broken ubuntu gutsy sources.list
Attempting to update my repository on our Ubuntu VPS running the gutsy 7.10 version…I noticed that I was getting 404 ERRORs caused by the distribution being moved from its normal place within the mirrors. deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu gutsy main restricted universe multiverse replace all the URL’s with http://old-releases.ubuntu.com you should now be able to update your [...]
A CMS that integrates into ASP.NET MVC
Here is a open source CMS called N2 that provides a CMS framework to build web applications on using the ASP.NET MVC Model. Its a very basic CMS, but it provides all the core functionality including Pages, Articles and a .NET Permissions Model (it also has some add ons and allows developers to contribute their [...]
Modifying contact component in Joomla issue
The problem I came across when making a modification to the layout in the Joomla contact component was it wasn’t updating on the website. I even cleared out the cache and it still didn’t work. It wasn’t until I realized it was because of the template that I was using. Templates can override the layout [...]
Should we build software from the ground up?
The Open Source development community has become stronger over the last several years with some successfull products being developed including Joomla, Moodle, Open Office, DotNetNuke etc. This raises the question of why develop a new software product from the group up? why not just build applications/extensions on top of existing open source frameworks? For example, [...]
Decoupled Code using SubSonic
Subsonic is fantastic when generating a bunch of classes directly from the database structure…but the issue comes when OO/Application Objects clash with relational database structures. An idea is to use Subsonic to query the data from the database and map the data directly to a application/OO object. A really good example following the link below [...]
CodeLab Update
Hi All, Just to give you an update on what we are doing. We provide support services and technical expertise to a number of open source products including Moodle and Joomla. Our clients are education institutes including Aoraki Polytechnic and Pro+Med Medic Training. We also contract to SPF Multimedia to help develop software products for [...]
Considerations for implementing a Content Management System into your organisation
The abbreviation CMS is becoming very popular among organisations and the open source community. There is a huge range of CMS’s available through open source initiatives and in the commercial sector that have a range of different features and modules. If you are considering implementing a CMS into your organisation, consider these three key areas [...]
Document to PDF Driver
I came across this open source project called PDFCreator. This application acts as a virtual print driver that can be installed onto a local machine or installed in “server mode” to run on a network. You can view the project here at http://sourceforge.net/projects/pdfcreator/ It also comes with a COM wrapper that initializes the printer and [...]
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