Amila Udana Kalinga

Windows Live Writer 2011 for WordPress Posting

amilaudana — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:48:00 +0000

Windows Live Writer® 2011 is a new and perfect tool for WordPress postings on Windows. This post is also made using the Live Writer. I give more advanced environment when you write, by loading real template on your desktop. It has lot of features that WordPress gives and its’ look and feel is very much similar to Microsoft Word 2010. Actually it is amazing tool for bloggers. Not only WordPress other blogging environments also available on this release.

Inserting a bing Map of any location is now very simple. Use Insert –> Map on Windows Live Writer 2011.

There are lot of windows live writer plugins also. Try Windows Live Writer for your blog.

Download it for Free from Microsoft: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-writer?os=other

Or Download Live Essentials: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials?os=other it is with more essential software you would need to have on your desktop.

Start your first CakePHP Project with Zend Server on Windows

amilaudana — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 05:25:05 +0000

Visit CakePHP website
Download the CakePHP Framework
You must have setup a local webserver. If not, install Zend Server Community Edition and MySQL. Download Zend server and install it. If you are not installing MySQL as separate installation you can choose it with Zend server installation also. You can install it separately, do this as you wish.
Create a database called “cakephp”.
Go to Zend Server web root it will be “C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs”.
Extract CakePHP Framework to your web root and re name with the version (Eg. cake_1_3 or cakephp, here I used cakephp).
Your CakePHP project folder Structure will be as follows,
/cakephp
- /app
- /cake
- /vendors
- /.htaccess
- /index.php
- /README
Open database.php on the cakephp app/config directory, and set host, login, password and save the work.
Open core.php on the same directory and change Security.salt and Security.cipherSeed values for different (for tests, simply put additional character at the end).
Now open “C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts” file in a notepad and add following at the end,
127.0.0.2 cakephp
Open Apache2 configuration file (httpd.conf) at “C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\conf” and add the following virtual host.

ServerName cakephp
DocumentRoot “C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\app\webroot”

AllowOverride all
Options All
Copy “cake” folder from your cakephp folder and paste it in “C:\Program Files\Zend\ZendServer\share”.
Open Environmental Variables and change the “path” and add “C:\Program Files\Zend\ZendServer\share\cake\console” at the end of the paths.
Save all changes and RESTART windows.
Access http://cakephp on your browser. It should work.
Now start developing, app folder is the folder you need to work.
Open Command Prompt and change the directory to your cake app drirectory, use following
cd C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\app
Press Enter and enter command cake
You should get as follows,
Now you can bake your cake..

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.C:\Users\Administrator>cd C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\appC:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\app>cake

♀
Welcome to CakePHP v1.3.6 Console
—————————————————————
Current Paths:
-app: app
-working: C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\app
-root: C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp
-core: C:\Program Files\Zend\ZendServer\share

Changing Paths:
your working path should be the same as your application path
to change your path use the ‘-app’ param.
Example: -app relative/path/to/myapp or -app /absolute/path/to/myapp

Available Shells:
acl [CORE] i18n [CORE]

api [CORE] schema [CORE]

bake [CORE] testsuite [CORE]

console [CORE]

To run a command, type ‘cake shell_name [args]‘
To get help on a specific command, type ‘cake shell_name help’

C:\Program Files\Zend\Apache2\htdocs\cakephp\app>

MySQL Workbench

amilaudana — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 04:50:12 +0000

New version of MySQL Workbench is arrived. This new release is consist with SQL Development, Server Administration and Data Modeling. Nice feature is this release have combined old MySQL GUI tools together. Although this is a 32bit version it can be used to administrate 64bit MySQL servers also. The tool can be introduce as a good remark of MySQL server, it has fulfilled the essential requirement of the DBMS.

Configure Apache/MySQL/PHP on Windows

amilaudana — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:48:06 +0000

For novice only, I remember I found this article three years back. We must be thankful for Dr. Robert Kline for the generous contribution of this article for its’ timely updates. This online guide is the most updated wamp configuration guide. I have written a easy guide for Ubuntu. This is the best guide for windows. Read it.

How to install mobile broadband on ubuntu 10

amilaudana — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:08:13 +0000

1. Connect your Mobile broadband device. (You don’t want additional software, Ubuntu includes latest connection information)
2. Click on Network connections item
3. Select Setup a Mobile Broadband Connection
4. Follow only following steps

Click to view slideshow.

That’s all.

Insert Quick Text in MS Word

amilaudana — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:59:50 +0000

When you want to have sample text, you can generate it on MS Word very easily. Try following commands on Microsoft Word.

just type following command and press enter key
=rand()
=lorem()

When you need number of paragraphs and lines. =rand(number of paragraphs, number of lines)
=rand(1) – will produce a one paragraph.
=rand(10,2) – Ten paragraphs with 2 lines
=lorem(10,2)

To repeat press ctrl+Y

Project-Fork a project management solution with joomla!

amilaudana — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 06:02:58 +0000

This is about how to create a easy project management solution with free and open source products. Project Fork is a joomla component which includes useful customizations and lot of project management features. for any kind of project management events can be tracked on it and nice communication system is there by emails for project users. Tasks, Milestones, Deadlines can be notified by the system.

Use project-fork. I’m also using it. if you are willing to donate some, you can find new themes compatible with smart-phones.

JA T3 Framework 2 for joomla! 1.6 designers

amilaudana — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 05:42:43 +0000

JoomlArt is the the best template designers for the joomla! according to my experience. They have released their new version (2.0) of T3 Framework for designers. This is very extravagant creation for designers from the joomlart. I think this will change the mind of designers too. This a quick equipment to design. This T3 Framework is to follow how joomlArt do. This framework is under GPL license. You must have to use the following logo if you use this framework in your design. Now you can download the framework for joomla! 1.6 also. As joomla 1.6 allows you to use various templates in one site itself this would be great.

JA T3 Framework 2.0 Overview | JA T3 Framework 2.0 Developer Guides

For joomla! 1.6

How to translate your own component in joomla! 1.5

amilaudana — Fri, 07 May 2010 12:25:19 +0000

In Joomla! 1.5

If you have programmed a component in joomla 1.5, you are able to make available to translate into any language that joomla could do. for this you should use the most popular and only translation pack “joomfish”.

1. install your language for site in joomla administrator (download from the languages at joomla.org)

2. install joomfish

3. enable your language if it is not only one of your site

4. select the database table you have in your own component

5. get all the fields available in the table and arrange it like follows in an XML format

Your Component
Your Name
2.0.4
Definition for your component

ID
Field 1
Field 2
Field 3
Created
Modified
Check out by
Check out date
published

6. save the file according to the table name so you can identify it also, and go to joomfish in admin panel

7. select content element and select install. select your file and select upload file and install

8. Go to control panel of joomfish and select translate, now your table is available to translate

How to install Ubuntu inside Windows 7

amilaudana — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:07:07 +0000

1. Download the latest copy of Ubuntu

2. You should have installed Deamon Tools Lite or install it

3. Mount the image of Ubuntu ….desktop-i386.iso

4. Run with wubi.exe on mount, it gives auto run

5. Click on install inside windows

6. select the drive

7. That’s it… If you want to uninstall go to windows -> programs -> uninstall ubuntu