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Clay Tutorial
Presenting the first of a planned series of tutorials on the Clay library found in Orchard:
1. Clay part 1: Down the Rabbit Hole
2. Clay part 2: Through the Looking Glass
The First Program
I'm a bit fuzzy on exactly how old I was; my best guess is around 7, which would make this year the quarter-centenary of my marriage to code.
The household computer my siblings and I shared … more
Science Project: Latest Release
I've just released a whole batch of modules on the Orchard Gallery under the name "Science Project". This is an open source project (the website for which is currently at … more
CKEditor 3.5.3 for Orchard
I just updated usagi's CKEditor module for Orchard to the latest version of CKEditor, 3.5.3. There's now a new and module-friendly configuration mechanic which I describe on the new Codeplex … more
Media framework for Orchard
Orchard Media Garden is a new open source project I'm getting started over at Codeplex. It extends Orchard with an advanced media pipeline, allowing any kind of media to be embedded and displayed … more
Website Upgrade
I've now upgraded the website to the latest Orchard 1.1 release (which came out last week). To celebrate this, I also gave the website a whole new look! more
Content Notifications Module Released
Today we released the Content Notifications module for Orchard CMS. There are some limitations and side effects but it allows your website administrators to receive an email any time particular types … more
Website launched!
Well, I'm very happy to finally get this website online today. I haven't had much time to work on the template, so it's not looking great yet. Plus, it's running on the current dev branch of Orchard … more