Meet My Team: Alan Ballard - Talented Artist and Part-Time Viking
"OMG I eat, drink, and breathe design 24-7-365! Ok not really, that would suck because I actually like to do other stuff too."…
956 Reasons Why Umbraco Rocks for Designers
Hey Designers, your CMS got you down? Constantly cursing at the cumbersome interface? Well Umbraco has been rockin' my socks since I first installed it and started learning it. Here's (just a few) reasons why Umbraco makes people like us happy…
Event List Macro
Let's say you want a list of events on your home page. The following is an example about how this might be accomplished using Razor scripts.…
Somebody Do Something
A minor rant on the pesky java updates that seem to want to foist unwanted toolbars on us.…
Umbraco 6.0.2 upgrade bug solution
Running the earliest editions of upgrade script from umbraco 6.0.1 to 6.0.2 broke the doc types on some of our sites. Here's an easy fix that doesn't involve restoring your database.…
Umbraco 6: Views, Partial Views, and Partial View Macro Files
Here's some handy info that can help you get started with the switch-over from the Umbraco Masterpages to the new Views.…
Don't be scared of Social Media, just don't be a jerk and wear the right pants
You already know how to "do" social media. You just forgot what you know.…
Encrypting your web.config
When you need to include a plaintext password in your web.config you should probably encrypt it.…
Umbraco 6: What's new?
I just got back from the Umbraco Masterclass in Seattle. I'm now a Level 2 certified Umbraco developer. Yay! During the training, we covered everything from the basics (e.g. What's a doctype?) to some more advanced concepts involving the new and improved Umbraco API. The best part was that this training was conducted entirely on Umbraco 6.…
Why Umbraco, from a NON Tech Point of View
What is Umbraco and Why should I care? From the point of view from Non-Techy marketer. Written as I came to understand it and why I have come to love it.…
