In this post, I am going to guide you through the process of installing Drupal on a Linux box. I believe the best distribution for Drupal to be Ubuntu Server, the main reason for this is because we are going to use the Drupal Acquia Stack Installer, and its for Ubuntu, they recommend it. The Acquia Stack Installer is a package that includes Apache, MySQL and PHP all optimized for Drupal. More

Jahia is an excellent open source java web content management system.  This post focuses on how to install the Enterprise version of the Jahia WCM on your server using the pre-package Jahia compressed file found here http://extranet.jahia.com/jahia/Jahia/site/net/download/binaries_v6 . It will be a simple ride for you. So let’s start. More

So you’ve heard about Open Source from your IT guys?  They love that they can see the code, they can “play with it”.  They love all the freely available blogs and wikis, the community has excitement and momentum and you love, in this economy, getting features for FREE.  So you want to know if you should consider an Open Source WCM for your new website redesign? More

The easy way to start with EPiServer is check or even reuse the public templates on your project, but wait! What if you´re a Visual Basic .NET fan? More

Enterprise Drupal: PDF, Print & Email versions

Using: Printer, e-mail and PDF versions (Drupal community module)
Want to create PDF, Print or Email versions of your page on Drupal? Then read the following post that contains a simple guide for quick printing of your Webpage. More

The next Sitecore Southern California User Group meeting is on March 9th at 6pm. This month Prasanth Nittala will be talking about Sitecore and Social Media. That should be an interesting topic since comScore reported that in December 2009 nearly 4 out of 5 internet users found themselves on a social media website. More

The evolution of the WCM / CMS software industry in conjunction with the significant momentum we see and continuing evolution of the open source software industry are areas we watch very closely. Some of Oshyn’s clients are also watching closely to see where they might be able to insert an open source based solution in place of one of those ‘line items’ that found its way to the budget cutting room floor late last year.  Decision makers face internal clients who still have their needs and hold little compassion or understanding of those mega-tradeoffs that were a part of the bloody 2010 budgeting and planning process. Yes there many ear canals that automatically translate the phrase “open source” to “FREE”.  More

With the evolution of the web standards, features, the number of Open Source CMS packages available and their package cost advantages, there has been growing enthusiasm in the industry about the use of Open Source CMS packages. With this growing demand for Open Source CMS, there is an increasing demand for service providers such as Oshyn, who follow systematic comparative approach, evaluating their client requirements, the CMS feature set fit and the complexities in development using Open Source CMS, and guide their clients in making a knowledgable decision. To understand whether using an Open Source CMS is safe or not, we should first understand the advantages and disadvantages of using Open Source and then we can make a decision on when it is safe and when it might be risky. More

Flash Node Module for Drupal
The Flash Node Module allows you to add Flash content to nodes without having to write any HTML or PHP code.
When you create Flash content you simply choose the swf, flv or mp3 file you want to upload and specify whether the content should be displayed Create a flash node, upload an swf file and hit submit, and you have flash on your site.
For more advanced use you can combine flash node with SWF Tools and flash node will accept flv and mp3 files for easy playback. You can use the flash node input filter to re-use your flash content in other nodes. Or use PHP to construct flashvars strings to let flash elements react to your site.
Assigning flashvars to node creation page is also possible.  More