Speeding-up DNN Module Development
On the DotNetNuke forums today, jstemper posed a question about how to speed up DNN development, specifically, the delay caused by app re-start when a module is recompiled....
Web 2.0 Site Design Guidelines
If you want your website to be Web 2.0–worthy, there are some guidelines you can/should follow to ensure that your site visitors will instantly develop an appreciation for...
DotNetNuke Module Settings Made Simple
If you create enough DotNetNuke modules, you will soon notice that you repeat code to retrieve and store settings. I got fed-up with this and wrote a common...
XNA Game Studio Express
Microsoft’s announcement yesterday of the free XNA Game Studio Express will bring about huge changes in XBox game development. Now, any teen with time to spare (ummm…that would be...
SSO with DotNetNuke 4.x
Starting with DotNetNuke v3.3/4.3, all dependencies on the Microsoft MemberRole assembly were removed. DotNetNuke includes a Role Provider, a Profile Provider and a Member Provider that works directly...
Bugle – Google Source Code Bug Finder
Bugle is a project that consists of Google queries that help identify security bugs in open source software. This is a very interesting concept and while it may...
Global module settings in DotNetNuke
It’s easy to persist settings for an instance of DotNetNuke modules using ModuleController.GetModuleSettings(moduleId). But sometimes you want module settings to apply to all instances of a module within...
“My Modules” for DNN4?
I have had several emails from people inquiring whether I would be releasing a My Modules version for DNN4. The answer is "Yes." I'm trying to decide if...
Your flight is low on virtual memory
I flew out of Dulles Airport a couple of days ago and found the Flight Departures monitor displaying some interesting information. Although you can't tell from the picture,...
Public transportation information displays and usability
The schedule information displays for public transportation in the U.S. tend to range somewhere between ho-hum to crappy. Either you have the paper schedule posted under plexi-glass or...