St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group

July DotNetNuke User Group Tonight - Participate Online!

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:33:18 GMT

Tonight at 6 CDT we'll be broadcasting live! More information and registration details are here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/join/573252907

June Meeting Resources: "DotNetNuke Upgrades"

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:06:57 GMT

This month, David O'Leary presented on DotNetNuke Upgrades. We had a good turn out for a rainy Monday night, and a great turn out online as well.

Slide Deck: DotNetNuke Upgrades
Video of the meeting: http://bambuser.com/channel/stldnnug/broadcast/193046

Thanks to Tricor Braun for hosting our meeting and Engage Software for providing food and drink.

See ya next month!

June Presentation: Moving on Up: DotNetNuke Upgrades Explained

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:04:27 GMT

Please join us for the June 2009 Meeting

Date: June 15th, 2009
Time: 6pm
Location: Tricor Braun
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff!
Food: Dinner provided by Engage Software
Topic: This month David O'Leary and Eric Berger from Efficion Consulting will cover upgrading DotNetNuke. This talk will cover a variety of topics surrounding the upgrade process. Including upgrading vs. "starting clean", portal migration, upgrading a DNN 3.x site to 4.9.4, and managing modules during the upgrade process.

Please RSVP by Monday June 15th at Noon so we can order the appropriate amount of food.

May Presentations: Designing your Module's User Experience and AJAX Insights

Tue, 12 May 2009 16:56:36 GMT

Please join us for the May 2009 Meeting

Date: May 18th, 2009
Time: 6pm
Location: Tricor Braun
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff!
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software
Topic:This month the St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group will feature two topics; Module User Experience and AJAX.

Cuong Dang, of Engage Software, will be speaking about module user experience. This session will provide some great examples of best practices for creating a great user experience for your modules and also point out some common patterns to avoid. This presentation will have something for everyone!

Nathan Rover, of Steady Rain, who has been doing a lot of work with AJAX in DotNetNuke modules will be sharing tips and tricks that he has gathered. This presentation will be most appropriate for developers.

Please RSVP (from this web site's home page) by Monday May 18th at Noon so we can order the appropriate amount of Pizza.

April Presentation: DotNetNuke 5 Extensions

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:14:04 GMT

April 20th, 2009

Location: Tricor Braun

Time: 6pm

Prizes: The usual good stuff from our friends at Microsoft.

Food: Food provided by Engage Software!

Topic: DotNetNuke 5 Extensions

Description: This month Ian Robinson will present an overview of the DotNetNuke 5 extension installer and a deep dive into the extension installer’s new manifest file. We’ll learn what types of extensions are now installable, how to administer them, and get a close up look at the manifest file that powers the extension installation packages.

RSVP: Please log in and RSVP (link on the home page) by Monday April 20th at noon.

Powershell & DNN - March Meeting Resources

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:24:26 GMT

This month we decided to take a stab at recording the Powershell & DNN talk given by Scott Allender. We broadcast the meeting live using bambuser and also did a screen recording using Camtasia, although the audio for the Camtasia recording didn't turn out too well using the built-in microphone on Scott's laptop. We may make that available in the future if we can get the audio straightened out.View full post

March Meeting broadcasting online right now!

Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:08:28 GMT

Tune in to Scott's session online right now at

http://bambuser.com/channel/suprphrk/broadcast/88318

March Presentation: PowerShell & DotNetNuke

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:47:23 GMT

March 16th, 2009

Location: Tricor Braun

Time: 6pm

Prizes: The usual good stuff from our friends at Microsft.

Food: Food provided by Engage Software!

Topic: PowerShell and DotNetNuke

Description: This month Scott Allender will be presenting on using PowerShell to perform DotNetNuke administrative tasks. He will provide an introduction to PowerShell & DNN and demo scripts that add pages and modules to a portal.

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of food please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, March 16th

Download: jQuery & DotNetNuke Presentation

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:29:33 GMT

February's St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group presentation covered the basics of jQuery and how to use jQuery in DotNetNuke 4 and 5. Below you'll find both a PDF and PowerPoint version of the presentation. I'd recommend viewing the PPT version as the slides themselves are rather sparse but there are generaly slide notes included. I've also included the relevant code snippet from the DotNetNuke 4 demo below for reference. View full post

Download: DotNetNuke in The Enterprise Presentation

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 18:25:09 GMT

Last month Scott Allender of TricorBraun gave a great presentation entitled DotNetNuke in the Enterprise. Below you will find links to the presentation in its various formats. Enjoy!

DotNetNuke in the Enterprise - PDF Version

DotNetNuke in the Enterprise - PPT Version

February 2009 Meeting - jQuery and DotnetNuke

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:48:26 GMT

February 16th, 2009

Location: Tricor Braun

Time: 6pm

Prizes: Lots of Cool Microsoft stuff

Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!

Topic: jQuery and DotNetNuke

Description: jQuery is a popular javascript library that has been recently introduced into the DotNetNuke framework. This month, Ian Robinson will provide an introduction to the jQuery framework and also walk through how it's used within the DotNetNuke framework in DotNetNuke 4 and 5.

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, February 16th

January 2009 Meeting - DotNetNuke Use in the Enterprise

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:26:17 GMT

January 19th, 2009

Location: Tricor Braun

Time: 6pm

Prizes: Lots of Cool Microsoft stuff

Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!

Topic: DotNetNuke Use in the Enterprise

Description: *Note: Please use the poll on this page to vote on a meeting time* This months topic is very timely considering the recent announcements of secured VC funding and a professional version of the product announced. So just how appealing is DNN to the enterpise? Using TricorBraun as a case study, Scott Allender will explore corporate site/extranet uses of DNN in the enterpise.

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, January 19th

12/1/2008 STL DNNUG Meeting OpenForce 08 Overview

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:05:02 GMT

December 1st, 2008

Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 7:15pm
Prizes: Lots of Cool Microsoft stuff, including a copy of Vista Ultimate!
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!
Topic: OpenForce 08 Recap
Description: *Please note the time change this month, we'll be meeting at 7:15PM* Chris, Dang, and Ian will discuss what's new in the DotNetNuke world based on our trip to Las Vegas for OpenForce '08. We'll also touch base on our group project and determine the next steps.

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, December 1st

CANCELLED! November 17th Meeting: OpenForce Recap

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 05:52:02 GMT

Cancelled due to illness

November 17th, 2008

Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 7pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!
Topic: OpenForce 08 Recap
Description: *Please note the time change this month, we'll be meeting at 7PM* Chris, Dang, and Ian will discuss what's new in the DotNetNuke world based on our trip to Las Vegas for OpenForce '08. We'll also touch base on our group project and determine the next steps.

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, November 17th.

September 15th User Group Meeting - Giving back!

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:48:53 GMT

September 15th, 2008

Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 6pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft and ActiveModules.com stuff (we really mean it this time!)
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!
Topic: Giving Back to the DotNetNuke community
Description: Stop theorizing. Start writing lots of software. For this edition of the DNNUG meeting, we're going to be discussing how we, the St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group, can give back to the DotNetNuke community. We have talked substantially about contributing to the Wiki module, so let's get together and take this a step further. Chris and Ian will be brainstorming over the next couple of weeks to figure out the best way for the group to approach a project of this nature. This is going to be a kick off meeting of sorts, so that we can get organized and start giving back to the community by making DotNetNuke better!

In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, September 15thh.

Tulsa TechFest 2008 - October 9th and 10th

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:33:10 GMT

The TechFests.com website has been updated with the latest information about TulsaTechFest 2008.

Visit the site to find out about the DotNetNuke track, as well as the many other tracks.

You may recognize a few familiar names on the speaker list for this track, as many are frequenters of the St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group.

Stay tuned to the TulsaTechFest 2008 web site for more information as it gets closer to time!

August 18th Meeting St. Louis DNNUG Meeting Simplified Module Architectures - Rediscovering the Power of ASP.NET

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:40:07 GMT

For the summer we're going back to meeting at the earlier time slot of 6pm! We've moved back to the usual location of Tricor Braun

August 18th, 2008
Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 6pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft and ActiveModules.com stuff!
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!
Topic: Simplified Module Architectures - Rediscovering the Power of ASP.NET
Description: Many of the best DotNetNuke modules allow significant changes to be made to the appearance and functionality of the module through configuration changes, tokenized templates, and other assorted techniques. While this provides nice options for non-technical users, it introduces a variety of limitations that can be very difficult to overcome and can lead to very complex code that is difficult to modify. The more of these modules I experience, the more it seems that too many people keep trying to re-invent what ASP.NET already offers, and their solutions aren’t nearly as elegant or powerful. This session will focus on module architectures that expose the power of what ASP.NET already does so well and allows powerful and flexible modules to be created quickly with minimal coding.
Presenter: David O'Leary
Bio: David O’Leary is President and CEO of Efficion Consulting. He founded Efficion Consulting almost 5 years ago to harness the capabilities of open-source website frameworks for Efficion clients. Through utilizing DotNetNuke and other open source solutions, Efficion is able to meet a large portion of client needs without any custom development. This improves development speed, increases site reliability and security, and greatly decreases costs. With the power of ASP.NET and the extensibility of DotNetNuke, Efficion is able to truly tailor custom solutions to meet client needs.

David graduated with a Computer Science degree in 1993 (before “The Web” even existed). He has been working in the Software Development field now for 15 years and on Internet based technologies since 1998.

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In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, August 18th.

ActiveModules Sponsors the St. Louis DNN User Group

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 06:39:04 GMT

A huge thanks to Will at ActiveModules.com for sponsoring the St. Louis DotNetNuke User Group. Shortly we'll be converting the forum software here on www.dnnug.com to run on ActiveForums. ActiveModules.com has also offered up some licenses for their modules to give away at the user group meetings! Stay tuned for more info!

July 21st, Meeting: The Repository module – Really you can use it for that too!

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:16:27 GMT

For the summer we're going back to meeting at the earlier time slot of 6pm! We've moved back to the usual location of Tricor Braun

July 21st, 2008
Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 6pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff!
Food: Pizza provided by Engage Software!
Topic: The Repository module – Really you can use it for that too!
Presenter: Matthey Hile
Bio: Matthew G. Hile, Ph.D., is the Director of the Missouri Institute of Mental Health’s Behavioral Health Division and its Behavioral Informatics Program. A licensed psychologist, he was trained at the University of Kentucky in clinical and community psychology. Dr. Hile has been an active researcher in behavioral informatics since 1984 and is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association. He has published numerous peer reviewed articles and has edited two books focusing on issues in behavioral informatics.

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In order for us to order the appropriate amount of Pizza please RSVP by Noon Central Time Monday, July 21st

June 2008 Meeting, Cambrian Introduction

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:58:15 GMT

For the summer we're going back to meeting at the earlier time slot of 6pm!

June 16th, 2008
Location: CBIL
Time: 6pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff!
Topic: An Introduction to DotNetNuke Cambrian (5.*) by Core Team Member Chris Hammond. If you're interested in learning more about the new features of the next DotNetNuke release be sure to attend this meeting! We'll also have a copy of Windows Vista Ultimate to give away, along with other great prizes.

FOOD: Food? That's right, Engage Software is buying pizza and drinks.

St. Louis DNN User Group May 2008 Meeting

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:47:45 GMT

For the summer we're going back to meeting at the earlier time slot of 6pm!
For the month of May we are meeting on the 2nd Monday, rather than the usual 3rd Monday.

May 12th, 2008
Location: Tricor Braun
Time: 6pm
Prizes: Cool Microsoft stuff!
Topic: An overview of DotNetNuke Scheduled tasks and how to develop/use them