31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge!
Posted on May 13, 2009
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I recently completed the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge run by Darren Rowse, the problogger (@problogger). I took away a lot of ideas that I will use to improve this blog and other blogs that I will create in the future.
What I thought of the challenge
A lot of what was said in the daily challenges are great reminder. I know what I ought to do at the back of my mind but to actually put them into action requires reminding for my part. For example when I created my blog, it was an experiment. It’s coming to two years now and I still keep some blogging bad habits and the challenges helped me remind myself that I should do things differently to grow my blog. Another example, It didn’t occur to me to think of an elevator pitch until I started the challenge. I was concentrating more on the content rather than telling others about my blog.
Reading the exchanges of comments during the daily challenges also gave me a chance to learn from other bloggers and realize that I am not the only one in the blogsphere facing the problems growing my blog. There are others out there too asking the same questions and facing similar challenges.
For those of you who missed the challenge, here is a summary of what was covered in the 31 days.
For your information, this challenge is not for beginners in blogging. It is more beneficial for bloggers who already have a blog and have been blogging for awhile.
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What is Joomla’s Community Builder extension?
Posted on May 12, 2009
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This is the 2nd part to my post entitled Getting Joomla excited! In this post I will write about the popular Community Builder extension and how to install the extension.
In Part 3 I will look at implementation of the extension and how to add Community Builder plug-ins and finally I will also showcase what I have done on my website with the Community Builder extension. All of this was done without a line of extra coding so Joomla enthusiasts can implement the Community Builder extension without having to be a coder.
The Community Builder extension
The Community Builder extension is the brainchild of the guys at www.joomlapolis.com. It extends the capability of Joomla’s membership module and transforms the Joomla CMS into a full-fledged membership and community site. If you are using Joomla CMS without the Community Builder extension and try to build a community website or portal, you will experience a lot of limitations.
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Listen to your iPod while you drive
Posted on May 11, 2009
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I’ve been able to save hours of reading time by listening to audio books while I drive to work. This is made possible by hooking up my iPod Touch to a FM Transmitter and when tuned to an unused FM frequency, you can listen to your music or audio books through your car stereo system. This is not new technology but it was previously illegal in the United Kingdom to use a FM Transmitter in your car. Since the law changed, I finally got around to buying a FM Transmitter to use in my car.
There are many brands of FM Transmitter you can buy from high street shops or even online and the prices range from cheap to expensive. I bought mine from Amazon.co.uk and I decided on the Belkin iPod TuneBase FM Transmitter with ClearScan. I decided on Belkin with ClearScan because it allowed me to charge my iPod Touch while I listened to my audio books and ClearScan made it easy to tune the gadget.
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-03
Posted on May 3, 2009
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- I discovered a new Malaysian cafe had opened beside my dentist so I decided to check it out. Food was good but not excellent. 3/5 #
- Just a thought-could you live without yr mobile phone. I probably couldn’t and shouldn’t. Alright I’ll look for a new mobile 2mrow #
- It’s almost 1am in London and I am reading about World of Goo, a physics based puzzle and construction game. #
- Implement Ajax CollapsiblePanelExtender in ASP.NET page http://ff.im/2×80d #
- After some retail therapy and feeding my tummy, it’s time to get down to some serious work and get started with my assignment. #
- Sigh my mobile has decided to pack. Time to look for a replacement. #
- RT @cheth: TECHCRUNCH.COM – Google Rents Goats To Replace Lawnmowers (I’m Not Kidding) http://bit.ly/LtCzb #
- Installing yet another instance of SQL 2005. This time on a different server. #
- Dutch parade attack driver dies http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8028317.stm #
- “Bankers have made an astonishing mess of the financial system,” http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8026589.stm #
- Mexico: five-day shutdown of parts of its economy to slow the spread of swine flu. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8028169.stm #
- On phone with folks from the German & French office.Interesting to know they get May day off and we don’t. We get Mon. as Bank hol. Instead #
- @dragonblogger wolf in reply to dragonblogger #
- Setting up .NET open source Wiki – ScrewTurn Wiki to document current project. http://www.screwturn.eu/Download.ashx #
- computational knowledge engine web tool as important as Google http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8026331.stm #
- .NET – 6 Tips for Working with the ASP.NET AJAX Accordion Control http://ff.im/2rTQC #
- AJAX Control Toolkit Tutorials : The Official Microsoft ASP.NET Site http://ff.im/2rR7I #
- Introducing the RoundedCorner Web Control http://ff.im/2rQb6 #
- Decided. Having a hot chocolate in McD’s #
- Still contemplating where to go for the next hour. In Tesco I can read the magazines. At McD’s I can use the wifi. Hmmmm…. Decisions….. #
- Corporate web redesign. Waiting to see proposal from design company and how we will implement it in DNN. #
- Possible swine flu case in Isleworth, London. That is just a few miles away. #
- Another hour before I can pick up my friend from the station. What should I do? Go to Tesco or McD’s for a cuppa? #
- Just integrated AdSense and Analytics. #
- How do I backup my MS SQL Server 2005 database using Management Studio? http://ff.im/2qcQB #
- Any recommendation of a good hotel in Bali? #
- It’s confirmed. The swine flu has reached our shores. 2 tested positive in Scotland. #
- RT @tonysteward: Just Read : ChurchTweets.com – Church and Ministry Twitter Directory : http://churchcrunch.com/?p=4931 // #
- @ravisagar Lucky you. It is only lunch time here. in reply to ravisagar #
- Comm. firms asked to record all internet contacts between people. New UK police surveillance tactics. http://tinyurl.com/d4qmrf #
- RT @tweetmeme The Art of Writing Great Twitter Headlines — Copyblogger http://bit.ly/rPWVh #
- In the midst of planning my holiday to Kuala Lumpur and Bali in May. Still looking for a hotel in Bali. #
- Pirate Bay judge belong to copyright groupshttp://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-04/24/pirate-bay-judge-belonged-to-copyright-group.aspx #
- @problogger happy birthday in reply to problogger #
- C# quick example of handling Infinity and NaN http://ff.im/2nBiW #
- It’s been a great Sunday. Learnt to make sushi and enjoyed all the Japanese food. #
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Implement Ajax CollapsiblePanelExtender in ASP.NET page
Posted on May 2, 2009
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It has never been easier to add Ajax controls to ASP.NET using Visual Studio. There are two approaches to implementing Ajax controls in an ASP.NET page. The first approach is to add the control and its properties to the aspx page. The second approach is to add the control to the aspx page and then write the code in the code-behind page. The example which I am going to show you will use the first approach and the Ajax control that I will implement is the CollapsiblePanelExtender.
Here is an example to show you what the CollapsiblePanelExtender will do in your browser. The CollapsiblePanelExtender will allow you to expand the panel on an ASP.NET page to display its content by clicking the control. It will not do a server-side post back and the page does not refresh in the browser. Alternatively you can collapse or hide the content by clicking on the expanded control.
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