Please note: This is a cross-post from my blog on DotNetNuke.com Last week I announced the release of the BETA of DNN Blog. Since then there has been a “silent” release of BETA 3, which included some fixes to bugs, and issues found by beta testers as well as some that we found ourselves internally. In this blog post I want to share a SQL script that we included in the Beta releases, one that received very little press, and as a result probably one that you never (rightfully so) paid attention to. The SQL script in question is located in the following folder: “Desktop... [More]

  Please note: This is a cross-post from my blog on DotNetNuke.com Hello folks and happy new year! A ton of progress has been made on this module since my last blog post back in September ‘09. That being said, I know how you feel, and that unless you have a functional version running on your own DotNetNuke instance you are bound to be a skeptic. Hey, I sit on the other side of the fence too, when it comes to modules that I am not involved in -  so believe me, I understand. If it serves for nothing else though, at least this announcement should p... [More]

On June 26th, I will take the stage once again at the Regional SharePoint User Group. I will be joining Hal Hayes in a battle that from the looks of it may rival “David and Goliath”. The event topic is labeled as follows: Prepare for the battle of the titans! Which platform is right for you? Each one has its uses depending on the audience. If you are interested in watching this battle in real-time the register for this event and join us on June 26th between 3:00PM and 4:00PM. Here is some more information: For two exciting days, you'll be eating, drin... [More]

Today Joe Brinkman announced the official OpenForce ‘09 Call for Speakers. Apart from being excited about the event and what it has in store, I particularly liked the way the topics were split into 4 simple and concise categories: Development Design Administration Open Source If you are an avid DotNetNuke user, then I am sure that you are asking yourself: how do I join in the fun? Well, Joe put it best by answering that question with the following quote: “Are you a DotNetNuke expert?  Do you like to share your DotNetNuke knowledge with the... [More]

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It's finally here, version 03.50.00, chock full of new and exciting features and bug fixes. I wanted to take a moment to personally thank every member of the DotNetNuke team. Without their hard work and dedication, all this free software would not be possible. Well, what are you are waiting for? Go Download it here: http://www.dotnetnuke.com/tabid/125/default.aspx The Blog team has also made available some blog posts about the new features in version 03.05.00. I have compiled the list for your convenience, and here it is: Features and Enhancements: Upcoming Blog F... [More]

Sometimes, inspiration hits when you’re away from your desk. However, you don’t have to miss out on blogging about it! With the new DNN Blog Module (version 03.05.00) and it’s support for the metaweblog API, there are a variety of tools and technologies that make it easier to blog. One in particular is the ability to blog via email with a service like Blogmailr (www.blogmailr.com). Setting this service up is free and quick. Simply create an account at www.blogmailr.com. Once completed, log in and visit the “My blogmailr” section. Once there, click on “Add New Blog”... [More]

The latest release of DNN Blog, 03.05.00 includes MetaWebLog API support. This means that you can use any MetaWebLog capable client to post your entries directly to your blog without even going to the site itself. The most common clients that support MetaWebLog are MS Word, Windows Live Writer (WLW), MS OneNote and others. In this blog post I'll take you through the steps you need to take to setup Windows Live Writer. If you do not have Windows Live Writer, no worries, it's free and available for download here. Once you installed Windows Live Writer fire it up and fol... [More]

After much anticipation, hard work and dedication (from this extraordinary team of professionals) I am pleased to announce that we are "code-complete" and that the Blog module was submitted to the release tracker just moments ago. I would also like to take a few moments to thank each and every team member without whom this would not have been such a memorable release: Don Worthley Dario Rossa Rip Rowan Jim Bonnie Eoghan O'Neill It takes a smart group of people with talent, passion and dedication to develop open source software without financial reward &ndash... [More]

Hello Folks, Just a quick note to let you know that moments ago I submitted the Blog module to the release tracker. We dedicated this release to fixing the critical issues reported by the community. I am confident that this release will be well received as it does include some nice UI enhancements as well. Here is a quick list of the issues resolved in this version, for more details please go to www.support.dotnetnuke.com BLG-2896 Module::Blog  rss feeds with aggregated content instead of single blog BLG-6701 vbcrlf in Text Message BLG-6299 Blo... [More]