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TYPO3 presentation at CeBIT

ben@typo3.org — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:45:00 +0100

I will be doing a presentation about the structure (if any ;-) ) of the TYPO3 community, it's true Open Source nature, about conferences and events we do. If any of you have some thoughts on what needs to be in such a presentation please let me know.

Father of the Frisbee dies at 90

ben@vantende.net — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:40:00 +0100

I have played Frisbee myself for a number of years. It is a sport anyone can play. You can do it recreationally or as a team. In Arnhem we formed a team called "Arnhemse Meisjes M/V" (Arnhem Girls M/F). The name is a reference to the fact the teams can consist of girls and boys. The ratio of boys and girls is not determined anywhere. In competition there is also no referee. Fair play is a very important part of the sport. In the Netherlands the teams of Amsterdam (Red Lights), Utrecht (UFO) and Rotterdam (Airbreakers) where among the top teams. I enjoyed watching the games of these top teams. Unbelievable how they could play around with the disc and how fast. For years it was my favourite pastime to show of our frisbee skills in summer at the Willemsplein or playing Frisbee Golf in Sonsbeek park. I coached our team at many tournaments. We never won a tournament, but we did win the Spirit of the Game award a couple of times. The Spirit of the Game is what counted most for me. I even managed to dig up one of the trophies we won at the 1991 tournament in Wageningen at WAF. You can read all about the history of Frisbee in the LA Times link below.

TYPO3 FOUR3: KEEP FILE

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:11:00 +0100

If you are developing a TYPO3 site it might be handy if the login to the Install Tool is not removed after an hour. There is a trick that simply avoids the install tool file (ENABLE_INSTALL_TOOL) from being deleted. Simply add the string KEEP_FILE to the contents of that file. You can write this file from User Settings as described in the related link below.

TYPO3 FOUR3: Collapsable Lists

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:18:00 +0100

At the root page we usually have a huge clutter of lists. Backend users, user groups, static templates, static info tables and a lot of other lists causing an extremely long page. Prior to TYPO3 version 4.3 you had to use Typoscript like:

page.mod.web_list {
    hideTables = static_countries,static_country_zones,static_currencies,static_languages,static_taxes,static_template,static_territories
    }

to hide these lists. From TYPO3 version 4.4 onwards the lists are collapsible, by means of clicking the triangle in the left of the title bar, providing the backend user with a better overview of the page and the info on it. The lists are collapsable by type. So if you collapse the template list on one page the lists will be closed on all pages.

Ubuntuone with Kubuntu 9.10

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:56:00 +0100

Ubuntuone is quite similar to Dropbox. It enables you to sync files to an online storage and to other computers you define. Ubuntuone features syncing of a Ubuntu and Kubuntu systems to and from the cloud. I work with a small EEE PC 1005 with Ubuntu and a larger laptop with Kubuntu. Ubuntuone is not installed by default. The Ubuntu filebrowser Nautilus has integration with Ubuntuone so you wil be able to control stuff from within nautilus. Things like sharing options. Dolphin the kubuntu file browser does not have that integration. At first I thought you can't use Ubuntuone then. Not true. Just search for "ubuntuone" in your package manager and install every item you find there. When starting Ubuntuone you will be asked for a password by the gnome keyring manager. Enter the same password as your user account and you will not be prompted for a password next time you boot. Work is being done at this moment concerning tighter integration of Ubuntuone for Kubuntu. You can use up to 2 Gigs for free.

DAM with mass uploader

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:53:00 +0100

The release of TYPO3 version 4.3 also saw the integration of the flash based mass uploader into TYPO3. This feature was on the 'most wanted' list for a long time already and has now also found it's way into Digital Asset Management. The small application lets you pick any number of files (with a configurable total size) from your hard drive and upload them to your website. The following screens provide an impression of that. tHNx to Benni Mack for doing most of the work for the mass uploader.

smooth 2010

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:06:00 +0100

i wish all my friends a happy 2010. keep smiling ;-)

Microbes That Keep Us Healthy Starting To Die Off

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 00:39:00 +0100

With rapid changes in sanitation, medicine and lifestyle in the past century, some of these indigenous species are facing decline, displacement and possibly even extinction. In many of the world's larger ecosystems, scientists can predict what might happen when one of the central species is lost, but in the human microbial environment—which is still largely uncharacterized—most of these rapid changes are not yet understood. 'This is the next frontier and has real significance for human health, public health and medicine,' says Betsy Foxman, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Michigan School of Public Health in Ann Arbor. Meanwhile, each new generation in developed countries comes into the world with fewer of these native populations. 'They're actually missing some component of their microbiota that they've evolved to have,' Foxman says."
Original article from Slashdot.

TYPO3 FOUR3: User Settings Advanced

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:21:00 +0100

The tab "Edit & Advanced features" now features some extra usability enhancements. "Wide document background" enables the textareas and RTE areas to have the width adjusted according to the width of the viewport. Default the width of these areas is pretty narrow. Previously this option could be set by typoscript only, but can now conveniently be checked in User settings. Two very usable additions are: "Make Textareas resizable" and "Make Textareas flexible". The first option makes the textareas resizable by dragging the lower right corner of the textarea with your mouse. The flexible option makes the field grow automagically as you type.

TYPO3 4.4 "The Last 20%"

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:44:00 +0100

Since TYPO3 version 4.3 we started a release cycle where TYPO3 will be released every half year. The release of TYPO3 4.3 was end of november this year and version 4.4 will be released end of May 2010.

Goals

This release has a number of high level goals:

To increase adoption of TYPO3
To stabilize the TYPO3 Core package by finishing open tasks
To pave a way for a smooth transition to TYPO3 v5
To ensure maximum backwards compatibility

The plans for TYPO3 4.4 are quite ambitious. Some of the work has already been done at the User eXperience Week that was held this year. some of the developers will meet in Januari in Frankfurt to ensure the continuation of what was started then.

A-class extensions

An interesting new concept is the introduction of A-class extensions. With well over 4000 extensions in the extension repository one might easily lose track of what are the most important extensions. The concept of A-class extensions marks some extensions as very valuable and ofcourse there is also the aim to let A also meam 'accessible'.

Lots more

Benni Mack has made a complete list on one of the links you will find below. Exciting things to look forward in this new release is enhancements in workspaces, skinning, out-of-the-box introduction package, more extJS in the backend and some refactoring.