Django -> Plone: Light Bulbs, differences, irks


[This continues from my first post about my Django-to-Plone odyssey.] I now understand more of Plone's underlying concepts. I can't yet create a non-trivial Plone site from scratch in a reasonable amount of time, but I'm getting closer. I've read some of, and have temporarily put aside, Professional Plone Development. I've read a few of the on-line tutorials … Continue reading Django -> Plone: Light Bulbs, differences, irks →

Moving from Django to Plone


This is the first of what might be a series of posts about learning Plone. I've worked in Django since January 2006, when Joe Heck, Karen Williams, and I built the now-defunct TrenchMice site. I haven't done any Django work since March, when I joined Fisher Communications, but I've followed the mailing lists and blogs. And I … Continue reading Moving from Django to Plone →

Over 1,000 spam comments, and counting…


Today, the number of spam comments filtered by Akismet for this blog broke the 1,000 barrier. The vast majority, easily more than 99%, of the spam is obvious nonsense. Like, a long list of links, or a comment containing a mess of garbage words. I'm still amazed that it's profitable for someone to generate all that … Continue reading Over 1,000 spam comments, and counting… →

Wordle: A cool site for generating word clouds


I just discovered Wordle, a web site for generating word clouds. Here's the cloud for this site: To create this, Wordle read this blog's syndication feed, which means the cloud includes only recent posts.

Plone 2008 conference


I'll be attending the Plone 2008 conference, and one of the bootcamps prior to the conference. I'm psyched. Besides learning a ton, maybe I can find candidates interested in my Plone job opening.

Plone/Zope senior developer job at Fisher Communications


My team has an opening for a senior developer working in Plone and Zope. Here's an excerpt from the full job description: Location: Seattle, WA Reports to: Director Web Development Fisher Interactive Network is a new division within Fisher Communications, and we need your help in changing the face of web news and information delivery! … Continue reading Plone/Zope senior developer job at Fisher Communications →

IntenseDebate’s blog commenting technology


One of the technical initiatives at work has finally come to fruition! We are now hooking our sites up to a commenting system. (Aka third-party, or JavaScript, commenting.) The roll-out happens this week. KOMO news is the first site to receive it. Go there now, and you'll find "Comment()" links after each story summary. Go to … Continue reading IntenseDebate’s blog commenting technology →

Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo 1.02 firmware upgrade -> Heart attack


Buffalo Technology released a 1.02 firmware upgrade for the LinkStation Pro Duo, which I own. As I mentioned in another post, they didn't release it in a Mac-compatible format. Boo, hiss. So, I tried upgrading it from my wife's old Windows laptop. The upgrade application featured broken English messages. Very nice. All your base are … Continue reading Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo 1.02 firmware upgrade -> Heart attack →