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Tag, I'm it. Ryan Lanciaux called me out on a recent post to continue the chain of developers writing a blog post on how they got started in development. Michael Eaton kicked this all of with this post. So here goes nothing...
- // Posted on Jul 15, 2008 by
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My apologies for the delay, but I have (finally) put together the release of my Flickr Gallery for BlogEngine.NET, or any other website for that matter. BlogEngine.NET users should understand this is not a typical "extension" where you drop a .cs file into the App_Code directory. It is a stand-alone section that can be dropped into your BlogEngine.NET instance. You can see an example implementation live on my blog at http://DannyDouglass.com/Photos/.
My previous post goes into more detail about this code plug-in. I would highly recommend reading that before installing Flickr Gallery on your website/blog. Here's a quick recap of the feature list:
- Integration with Flickr
- Set (Album) Support
- Title/Description Support
- Flickr Slideshow Integration
- LightView Integration
- Automatic Paging (Configurable)
- Utilizes Flickr's Bandwidth for image loading
- and more!
I've also installed the generic version of the Flickr Gallery to a default BlogEngine.NET 1.4 instance that can be downloaded... (see full post for installation instructions)
- // Posted on Jun 11, 2008 by
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I have finally followed through with the promise to offer a Flickr-integrated photo gallery that can be easily installed with BlogEngine.NET. If you have spent any time following my blog you know that I have dabbled with a variety of other media extensions (see SlideShow Extension). My previous attempt at a photo gallery required far too much manual work to be usable (hence why it never was updated after the initial release). That is no longer an issue since all you need to do is copy a few files, set a few configuration values, and presto - instant Flickr Gallery on your website/blog!
- // Posted on Apr 21, 2008 by
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After four days of ASP.NET AJAX training with Stephen Walther I set out to learn more about my options in choosing a solution for a JavaScript/Ajax framework. If I realized days later I would be writing this comprehensive post on 7 of the most popular frameworks, I may have just went with the "Inny-Minny-Miney-Moe" method! I decided to share my research, analysis, links, resources, and personal grade for each of the frameworks compared - jQuery, YUI, Prototype, Dojo, MooTools, Ext JS, and Script.aculo.us. I put together a comparison matrix to illustrate where many of the frameworks differ.
What do you use in your applications, and, more importantly, would you recommend it?
- // Posted on Feb 27, 2008 by
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As promised I am back this week with my weekly toolbox links where I share various links to tools, websites, code, news, and more. In recent weeks I have focused on one particular theme, however I have a few tools, a few code samples, and a few developer links this week. Enjoy!
As always, feel free to submit toolbox suggestions to ddouglass@gmail.com.
- // Posted on Feb 12, 2008 by
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I know I said last week I was not going to post this week's links until Wednesday, but since I have already put together the list I might as well share! This week I'll be focusing on Windows Tools that help make our lives as developers easier. I have personally use (or have used) all of these tools and I stand by my recommendations!
Do you have any utilities to add to the list??
- // Posted on Feb 8, 2008 by
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In my previous post I announced an extension for BlogEngine.NET that utilized a rich Silverlight application called Slide.Show built by Vertigo. It was one of three products in their ".Show" line - the other two being Video.Show and Family.Show. I'm only going to discuss the first two as I plan to focus on the media sharing applications offered by Vertigo. Both applications are open source (available for download on CodePlex) and are cross broswer compatible (IE 6 and 7, Firefox 2, and Safari 3).
- Slide.Show - Slide.Show shows off some of the latest Silverlight technologies while also providing an elegant and simple photo sharing user experience.
- Video.Show - Show provides Silverlight 1.0 video controls, Silverlight Streaming hosting integration, leveraging Expression Encoder's ability to handle most popular video formats. We’ve set things up so you can be uploading videos within minutes, and we’ve added in some cool features like time-based video comments, so your comments will be synchronized with the video playback.
- // Posted on Feb 7, 2008 by
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I've wanted to build a BlogEngine.NET extension to display a photo gallery since I first starting using this product. Vertigo has made my job easier with Slide.Show, a rich Silverlight application that provides an elegant and simple photo sharing user experience. It also supports direct Flickr integration that I have included as a part of this extension. All you have to do is change one configuration value in the configuration.xml and you are all set to hook into your Flickr account.
A live demo can be found at http://dannydouglass.com/page/photogallery.aspx. My website offers a popup version of this gallery (click the "photos" tab above) that I would be glad to explain in a follow-up post if there is any interest. [Requires Silverlight 1.0]
- // Posted on Feb 5, 2008 by
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This is the first in my series of posts to my toolbox (links and resources) generally focused on Windows, ASP.NET Development, Handy Websites, Blogging Resources, and much more. Feel free to send an email with any resources you would like to share!
Today's links are focused on Subversion Hosting Solutions that offer common functionality such as source control, bug/issue tracking, comparison tools, and more...
- // Posted on Jan 31, 2008 by
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For years I have found useful tools & tricks from online collections of links and resources and I recently decided I wanted to be able to easily do this in BlogEngine.NET. Much like the QuickerLinks extension from ckincincy I envisioned collecting my links in one centralized area and being able to easily distribute them through posts. However, I also had a few other features in mind...
- Link Categories
- Link Category Descriptions
- Link Descriptions
- Centralized Links Toolbox Page
Enter my new Toolbox extension! You can view a live example of this extension on
my toolbox page.