Brian Scarbeau

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2004-2009

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May 10

Do you like Google Gadgets? Check out this gadget for DotNetNuke Administration

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I discovered this cool Google gadget over at STP Systems. The gadget once installed allows you to see information about your DotNetNuke Server directly in your iGoogle account. You can view information about all your portals as well. Check out the YouTube video on the product. Here are some screen shots from STP Systems site that will get displayed ......

Posted On Tuesday, May 11, 2010 10:28 AM

Apr 10

ODUG lands DotNetNuke guru Nik Kalyani as a speaker

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If you are in the Orlando, FL area during the first week of May then you should head over to the Orlando DotNetNuke user group meeting. Nik Kalyani will be the speaker and you will learn a great deal from him. DotNetNuke Module Development with the MVP Pattern This session focuses on introducing attendees to the Model-View-Presenter pattern, support ......

Posted On Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:26 PM

Apr 10

Office add on saves you time if you use Moodle

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Moodle is a free elearning content management software program. It does take a great deal of time to set it up because you need to upload your Office files to Moodle. Now, Microsoft has made that job easier with their new Office Add on. With it you can save directly into Moodle. Here are the instructions on how to use. Just change the URL you use for ......

Posted On Thursday, April 8, 2010 9:21 AM

Jan 10

Volunteer Techies help Haiti Victims

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With this grassroots effort, several techie groups have met to discuss how they can help the people of Haiti with various projects they started. Here’s a list of projects: Check out their Wiki and try to get involved if you can. We Have, We Need Exchange This project will create a "Craigslist" type of self-identified needs and requests by non-profits ......

Posted On Tuesday, January 19, 2010 12:24 PM

Dec 09

Any DotNetNuke skinners out there?

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Check out the skinning contest that is going on at the DotNetNuke site and you can win some great prizes too! Good luck! Technorati Tags: DotNetNuke,Skinning ......

Posted On Tuesday, December 8, 2009 5:53 PM DotNetNuke

Nov 09

Need ideas for a DotNetNuke Christmas gift?

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I thought I would give a list of DotNetNuke Christmas gifts you could possibly buy for a client, co-worker or yourself. You can start with some Christmas skins that you could put on your site. The folks at All Dnn Skins has some skins for you to look at. Snowcovered has an array of Holiday skins as well. If you only want a Christmas skin for a period ......

Posted On Thursday, November 26, 2009 9:51 AM DotNetNuke

Nov 09

Not sure if you need the Professional version of DotNetNuke?

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The DotNetNuke web hosters at PowerDNN have put together a nice 3 minute survey to analyze your needs on what version of DotNetNuke that you might need to have. The survey has 3 categories. 1. Website Size 2. Website Usage 3. Project Details With an easy UI of drop down lists, you just answer the questions listed in each category and then submit them ......

Posted On Thursday, November 19, 2009 7:14 AM DotNetNuke

Nov 09

What do you know about web standards with your DotNetNuke site?

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First of all, you should go to this site to read about the ten reasons you should learn and use web standards. Next, you should travel to DNNCreative website to read an article by Stuart Colville entitled Become a better Standardista. Finally, you should travel to the Wrox site to read the Wrox Blox that Cuong Dang wrote on DotNetNuke and Web Standards. ......

Posted On Tuesday, November 3, 2009 8:19 AM

Oct 09

Both hands on the wheel... PLEASE!

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It appears that the pilots who flew 150 miles pass their destination had their eyes fixed on laptop computers in their cockpit and forgot they were flying an Airbus A320 with 144 passengers on board. New Safety Laws will go into effect but wow, where's the common sense of these two pilots? Sad to say that everyone of us sees this kind of negligence ......

Posted On Tuesday, October 27, 2009 9:58 AM

Oct 09

How to create easy DotNetNuke skins

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I've been looking at this skinning creator program for $129.95 from Artisteer for a while now and sure enough DotNetNuke skinning rookies will be able to create their own skins and apply them on their own sites. It appears that the DotNetNuke community is starting to endorse this product as well. The product has been out for a while now and its advertised ......

Posted On Wednesday, October 21, 2009 10:04 AM DotNetNuke

Oct 09

What is something that is longer than a magazine article and shorter than a book chapter?

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What is something that is longer than a magazine article and shorter than a book chapter? Give up? It's a Wrox-Blox that Wiley has available online with some going for less than $10.00. Written by the best programmers in the their fields, Wrox Blox are short informational pieces and code that will help get you up-to-speed and keep you up-to-date. Build ......

Posted On Monday, October 12, 2009 11:55 AM DotNetNuke

Sep 09

DotNetNuke Book Reviews needed

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There are several very good DotNetNuke books that are currently available but there are few reviews for those books. I found that to be odd because several people that I know either purchased the book or received it for free at a code camp event or user group meeting. Your review is important to those that might be interested in purchasing the book. ......

Posted On Tuesday, September 29, 2009 11:30 AM

Sep 09

Where should you go for DotNetNuke Help?

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Today I ran into a problem when I tried to upgrade some Websites to DNN 5. I created my backups of the site and my database as I should do to prepare for an upgrade. My problem was that I didn't follow the proper upgrade path and I tried to skip one and ran into errors. I should have read Will Strohl's blog on this but I found a little bit of time to ......

Posted On Thursday, September 10, 2009 10:28 AM

Jul 09

Are you a SoapBox fan?

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Well if you are, you won’t be soon when Microsoft takes down the YouTube video clone site. I just received the official announcement today via e-mail. I had a couple of XNA games that my students created on the site. Here’s the official word: Attention Soapbox Users, MSN will no longer offer Soapbox, the user generated video service within MSN Video, ......

Posted On Tuesday, July 21, 2009 7:50 PM

Jul 09

Kudos ODUG

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Today marks the day when the Orlando DotNetNuke User group officially has 200 members. It was a year and half ago that I started this group with about 7 members who came and met on a Saturday morning to discuss issues relating to the best open source web portal, DotNetNuke. Will Strohl was there along with a co-worker. Will has been a great member and ......

Posted On Wednesday, July 1, 2009 4:42 PM DotNetNuke

Jun 09

Is DotNetNuke getting female friendly?

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So if you attended the Day of DotNetNuke in Tampa, FL last Saturday, you had to notice. There were many females in attendance. Some were there being good sports and attending with their husband/boyfriend. Some were web designers who wanted to learn about DotNetNuke. This was much different than past events that I’ve attended. I have spoken at many code ......

Posted On Saturday, June 20, 2009 3:21 PM DotNetNuke

Jun 09

Day of DotNetNuke a HUGE SUCCESS!

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Kudos to Will Strohl for the countless hours he put in to organize the Day of DotNetNuke held in Tampa, FL today. Thanks to the sponsors, speakers and volunteers who made the day a huge success. The official count for the day verified by Microsoft host Joe Healy was 138. Joe was a great host making everyone comfortable and he also was one of the speakers. ......

Posted On Saturday, June 13, 2009 8:42 PM DotNetNuke

May 09

Look for some changes in DotNetNuke 5 builds

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There have been a couple of builds already for the new version 5.1 of DotNetNuke. On the DotNetNuke site, there is even a thread for users to discuss any problems they are having with the builds and they are encouraged to log their problems or suggestions on their Gemini site. The current build is 364 and there's already changes from the previous build. ......

Posted On Friday, May 22, 2009 10:45 AM DotNetNuke

May 09

DotNetNuke 04.09.04 Upgrade

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In the past, after backing up my SQL database and DNN site, I'd hold my breath when I upgraded my sites hoping and praying that all will be well after the upgrade. Today, I did the same when I upgraded to version 04.09.04. Low and behold, all did go well with the upgrade and the site came back up after the upgrade. Here's what the upgrade has to offer: ......

Posted On Thursday, May 21, 2009 9:57 AM DotNetNuke

May 09

Free DotNetNuke Webinars

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DotNetNuke Co-Founder, Nik Kalyani, has added some new webinars to attend. The most popular is a demonstration of DotNetNuke. Here's the webinar information on that one: DotNetNuke is the leading open source solution for website content management and web application development on Microsoft ASP.NET. Nik will demonstrate how easy it is to create and ......

Posted On Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:54 AM