Its been quiet the last 2 weeks. Or at least; over here.
I`ve done some changes on the site, mostly removing content. I`ve deleted over 325 posts and more will follow.
Why?
Because nobody cared for them. And some posts also caused security problems. And most important; if I write less rubbish the site gets cleaner and I have more spare time.
Another part of this step is disabling several plugins and re-categorising content.
This week I hope to launch a new layout for www.bevrijdingsfestivalzeeland.nl. There are only small things that have to be fixed. You can have a look meanwhile, I will be changing settings on the live environment.
About my minor; I will be able to post the first results later this week.
Somewhere in april Packt Publishing will release the WordPress 2.8 Themes Cookbook.
I will be reviewing this book on my website.
The book is writing for WordPress developers and webmasters who want to learn how to create custom themes for their site/blog. It`s recommended to have experience with WordPress and HTML/CSS before you start with the book.
What you will learn from this book
- Enhance your page templates, optimize the use of images, and add effects to them
- List your pages, categories, and tags on a blog and create navigation
- Stylize your posts to make them look interesting
- Display, format, and tweak the comment system to attract the visitors
- Add sophistication to your dynamic web site using popular JavaScript libraries
- Package and distribute your theme using the WordPress.org theme repository
- Display auxiliary information about the post being displayed using dynamic sidebars
- Empower your end users to change the contents displayed in the theme’s sidebar without involving a programmer
- Change the style of your theme depending upon image content and time
I`ve made a list books I personally recommend to all (beginning) webdesigners.
If you have any questions, you can always use the commenting system below.
Continue reading ‘Webdesigners essential books’
Packt Publishing released a book about Funambol Mobile Open Source.
Funambol Mobile Open Source is a mobile open source platform can be used for many types of mobile applications, including push email, PIM data synchronization and device management. It provides C++ and Java client APIs and server side Java APIs.
Funambol consists of several components, including:
- Funambol Data Synchronization Server: a mobile server providing synchronization services for mobile devices and PC software, as well as push email capabilities.
- Funambol Connectors: interfaces to various email systems, databases, file systems and applications, for bidirectional data synchronization.
- Funambol Clients: client software applications that enable users to synchronize email and PIM data (contacts, calendar, tasks and notes) between a wide range of mobile devices and the Funambol server.
- Funambol Software Development Kit (SDK): a suite of tools to develop sometimes-connected mobile applications on devices in Java (J2SE and J2ME) and C++, and to add data sources to the server.
- Funambol Administration Tool: a simple graphic tool to administer Funambol installations.
- Funambol Device Management: an OMA DM server to remotely manage mobile devices.
By reading this practical guide you will learn how to access your email, calendar, contacts, important notes and more by using Funambol. You will be able to sync a large number of online applications with your mobile devices. You will also be able to develop, deploy, and manage any mobile project.
This book will show you how to provide a full-featured PIM synchronization and push email service with Funambol.
The book covers several components of Funambol such as Data Synchronization Server, Device Management, Client Plugins, and more. The book is also a great starting point for anyone who aims to extend Funambol by developing their own plugins.
This book was targeted at version 7.1 of Funambol, but is also applicable to version 8.
There are currently 3 articles available online:
Last week I brought: The Time Management Toolkit: Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Step by Step and Take Back Your Life. (Price: about 17,50 euro)
Why?
Because I found myself too often in a situation where im working all day and do nothing the day afterwards.
I normally spend over an hour sorting out my emails every day. Not to mention another 2 hours of doing everything right away. This meant I often was in trouble to get things done before the deadline.
Yesterday I started to implement the MPS workflow.
I haven`t read the full book but I already implemented several steps like the “2 minute rule” and the “24 hour rule”.
So in case you think i`m slower than normal on responding to emails, I`m not, im just finishing a task first.
Summary after two days:
- Tasklist is getting fuller
- Inbox is getting emptier
- I`ve got everything done for the next 3 days
- Things are sorted, in my agenda and in my head
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