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MODx Blog Contest Drawing to an End – Less than 2 Weeks!

April 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Blog News, Giveaways, MODx

The MODx Blog contest is now winding down. We have already received some submissions, and we’re counting down… less than two weeks to the end.  If you haven’t  submitted your entry, please make sure to do so before the morning of Friday May 8th.  I will close the comments section to the contest post shortly [...]

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Cleaning up the Blog Clutter – A Fresh Look

April 27th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Blog News

If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you’ll notice that the coding pad has a new look! I spent some time this past weekend rethinking the look and feel of this blog and deciding on what changes to make to create a better and cleaner visitor experience. I liked the old look a lot, [...]

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Gauging User Interest – MODx vs. Drupal

April 20th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Blog News, Drupal, MODx

This post was inspired by a conversation on Twitter, where @ShaneSponagle, my buddy and MODx guru extraordinaire asked me what my blog stats looked like with respect to interest in MODx vs. Drupal, since I blog about both platforms.  What I’m going to present here is a simple, and yet not so simple answer to [...]

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Get 5 Free Computer eBooks this week only from Packt Publishing

April 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Blog News

Packt Publishing, one of the sponsors of our MODx Blog Contest, are celebrating their fifth anniversary this week!!  As part of their anniversary celebrations, Packt will be giving away a free ebook each day this week!! All you need is an account at Packt.  Other offerings over the next five weeks will include: Buy 5 [...]

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MODx Web Development – MODx Book Now Available!

March 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Blog News, MODx, Useful Links and Resources

The first ever (I believe) MODx book is now available!  It is titled MODx Web Development, authored by Antano Solar John and  published by Packtpub. You can get a copy of MODx Web Development at Packtpub (ebook costs $22.39, paperback costs $35.99, bundle costs $40.79). Here is a quick rundown of the contents of the [...]

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