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January 10, 2006

The CMS development continues

I've been actively working on the CMS as time permits. I've been sick over the past few days, and I was working all weekend, so I really haven't had the time to devote to the project as I would like to have.

But, with that said, I'll go over what I've finished with recently:

1. Posting content to the site.
Administrators have the ability to post content to the site *only* if they're authenticated.
2. Administrator authentication.
This was one of the most important features that really needed to be completed, in my opinion. As it stands now, there is a authentication process in place for the administrative section of the Web site.
3. Administrator bios.
As administrator accounts are created, they are added to the bio list.
4. Editable administrator information.
Any good CMS allows administrators to edit their own information, including name, bio, website address and password.
5. Delete posted content.
Authenticated users have the ability to delete posted content on the homepage of the CMS system by clicking on a "X" that only appears to authenticated users.
6. Logout feature.
This kills the session of the current administrator and resets their browser to null for all sessions throughout the site.

Things that need to be completed:

1. Administrators creation page.
Since the bio edit page is in place, it should be pretty simple to modify this to actually create a user instead of modifying one.
2. Modifying user passwords.
Currently, the only way to mofidy the user password is to edit it on the bio page. This is going to become a separate page for security purposes.
3. Content topic and search.
As content falls off the homepage, it will need to be categorized in a way that will make it easy to find. A search feature will also help in regards to finding content throughout the site.

I think that these are the only three major obsticles that stand in my way of launching the CMS on the Guru Web site.

~out...

Posted by ed at 11:27 PM | Comments (0)

Add this to my wish list

I've been waiting to see what the first machines from Apple would be like after their huge announcment last year that they would be moving to the Intel platform. After Steve Job's keynote today, the wait is over.

This thing speaks for itself. I know that it's going to be impossible to get one before the middle part of this year for most people, as the enthusiasts are going to lock up the availability of this new laptop. The specs are pretty impressive, as are some of the innovations:

MacBook Pro At a Glance

• 15.4-inch widescreen display
• 1.67 or 1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
• 667MHz frontside bus and main memory
• PCI Express architecture
• Up to 120GB Serial ATA hard drive
• ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 with up to 256MB memory on 16-lane PCI Express
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• Dual-link DVI, VGA adapter included
• One FireWire 400 port, two USB 2.0 ports
• Optical digital and analog audio I/O, built-in microphone and stereo speakers
• Slot-loading SuperDrive
• Illuminated keyboard, Scrolling TrackPad
• Built-in AirPort Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, and Gigabit Ethernet
• Mac OS X Tiger with iLife ’06 featuring iWeb, iWork ’06 trial, and more

The new iMac specs are impressive too ... but I still want the laptop more.

Or maybe I should just wait for the Mac Mini to go Intel too...

~out...

Posted by ed at 08:56 PM | Comments (0)

Something for someone who has everything

I came across this today: The Optimus Keyboard.

Needless to say, if it does become a reality and hits stores here in the US, I will be required to purchase one. The concept is just too damn cool, and it's hard to believe that no one had thought of something like this before now.

I guess it would've been a bit to expensive to produce ...

~out...

Posted by ed at 08:06 AM | Comments (1)