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Two dotCMS Plugins Released

// March 11th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Software, Web

With the plugin architecture in dotCMS launched with the release of the version 1.7 release candidates, several of us are getting started testing out the water.  To get things started, I’ve released two plugins this week you can download and install.  Nothing huge, but hopefully helpful to some folks.
XMLTool Plugin
The XMLTool plugin creates a view [...]

dotCMS Plugin Joyfulness

// February 6th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Software, Tech, Web

After some trouble fighting wih OpenJDK vs the Sun JDK, I’m ready to get my brain soaked with information on the upcoming plugin architecture in the 1.6.5c patch here at dotCMS Boot Camp.  Note on the previous comment: don’t use Open JDK, save yourself some trouble.  If you are interested in plugin development, be sure [...]

Oh hai gaiz, Im in Myamee!

// February 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Software, Tech, Web

Guess what?  It’s dotCMS conference time again.  Good times.  I have traveled well, and am ready to do some liveblogging.  For what it’s worth, this year it’s more of a training conference, and I’ll be in the developer sessions.  I’ll pass on info as it’s useful, and will follow up in the end with some [...]

Smart Progressive Enhancement with dotCMS

// January 29th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Software, Web

Progressive enhancement is a technique of adding features to your web site based on the capabilities of the browser.  When a browser doesn’t meet specs, it simply doesn’t get the feature.  The key is to make sure your site has base functionality good enough for everyone.  There are some examples of this people use frequently [...]

Philosophical Conundrum

// January 6th, 2009 // 7 Comments » // Buddhism, Health

Well, really, it isn’t a conundrum.  I’m just being bad, and I know it.  But I need some kind of guidance, or another sensible voice to chime in and help me along.  My problem is simple: drugs.  I’m not saying I’m a crack addict or anything, it’s nothing like that.  It’s a very basic, simple [...]

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