I had the honor of once again speaking at the Jacksonville Code Camp, for the second year in a row.  I was very happy to be accepted to speak at this event, as it is one of the largest and most renowned in the State of Florida.  I do not know what their official final head count was, but I am told that their registration number reached a whopping 640!  That is impressive for any community event, and definitely a number that most reach for.

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I have begun to build up a list of projects on the popular project repository, CodePlex.  In doing so, I have noticed a management problem, in terms of usability and convenience.  When you are logged in, and go to the home page, there is a convenient shortcut area on the right side, that will take you to your projects.  It lists all of the projects that you participate in, regardless of your role in that project.  This alone is just fine, but what if I want to know more about two or more of the projects? 

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I posted an entry a few days ago about a problem I began experiencing with Windows Live Writer.  I am proud to announce that those woes are all gone, and I am back using Windows Live Writer (WLW) again!  Woo hoo!  Here’s what I went through…

If you looked at the other post, you know that I began getting an obscure error from WLW.  It was, “An invalid IP address was specified.”  What in the heck does that mean?  I didn’t know until several hours later.  I was extremely lucky to have the expert assistance from a well-known DNN community member and Core Team Member, Brandon Haynes.  I already knew he was a smart guy.  I mean, look at his blog address!  :)  I now got to see first-hand how bright Brandon is…

Luckily for me, my...

As I mentioned in a previous blog entry, I am speaking at the Jacksonville Code Camp this weekend.  My topic is “Using jQuery in DotNetNuke Development”.  In outlining and planning my presentation, I quickly realized that a real-world example will be necessary in order to effectively express my points to attendees.  So, I began to think… What kind of module could I write that would allow me to demonstrate integrating jQuery in several ways?

I immediately determined that I wanted to use a jQuery plugin of some kind.  I began browsing through the most popular jQuery plugins for ideas.  Eventually, a light bulb went off in my head while browsing.  I might have been...

Scare tactics happen too often these days.  You see them in the news, politics, sports, commercials, and so on.  This is not new to us.  For example, most pharmaceutical ads basically tell us that we will die if we don't talk to our doctor and begin using their product.  The HPV ads are the worst at this.  Now, we are on to the average consumer and their PC.

I have been hearing and seeing ads for products like CleanPCToday, where they scare the average person into thinking that their PC is infected with viruses before the commercial even ends.  I am sure that if you have family members like I have, you will undoubtedly be asked about this product, or one like it.  Your Aunt Jane will buy this up immediately.  But why?

(FYI - I didn't link that company on purpose.  I don't want them to have the benefit of the link.)

This commercial uses statements such as, "Does your email take more than 3 seconds to open? This is a tell-tell sign of virus activity on your PC."  Give me a break!  Many programs can...

Earlier today, I began writing a blog in between solution builds. This is common for me to do. I try to multi-task every moment throughout the day. Somehow, I still always seem to be out of time. Weird...

I have been using Windows Live Writer (WLW) to create, publish, and manage my blog entries for several months now. I used to use a web interface on my site. I must say, that using WLW was awesome! I was able to work on a blog post for as long as I wanted without worrying about the session expiring, or any other web-based snafu. It was like having electricity for the first time. I loved not having to light the candles on my blog!

Well, I eventually got my blog post to the point of being able to publish it. I had all of my text where I wanted, my styles all shored up, images added, tags added, and so on. I clicked the Publish button. Ding! I received an error. Whaaaa...?!! I never get an error using WLW. Crap! Here is the error I was seeing:



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(FYI... I had problems with Windows Live Writer tonight, so I am posting this usnig ScribeFire.)

I have a full plate right now in terms of upcoming speaking engagements the next few months.  I love spreading the word about DotNetNuke®.  The best part about it is, that I know I am helping someone learn something that they might have otherwise not known.  This hobby is continuing.  You should try to make it out to one of these events.

Jacksonville Code CampDate/Time:  Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 8:00 AM EST

I submitted 3 sessions to the popular Jacksonville Code Camp (a.k.a., Jax Code Camp), and at first, I was not selected to speak.  I was not heart-broken, as I was going through a lot at the time, and it was something...

Every year, the DotNetNuke Corporation does a great job of bringing something new to the table for the annual OpenForce events.  This year, they are holding the first annual OpenForce Community Choice Awards.  This is exciting!

Finally, the...

As is usual for me, I will be working on one thing, and concentrating on another thing, and then – BOOM!  An idea or thought pops in my head that is usually completely unrelated to the tasks at-hand, but are really good ideas.  This time, it’s more of a philosophy though.  I think those of you that have private modules that you only make available to certain customers should consider selling those “private” modules.  Here’s why…

I am not going to mention any names, but during my evaluation period where I was trying our different Social Networking solutions for DotNetNuke®, one of my options was from a major DNN vendor.  From one stand point, I really favored that option from the outset, because I trusted this vendor completely to very quickly, efficiently, and consistently fix or add any features that I needed.  Good right?  Maybe…

Then there were other public options out there, such as: Active Social,...

I mentioned and posted a picture to twitter of what I made for breakfast this morning.  Following that, someone asked for the recipe.  So, I decided to go ahead and put the recipe here on by blog for all to benefit from.

The Tuna Before you can make the melt, you have to first have some tuna on-hand.  While any variation of tuna salad will do, I find that tuna melts usually are better with a plainer variation.  Here...