November 2009

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A List Apart

By Merv on Nov 28, 2009

A List Apart is the authoritative resource for web design and content. I use it extensively and learn more every time I visit. Subjects include: CodeMarkup, style, scripting, and server-side...

Posted in News | Tagged content, design, standards, web | No Responses

Movable Type: Industrial Strength Blog Platform

By Merv on Nov 28, 2009

Movable Type - The name refers to a process with origins in China in the 11th century: Movable type is the system of printing and typography that uses movable components...

Posted in News | Tagged blog platform, Blogsite, built on MT, Business | No Responses

BACKUS Design | Build ~ Leesburg, VA

By Merv on Nov 28, 2009

This is the best example of using MT as a Content Management System (CMS). There is not a sign of a Blog anywhere on this site. The client has complete...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged Blogsite, Business | No Responses

Movable Type: Run Periodic Tasks on GoDaddy Hosting

By Merv on Nov 26, 2009

We experienced an issue running periodic tasks on GoDaddy's servers. "Periodic Tasks" is a tool in the MT library that allows many functions to be run in the background such as publishing entries in the future (Write Entry => Publishing => Status => Scheduled).

Posted in MT Tips, Technology | Tagged cron, GoDaddy, software | No Responses

The Morning News

By Merv on Nov 25, 2009

The Morning News is one of the sites we use for design inspiration. It is also built on the MT platform. Clean, open and very readable! Great News format that...

Posted in News | Tagged Blogsite, built on MT, Business | No Responses

Providence :: it was meant to be

By Merv on Nov 25, 2009

Here's our personal RV Travel site built on MT 4.32 (latest MT production release). Its capability is rich and very efficient. The slide show on the home page uses the...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged Blogsite, personal | No Responses

icdSOFT Provides Outstanding Hosting Performance for only $6/month

By Merv on Nov 25, 2009

We recommend using icdSOFT for web hosting. We have used this company for over 5 years and have experienced excellent service. Here are the highlights:

Posted in Hosting, Services | Tagged hosting, performance, server | No Responses

Overlook at Greenbrier POA ~ White Sulphur Springs, WV

By Merv on Nov 20, 2009

Overlook at Greenbrier is one of my favorites for aesthetics. Built and maintained for the Property Owners Association (POA) of this Greenbrier, WV mountain community. It features both public and...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged association, Blogsite | No Responses

e-WebRealty.com ~ St. Louis, MO

By Merv on Nov 14, 2009

e-WebRealty.com was built for a new brokerage in St. Louis, MO and features significant custom coding to provide for public use as well as back end brokerage/agent administrative use. It...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged Blogsite, brokerage | No Responses

Hybrid News Lite

By Merv on Nov 10, 2009

You are currently viewing the Hybrid News Theme with custom styling to take the "heaviness" out of the original Hybrid News port to Movable Type. You can also see my...

Posted in Projects | Tagged Hybrid News Lite | 1 Response

Dulles Area Association of REALTORS®

By Merv on Nov 8, 2009

The Dulles Area Association of REALTORS® (DAAR) website is perhaps the most comprehensive. It features dynamic content as well as a feature rich interface to Google calendar for displaying the...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged association, Blogsite | No Responses

Raspberry Falls HOA ~ Leesburg, VA

By Merv on Nov 6, 2009

The Raspberry Falls HOA site features both public and private "residents only" content. Designed to use the MT 4(+) platform as a Content Management System. The site enjoys a 4...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged association, Blogsite | No Responses

Testing Character Encoding from the MT database

By Merv on Nov 3, 2009

Real-estate Con-sult-ant: [rē′ əl, e stā′t, kən sult′nt] - pronoun The database encoding is set to utf8_general_ci and it appears it displays fine here.Significant Changes Coming: #4 ACRE® Advisory Board...

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The Consulting Times ~ Real Estate Consulting

By Merv on Nov 2, 2009

The Consulting Times is the official site promoting the Accredited Consultant in Real Estate (ACRE®) designation for real estate professionals. It is designed and maintained on the MT 4(+) platform...

Posted in Portfolio | Tagged Blogsite, Business | No Responses

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Making tweeks to get Hybrid News to work with MT 4.32

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November 2009

A List Apart

Movable Type: Industrial Strength Blog Platform

BACKUS Design | Build ~ Leesburg, VA

Movable Type: Run Periodic Tasks on GoDaddy Hosting

The Morning News

Providence :: it was meant to be

icdSOFT Provides Outstanding Hosting Performance for only $6/month

Overlook at Greenbrier POA ~ White Sulphur Springs, WV

e-WebRealty.com ~ St. Louis, MO

Hybrid News Lite

Dulles Area Association of REALTORS®

Raspberry Falls HOA ~ Leesburg, VA

Testing Character Encoding from the MT database

The Consulting Times ~ Real Estate Consulting

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