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Topic: DotNetNuke, presented by Patrick Santry (Sogeti USA Corp.)
DotNetNuke is a Versatile open source web application framework ideal for creating, deploying and managing interactive web, intranet and extranet sites.

Patrick Santry was an original core team member and o ...

Are you ready for the next step in web development. Microsoft released Silverlight (still the beta release), but we're seeing some great examples of this technology. A serious contender to Flash (actually not even in the same class), but you can now work hand in hand with designers and put your code behind some really sharp looking applications. Controls can be rendered in vector format in either 2D and some simulated 3D (real 3D support is coming though). The idea is this plug-in is cross-browser and has a small install (about 1MB).

Be sure to check out the samples on the Silverlight site to see how XAML is really ready to go. Just think of the possibilities having a high fidelity interface and being able to put some AJAX and .NET code behind it all.

http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/

 For the forth year I have been awarded the Microsoft MVP Award in ASP/ASP.NET. Kind of weird that they still mention ASP. Anyway, thanks to everyone who visits the site, requests me to speak, and buys my books. Here's to another year promoting and focusing on Microsoft products.

Just dropping another reminder about the upcoming Code Camp in Pittsburgh, PA. Be sure to check it out.

Pittsburgh Code Camp: DotNetNuke Module, & Skinning Development

Saturday, April 14, 2007
Time Zone: (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)     Description: Join Patrick Santry and a slew of other presentors at the Pittsburgh, PA CodeCamp. Patrick will be presenting on DotNetNuke development, covering skins, skin objects, and module development.

More: http://www.pghdotnet.org/CodeCamp/

I kind of took 2006 off of the speaking trail, only speaking at an event in Edinboro, PA, this year however I'm back at it again. I have two events lined up already. For some reason folks want me to come and speak about DotNetNuke (could be my two books on it, I dunno). So here is my schedule for the next month:

Pittsburgh Code Camp: DotNetNuke Module, & Skinning Development

Saturday, April 14, 2007
Time Zone: (UTC -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)     Description: Join Patrick Santry and a slew of other presentors at the Pittsburgh, PA CodeCamp. Patrick will be presenting on DotNetNuke development, covering skins, skin objects, and module development.

More: http://www.pghdotnet.org/CodeCamp/

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Looks like the DNN team posted an update to the Links Module. Here are the features listed in the update.

* Links can now be edited when the database owner is not set to dbo - Reported in Gemini LNK-3916
* Extra resource names removed from Links.ascx.resx - Reported in Gemini LNK-3492
* Removed unused images - Reported in Gemini LNK-780
* FTP Links working - Reported in Gemini LNK-3689
* Hydrator replaced with Custom Hydrator
* 03.03.04.SqlDataProvider added. Modifies DeleteLink Store Procedure to take in ModuleId for security - LNK-4976
* Fixed issue with Database Null values and the customer hydrator - Reported in Gemini LNK-4595
* No wrap removed from HTML - Reported in Gemini LNK-4629
* Caching issues with drop down list - Reported in Gemini LNK-3687
* 03.03.06.SqlDataProvider added. Modifies DeleteLink Stored Procedure to correct issue introduced in 03.03.04.SqlData ...

I accepted a position with Sogeti in Cleveland as the Microsoft Practice Lead. Sogeti is a subsidiary of Cap Gemini with locations all over the world. I'll be starting on the 26th of this month.

It will be great taking a break from the corporate world and going into consulting. Another great aspect is being able to focus on Microsoft solutions.

So if you're in the Cleveland, OH area, look me up.

I'd like to welcome a new sponsor to wwwcoder.com, Data Springs, Inc. is a maker of fine modules for DotNetNuke. I personally have used the Dynamic Registration module and it provides you with a lot more flexibility than most. You can create certain conditions for your users and then take a certain action based on those conditions. Data Spings makes additional modules as well, and provides technology solutions for companies.

Be sure to visit Data Springs, Inc. and ...