Below are the blog entries for March 2007
CM Strategies with Brandeis University
By Blaine Herman
Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 at 1:00pm
The CMS Strategies/DITA North America 2007 conference came and went. The past couple of days were highlighted with: making a presentation with our client--Brandeis University, attending interesting presentations to acquaint myself with DITA, getting to check out the wonderful city of Boston, and finally getting to meet the famed Fairmont Copley Hotel black lab, Catie. If you haven’t heard about Catie, check out this news story on Yahoo.
Our presentation was led by David Wisniewski, the Senior Web Architect at Brandeis. We managed to get a great group of attendees, who were very interested in David’s presentation. I had the pleasure of getting to sit back and listen, offering my input on some of the questions that the attendees had specific to the CMS. I would like to think that my role in the presentation was being the “eye-candy,” but I think most of the attendees might say otherwise :)
If you are interested in seeing the slides of the demonstration let me know, I would be happy to share them.
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Daylight Savings Time and Cascade Server
By Joel Baxter
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 at 2:30pm
We’ve had several clients ask us about whether Cascade Server will be affected by the U.S. change in Daylight Savings Time. Although Cascade Server itself isn’t affected, it’s always a good idea to have the latest Java installed, and check with your database vendors for any updates.
SUN Microsystems has published online information on DST. We recommend you install J2SE 5.0 Update 6 or later (J2SE 1.4.2_11 or later if using a Cascade Server version older than 4.0) or apply the issued patch from Sun with tzupdater tool.
For database vendors:
Microsoft and DST changes
Oracle and DST changes
No patch is needed for MySQL, since it uses the system time, but check with your operating system vendor for any applicable patches.
Please note that some countries are still evaluating whether they will adopt the new rules for themselves so we should anticipate more changes in DST and time zone rules for countries that typically align with U.S. DST rules.
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Cascade Server 2007 User's Conference
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Tuesday, March 6th, 2007 at 4:30pm
Mark your Calendars for September 24-25 – the Cascade Server 2007 User’s Conference is back! Last year was a great success, and this year is shaping up to be even better. In your feedback, one word kept coming up: “more”! In response, we’re adding an extra day; and you can expect more user driven sessions, more interaction, and a more in-depth technical track.
The conference will again be held in Atlanta, Georgia – the high-tech capital of the South and Hannon Hill’s home town. We hope to see lots of new faces, as well as everyone who visited us last year. Watch this space for more information!
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Learning New Languages
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Friday, March 2nd, 2007 at 2:30pm
For a lot of our clients, implementing Cascade Server is their first time using XML or XSL. As a Technical Trainer here at Hannon Hill, I always keep an eye out for resources and tools to make the learning curve a little less steep. www.w3schools.com offers many XML and XSL tutorials that are free and really easy (dare I say fun?) to use. www.w3schools.com is a site run by Refsnes Data, a Norwegian software development and consulting company that saw a need and, from my experience, is doing a great job at filling it.
One thing I especially like is that each tutorial offers a single example that is carried throughout the entire section, so you really get a sense of context as you’re moving through the tutorial.
Another big plus is the online quizzes that let you test your skills. I love being able to take an initial quiz as a benchmark. And since you can retake the quiz at any time, you can monitor your improvement and readiness for the next topic. Each quiz contains about twenty questions, and any wrong answers are displayed at the end – giving you a chance to identify the areas where you need more help.
Although XML and XSL are the languages I get asked about most often, there’s tons more on offer here - (X)HTML, CSS, Web Services, Javascript, .NET…. I could go on and on, but you can check it out for yourself. Thanks, Refsnes Data!
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