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June
Project: JGoogle Package
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- Written by: Aaron Schmitz
- Category: June
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Hello everybody, I’m Aaron Schmitz – an open source software developer and senior in the mechanical engineering program at the University of Minnesota. I’ve been using open source software for as long as I can remember, and this summer my project for Google Summer of Code is to create a JGoogle Package that will allow easy interaction with the Google APIs from within the Joomla Platform.
Project: Language Installer for Joomla!
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- Written by: Javier Gomez
- Category: June
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Hi, my name is Javier Gómez and I've been elected to participate in the Google Summer of Code 2012 program.
J and Beyond, My First Experience
RFP's, Proposals, and Contracts – Part 2
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- Written by: Mike Carson
- Category: June
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In Part 1 of this series we discussed the fundamental differences in the types of information requests we receive. In this article we will discuss the proposal writing process itself and how you can increase your chances of becoming the vendor of choice for potential clients.
“PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer” - the Go-to Resource for PHP and MySQL Novices
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- Written by: Milena Mitova
- Category: June
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Andrea Tarr’s book “PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer” is a great educational tool for anyone who wants to learn how to work with PHP and MySQL. If you believe that programming books are generally dry, convoluted and hard to understand, you will be very pleasantly surprised by the neat, well-structured, and accessible way this book deals with its subject matter.
Read more: “PHP and MySQL 24-Hour Trainer” - the Go-to Resource for PHP and MySQL Novices
Meet Joomla!'s 2012 Google Summer of Code Students
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- Written by: Chad Windnagle
- Category: June
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I call it an opportunity and privilege to work with the Joomla community because I always feel like I’ve been given a chance learn first hand from other people. Working with the Google Summer of Code program this year is no different.
Read more: Meet Joomla!'s 2012 Google Summer of Code Students
Summer of Opportunity
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- Written by: Alice Grevet
- Category: June
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Where can a young university student or graduate participate in a prestigious summer project, create something original and new, learn from experienced mentorship, while proposing and determining his or her own specific idea? Joomla and the Google Summer of Code, that's where!
.htaccess File That FREAKIN Works!
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- Written by: Cindy Montano
- Category: June
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Did you know you can dramatically decrease the size and increase the speed of your website using only .htaccess? Automatic compression of resources, ETags and Expires Headers are frequently overlooked items that can greatly improve your website's performance. This article will attempt to explain in non-geek speak what they are, what they do and how to employ them on your own sites.
JoomlaDays from China to Greece
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- Written by: Jacques Rentzke
- Category: June
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The first weekend of June 2012 brings us two JoomlaDay events! The one is in Greece, and the other in China!
Robert Deutz, Joomla! Event Organizer Extraordinaire!
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- Written by: Dianne Henning
- Category: June
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I recently sat down with Robert Deutz, OSM Board member and Events Team Leader, to learn more about the upcoming Joomla World Conference to be held in November, 2012.
Read more: Robert Deutz, Joomla! Event Organizer Extraordinaire!