardware configuration Firewall system installation and configuration with RAID support Setup of VPN site-to-site based on OpenVPN to connect two remote sites Setup of single VPN clients to allow remote working Transparent content filtering to control the access to web resources

Web application development

Mon, 03 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Client : GUIET.com (Fribourg - CH) Drupal, CodeIgniter, Yii dev, custom CMS development Database design Application logic study and backend implementation Custom features development Support and maintenance Custom multilingual CMS design and implementation

Skibus GPS map tracking application

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Altevie (Trento - IT) Responsive web application with responsive map to track the position of gps equipped skibus Application design and development Server and database installation and configuration Integration with external SOAP services to collect the bus positions and time schedule Development of the map features with bus stop positions, realtime buses position and direction detection

E-commerce website setup and customization

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Cliente : Ditta Amore (Rovereto - IT) E-commerce website integrated with credit card payments and shipping fees computation E-commerce OpenCart platform setup and configuration Modules selection, installation and customization Credit card Stripe payment system integration Custom shipment fees calculation module development Development of custom features

Linux file and backup server

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Deflorian Law Firm (Rovereto - IT) Linux server to serve many users with different privileges in a MS Windows environment Linux Debian server base installation and configuration Software RAID support configuration File server configuration and privileges assignment External and redundant backup with versioning files support

Drupal software development

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Client : LeftRightMinds (Vancouver - CA) Drupal custom modules development (Drupal, PHP, MySQL)

Firewall, VPN and server farm network

Fri, 07 Jun 2002 00:00:00 +0000

Client : Daxtor (Bolzano - IT) Network and security design and implementation for SAS service in a server farm Hardware selection Network design Linux application server installation and configuration Oracle database server installation Redundant firewalls configuration and maintenance VPN based on IPSec and OpenVPN configuration and maintenance for access control

CRM applications, Oracle and PCI certification

Mon, 05 Jun 2000 00:00:00 +0000

Client : SINT (Torino - IT) Suite of applications for CRM management, integrated with Oracle database and PCI compliant Oracle Dabase design and implementation Desktop applications development with unique features : auto updates, self contained Oracle client, integrated reports Applications for CRM backend and frontend Applications and database infrastructure PCI compliant to store securely sensible information : design and development of an innovative and extremely secure system to save encrypted data in the Oracle database