The ZendCon Sessions Episode 12: Security 2.0

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Episode 012: "Security 2.0"

Speaker:Chris Shiflett
Topic:Security 2.0
Release Date: 04/08/2008

Welcome to The ZendCon Sessions. This episode of The ZendCon Sessions was recorded live at ZendCon 2007 in Burlingame, CA.

We hope you enjoy today's session as we listen to Chris Shiflett present "Security 2.0".

The ZendCon Sessions are distributed under a creative commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License, Please honor this license and the rights of our authors.

If you like the ZendCon Sessions, why not consider attending the next ZendCon? Dates, locations, speakers and just about anything else you would want to know about ZendCon can be found on our website, www.zendcon.com

If you like this episode, check out The ZendCon Sessions homepage for more sessions.

Tags: Chris Shiflett, php, security, zend, zendcon

Cali Lewis & Neal Campbell at WordCamp Dallas

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Dallas-area residents Cali Lewis and her producer/husband Neal Campbell spoke to attendees of WordCamp Dallas last Saturday, telling them of their struggles and dreams launching GeekBrief.tv, how they use WordPress to administer several blogs and their plans for their upcoming Big Trip.

My takeaway from this session is twofold: Neal spoke about his “laser-like” determination to make their dreams into reality, and Cali, at one point, told the audience at some point you have to, “just do it!” In the coming months, I intend to take their lessons to heart.

Tags: GeekBrief, Neal Campbell, php, WordCamp, wordpress

P3: 2008.04.03

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Tags: paul reinheimer, php, php|architect, sean coates

John Pozadzides: 45 Ways to Power Up Your Blog (Woopra Launch)

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WordCamp Dallas‘ 2nd session came from John Pozadzides, who gave the session entitled 45 Ways to Power Up Your Blog. (Despite anything you may hear on the video, I later ruled that, because John spent extra time answering questions from the audience, that he actually was successful in presenting all 45 tips within 45 minutes.)

Toward the end, John previews Woopra, an amazing stats program. Here’s a special deal for listeners of The WordPress Podcast (or, at the very least, people who read this blog): There are currently 8 reviews for The WordPress Podcast on the iTunes Music Store Podcast Directory. I’ll be picking 7 reviews added to the 8 that exist already that I find creative and awarding Woopra invite codes accordingly.

Change in plans!

The first 7 people (who subsequently request a Woopra invite) who link to this post will receive a free Woopra invite.

Tags: John Pozadzides, php, video, Woopra, WordCamp, wordpress

PHP Abstract Podcast Episode 37: Zend Framework 1.5

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Episode 37: Zend Framework 1.5 Release

Special Guests: Wil Sinclair and Brad Cottel
Release Date: 04/03/2008
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0

Today we are going to talk to Wil Sinclair and Brad Cottel. Wil is the manager of the Advanced Technologies Group at Zend.

We will be talking about the newly released Zend Framework 1.5.

Show Notes for Episode 37

Zend Framework

Do you have a question about what was discussed in today's episode? Do you have a comment about the episode or it's content? Post a comment and let us know.

If you want a list of all the episodes of PHP Abstract, checkout The PHP Abstract Podcast home page.

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Got something to say? Have a new PHP trick you want to share? Have a new PHP product you want to share with everyone? Drop us an line at devzone@zend.com. If we like what we see, we may invite you to join. (Oh yeah, and we pay $75 per episode for those mercenaries among you who don't want to do it just to give back to the community.)

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Tags: Brad Cottel, php, php abstract, Wil Sinclair, zend, zend framework

The ZendCon Sessions Episode 11: The Grown-Up Company’s Guide to Development

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Episode 011: "The Grown-Up Company's Guide to Development"

Speaker:Brian DeShong
Topic:The Grown-Up Company's Guide to Development
Release Date: 04/01/2008

Welcome to The ZendCon Sessions. This episode of The ZendCon Sessions was recorded live at ZendCon 2007 in Burlingame, CA.

We hope you enjoy today's session as we listen to Brian DeShong present "The Grown-Up Company's Guide to Development".

The ZendCon Sessions are distributed under a creative commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License, Please honor this license and the rights of our authors.

If you like this episode, check out The ZendCon Sessions homepage for more sessions.

Tags: Brian DeShong, php, zend, zendcon

Episode 39: WordPress 2.5 released - Live from WordCamp Dallas

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I’d intended to release this episode during the week of March 30th, days after it was recorded live at WordCamp Dallas, but problems with the recorded audio prevented doing so. The audio you’ll hear was actually ripped from the video John Pozadzides released, so thanks, John!
Joining me on the dais were Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today, Mark Jaquith of b5media, later Mark Ghosh of Weblog Tools Collection, and later still, Matt Mullenweg of Automattic. Lorelle Van Fossen was nice enough to run around handing the wireless mic around so people could comment and ask questions. Subjects discussed and links to items mentioned in this episode include:

WordPress 2.5 had been released exactly 24 hours prior. Some people have experienced problems with IE7 and other plugins. Expect 2.5.1 within about a month.
Beginning with WordPress 2.2 incoming links were changed from Technorati to Google Blog Search. If you’d prefer to revert back or use some other link reporter, find the Incoming Links Box’s “Edit” link in the Dashboard and change it to the RSS feed of your choosing.
Issues with “disappearing plugins” relate to the plugin updater’s requirement that plugin authors build in additional functionality to work properly with the updater and submitting it to the plugin directory.
Mark Jaquith discusses the genesis of his Comment Inbox plugin. Lorelle chimes in with Comment Ninja, a Firefox Greasemonkey script.
We discussed security, including the possibility of an independent review of the core, as well as the direction themes and theme development might take in the future.
Matt expressed a desire for improved client-side JavaScript performance.
Ronald Huereca asked an interesting question about how developers might store data without creating new database tables.
Scott Ellis asked for examples of WordPress being used as a CMS or other unusual uses, and the panel offers up Automattic’s Publisher Blog, Trumors and 71 Miles, amongst others.
Rick Ankrum’s question about changes made to the default theme leads to an interesting throw-away comment by Mark Ghosh concerning a possible file integrity-checker making its way into future versions of WordPress.
Jill McKeever’s question about image borders and a “word wrap button” stumps the panel. (Did we ever come up with an answer for this?)
Someone asks about the future of Sandbox, and the possibility of incorporating its best features into the core. Several themes are discussed, including the Options theme and Regulus.
Matt expressed frustration with the way WordPress handles menus as static pages and sub-pages, raising the possibility of choosing which items appear in the navigation menu. Mark Jaquith brings up his Page Links To plugin which allows you to point pages and menus to links outside of your blog’s domain.
Matt also expressed frustration with the disparity between the image uploader and inserting an image from within the WYSIWYG editor, and brought up the possibility of an easy “image caption” function.
Jeff Chandler’s frustration with the perception of WordPress not being able to withstand the “Digg effect” leads to a minor debate on caching. Matt effectively debunks the issue, blaming bad server configurations and cautioning against reliance on WP-Cache and WP-Super Cache. Mark Ghosh cautions against the use of Bad Behavior for high-traffic sites.

Tags: Matt Mullenweg, php, podcast, video, wordpress

Matt Mullenweg: WordPress 2.5 and Beyond

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Because (I believe) the sessions at WordCamp Dallas to be of interest to my friends who listen to The WordPress Podcast, I will be reposting here over the next few days the videos made possible by my co-organizer, John Pozadzides, of each WordCamp Dallas session, beginning with Matt Mullenweg ’s WordPress 2.5 and Beyond.