This weekend was a great time to go shopping on behalf of a non-profit organization, as there were great bargains everywhere!  I had been eye-balling some sales going on at our local CompUSA for several weeks now.  This weekend, it got even better.  I was able to procure an HDTV and an HP Laptop to be given away as grand prizes at the Day of DotNetNuke® this year!  I would post pictures, but they are still in their respective boxes.  Those pictures...

In terms of SEO (search engine optimization), one of the biggest issues with DotNetNuke® has been that the site map it generates assigns the same priority to every single page in the portal.  The priority should be a value between 0.0 and 1.0, but historically DNN has assigned every page the priority of 0.5.  If you submit your site map to Google, and then check the parsed results later, you will see an error like shown below.

 

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I finally have found some time to look at the newest version of DotNetNuke®, or in this case, the most recent Beta.  The beta can be publically downloaded and participated in.  One of the first things I have stumbled upon during my run through tonight was the new Google Analytics...

I was recently asked to show someone how to use the DotNetNuke® Wiki Module.  While I can usually whip up a demo in seconds and wing it, I was not able to this time.  It had been too long since I had last used it, and was having a brain lapse.  So, I decided to put that demo here, so to speak.  Before I get into it though, I do want to mention that there are some features that are missing and planned to be in future releases.  Chris Hammond is the project lead, and he admittedly is looking for time and contributors to help in continuing the development effort.  Use the Wiki project forum if you’re interested in helping (or need support).

First of all, you need to install the module, as it is not installed...

The Orlando DotNetNuke® Users Group, or the ODUG, is not as old as some might think.  Our first meeting was February 2, 2008.  So, we are working on completing our second year as a user group.  It began simply enough… Brian Scarbeau signed up to reserve the user group on the DotNetNuke® website, and then began to...

The DotNetNuke Corporation has begun broadcasting webinars for anyone to register and watch.  They are mostly hosted by Nik Kalyani, a Co-Founder of the corporation, Former CEO, and the current Director of Products and Strategy.  His first webinar was today, and it was basically an introduction to DotNetNuke®.  While his demo today was run on the new Professional Edition, the webinar strictly focused on introducing some of the most common and powerful features that would be of interest to anyone evaluating our favorite web application framework.

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The Day of DotNetNuke® is very fortunate to have the support of the DotNetNuke Corporation for the event.  Part of that support is a bit of advertising on the official DotNetNuke® website.  We have a skyscraper...

A lot of things have been happening in preparing for the first annual Day of DotNetNuke®.  We have been speaking with sponsors, potential partners, service providers, hotels, speakers, and more – making sure that everyone that attends will have the best possible time that they can.  Our goal is to provide the best DNN content anywhere, and provide the best social, learning, and networking environment possible.  All of this, and it is absolutely FREE to attend!  Can you believe it?  Here is what has been going on in terms...

Last night, we went to see a sneak preview of the newest Tom Hanks’ & Ron Howard joint project, Angels & Demons.  With all of the buzz (good and bad) that religious movies get, I am going to assume that you’ve heard of this movie.  It is based on another book by the infamous Dan Brown.  As I understand it, this book was actually first in Brown’s story following the main character, Robert Langdon.  You can kind of tell this in this recent installment of the movie series.

First of all, there are a lot of familiar faces in this movie.  There is Ewan McGregor, the bad guy from Eastern Promises,...

Scott Willhite just announced via twitter that the Beta version for DotNetNuke® version 5.01.00 is available for download.  Basically, the DNN team is making the betas available publically, as the number of possible use cases has exceeded those that they are able to test right now.  As a result, more than the acceptable number of bugs have been coming along with recent DNN releases. 

Before I tell you the download link, know this:  PLEASE report any and all bugs you find.  It is up to people like you and I to help make DNN better.  And what easier and cheaper way to help support the project?  Report bugs to:  http://support.dotnetnuke.com

Download DotNetNuke version 5.01 Beta

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We have had many great submissions to the Day of DotNetNuke® speaker pool.  Many of those submissions are from some fantastic speakers!  However, we are also looking for the lesser known and local speakers.  Many of the topics submitted so far are very great, but we are also looking for some more general topics, such as using the DNN Core Modules. 

We would love to see new faces and community members taking the plunge and speaking for the first time.  Believe me, no one will make fun of you.  Community events are perfect for first...

This news was already announced at the May Orlando DotNetNuke® Users Group meeting, and subsequently announced on Twitter as well.  We are very lucky to be able to announce that Joe Brinkman is the Keynote Speaker for the Day of DotNetNuke® this year.  Here is an excerpt from the Day of DotNetNuke® website:

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I blogged before about my new hosting account with Applied Innovations. Here is an update on how that new adventure is going. 

Tonight I began making some of my preliminary adjustments and staging of files.  I began with getting familiar with the control panel used by Applied Innovations, Helm.  Despite the popularity and widespread adoption of Helm, this is my first time ever using it.  I had many problems finding settings and getting started with the control panel, but that is very little fault of the host.  Even though they manage the control panel, all of the short comings and difficulties I experienced had to do with Helm itself.

One of my first steps was to use one of their temporary URLs to install and stage my new DNN installation.  Through my investigation of my options in their control panel, I noticed two things to note...

Last night was the May meeting for the Orlando DotNetNuke® Users Group (ODUG).  We were lucky enough to be able to host Mitchel Sellers to our meeting, to present “Advanced DotNetNuke® Module Development” to the attendees.  Though, Mitch being our speaker wasn’t the only thing special about this particular meeting.

Only moments before arriving at our meeting venue, I received a phone call from the DotNetNuke® Corporation, officially confirming their...

I was recently offered sponsored hosting from Applied Innovations.  As much as we all pay for hosting solutions, I couldn’t turn down the opportunity.  As the word “sponsored” implies, while I may not be paying for this account monetarily, I will be in other ways.  During my transition to move to this host, and during my time using this host and their features, I will be blogging, tweeting, and otherwise voicing my experiences.  It goes without saying that Applied Innovations is...

There have been plenty of reviews already on this book, by Mitchel Sellers, which I made sure to not read.  I have not been able to find as much time to finish this book, even though it is quite short.  Also, unlike the previous Wrox book that I reviewed, I did not help to do any technical editing for this book.  So, you can rest easy knowing that even...

My family and I were luck enough to get tickets to see a screening of the new Star Trek film this morning.  Sneak previews are nothing new to us, and in knowing that, we are usually at least 1-2 hours early to get a good place in line.  Today, we were incredibly lucky, in that we arrived after the line went through, and the movie theater opened a second theater to allow everyone to see the film.

I have not been excited about anything “Star Trek” since I was a young child, and I am for the most part not a fan of science fiction.  However, the trailer for this film did a great job of intriguing me, and getting me excited to see the movie.  I could not wait to see it today!

This installment of the Star Trek franchise takes us back to the beginning, to show us were all of the characters of the U.S.S. Enterprise came from, and how they came together...

I am so excited to write this blog entry.  Especially since I have been fielding requests almost daily from potential DotNetNuke speakers from all over.  We having finally opened the call for speakers for the Day of DotNetNuke!  Unfortunately, we need to get things done very quickly, so we need speakers to submit their session abstracts fast – and we will in turn need to make our selections and draft the agenda even faster.

The rules for being chosen...

That’s right!  The attendee registration for the Day of DotNetNuke has opened!  I know it’s a bit backwards, but due to our tight timeline, availability of certain options and features, we have had to open the attendee registration before the open call for speakers.  Typically, the registration would happen after or near the end of choosing all of the speakers and sessions.  We will do that right next year.

Since we opted to use the Microsoft Events registration process, and we needed additional...