SilverStripe 3.0 alpha 2 is here

The good folk over at SilverStripe have released SilverStripe CMS 3.0 alpha 2…. Here is what’s new in alpha 2: CMS CMS JavaScript performance and perceived rendering improvements New dedicated “Add page” interface with page type descriptions Improved “Insert Link” dialog with cleaner styles Selected tabs and collapsed panels are…

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WordPress 3.3 “Sonny”

The latest and greatest version of the WordPress software — 3.3, named “Sonny” in honor of the great jazz saxophonist Sonny Stitt — is immediately available for download or update inside your WordPress dashboard.

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SilverStripe CMS

SilverStripe is a free and open source programming framework and content management system (CMS) for creating and maintaining websites. Silverstripe is an award winning Open Source Content Management Software and is being used to power more and more high profile websites. If you have decided to roll with SilverStripe I…

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Are You Ready for WordPress 3.2?

The focus for this release was making WordPress faster and lighter. The first thing you’ll notice when you log in to 3.2 is a refreshed dashboard design that tightens the typography, design, and code behind the admin. (Rhapsody in Grey?) If you’re starting a new blog, you’ll also appreciate the…

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Content Management Solutions

WordPress It has been a big year for WordPress. If there were still some lingering doubts about its potency as a full-fledged content management system, then the full support for custom taxonomies and custom post types in WordPress 3.0 core should have put them to rest. WordPress 3.1 took those…

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PSD to SilverStripe CMS

SilverStripe is a free and open source programming framework and content management system (CMS) for creating and maintaining websites. Silverstripe is an award winning Open Source Content Management Software and is being used to power more and more high profile websites. If you have decided to roll with SilverStripe I…

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Free wireless internet for Wellington’s waterfront

By LANE NICHOLS – The Dominion Post Wellington will have free access to high-speed wireless internet on the waterfront from December. And the city council hopes to make free wi-fi a permanent fixture in the central business district in time for next year’s Rugby World Cup. From December, anyone with…

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PSD to HTML

You provide a design and in return receive high-quality code which is cross-browser compatible W3C Valid XHTML/CSS markup! All code is compatible with IE, Firefox, Opera and Safari with W3C Valid and Optimized CSS. I can also implement your designs into a theme / templates for your CMS engine. non-disclosure…

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PSD to WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious”

WordPress is an open source CMS, often used as a blog publishing application powered by PHP and MySQL. It has many features including a plugin architecture and a templating system. Used by over 300 of the 10,000 biggest websites, WordPress is the most popular blog software in use today. Let…

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WordPress 3 Matures Into Content Management

WordPress, one of the most popular blogging applications, is out this week with a major update. WordPress 3.0 includes 1,217 bug fixes and a long list of new features developed with the efforts of 218 contributors. WordPress is available as an open source download that anyone can setup and install…

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HTML Email That Just Works!

Do you feel a headache coming on when you hear the words “HTML email”? Frankly, most designers and developers do. HTML email is notoriously difficult to plan, design, and build. Fortunately, I am here to help you to create a nice-looking email newsletter that drives people to open it and…

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SilverStripe 2.4 release: a significant step forward

Written by Brian Calhoun via SilverStripe.org We’re excited to tell you that we just released SilverStripe version 2.4! This is a major new release and an important milestone for the SilverStripe community, the open source project, and our company. SilverStripe 2.4 is the culmination of over a year’s worth of…

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Apple chief blasts Adobe’s Flash

For iPhone users who’ve been wondering whether their devices will support Flash technology for web video and games anytime soon, the answer is finally here, straight from Steve Jobs: No. In a detailed offensive against the technology owned by Adobe Systems, Apple’s CEO wrote Thursday that Flash has too many…

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Stop designing websites, start designing posters!

A new generation of websites are emerging that look less like websites and more like posters. They are easy to use, visually engaging and most of all different. Sometimes I think I am deeply conflicted. On one side I am always going on about how print is not like the…

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Top business figures in bold broadband bid

Several of New Zealand’s key innovators have launched a $900 million bid to build an international fibre cable across the Pacific that aims to give virtually unlimited high speed broadband for New Zealand and Australia. Pacific Fibre includes Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall, TradeMe creator Sam Morgan and software entrepreneur Rod…

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New Zealand’s Internet Filter Goes Live

The Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) internet filter is now operational and is being used by internet providers (ISPs) Maxnet and Watchdog. Thomas Beagle, spokesperson for online freedom lobby Tech Liberty says he’s “very disappointed that the filter is now running, it’s a sad day for the New Zealand internet”….

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YouTube to Drop Support For IE6 Starting Next Month

The end is nigh! We’ve known this was imminent, but come March 13, 2010, YouTube will no longer officially support Internet Explorer 6. Ars Technica found the specific date buried in a YouTube Help item pertaining to browser support. Under the section header, “When does older browser support end for…

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Summer Surf Search Competition

Swell Map

SwellMap.com The MetOcean Solutions wave and wind forecasting system offers an unparalleled, high resolution prediction of the ocean and coastal conditions for any location on Earth. Design provided by Sons&Co and project developed by NZXSports and MetOcean.

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Big Army 5

It’s ARMYBIG5.TV film your best moves on one of our 5 mountains and share it with the rest of NZ. I was involved in developing the website from the design which was provided by Saatchi & Saatchi. If your project is related to Ski/Snow I have some great contacts in…

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The Olive Farm

TheOliveFarm.co.nz developed in SilverStripe CMS for an olive farm based in New Zealand. The olive tree has been cultivated since ancient times as a source of olive oil, fine wood, olive leaf, and olives for consumption. The naturally bitter fruit is typically subjected to fermentation or cured with lye or brine…

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Tinakori Road

Tinakori Road online for shops, services and places of interest on and around Tinakori Road. I have been a Thorndon resident for the last 8 months and was surprised to find no websites was dedicated to this part of Wellington.

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Surfed.tv

Surfed.tv is a project including a mash up of WordPress and Vodpod. After spending many hours on the internet searching for surfing videos from a countless number of different websites. I thought to myself would it not be great if I could save all my favorite videos in one place?…

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Useful Web Design Proposal Resources, Tools and Apps

Lets face it there is no enjoyment in writing a proposals. You became a web designer to build web sites, no one thought to mention anything about the processes you would have to follow to find new contracts and clients. Unfortunately, web design proposals are one of those essential processes…

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15 Sites for Learning and Mastering SEO

Here are 15 SEO blogs that you should read if you are interesting in mastering SEO: 15 SEO Blogs You Should Read Some of these blogs will help you learn the basics of how search engines work, and others will keep you up-to-date on what’s new in search space. I’ve…

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5 Misuses of Social Media That Could Kill Your Freelance Business

Unless you’ve been living under a rock this year, you have witnessed the explosion of social media as a tool for marketing, networking and branding in new and exciting ways. What started out as a few different methods for communicating and sharing online with friends and family has spawned entirely…

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