Netdoc NewsNews and updates of Netdoc CMSNetdochttp://www.visiomode.com/Minimalistic CMShttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/oneliner/minimalistic_cms.html<p>In response to <a href="http://www.alpha-geek.com/2004/08/09/cms">this</a> post: a maximalist CMs can have a <a href="http://www.visiomode.comjavascript:top.navbar.ShowTopic('help.php', 10, 8755, '', 1, 0)" target="body">minimalistic</a> User Interface, kinda bringing the best of both worlds.</p>In response to this post: a maximalist CMs can have a minimalistic User Interface, kinda bringing the best of both worlds.


]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:04:03 -040086dc762f96441f3bdb832c0c173735daOnelinerNetdoc keyboard shortcutshttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/tips/netdoc_keyboard_shortcuts.html<p>This is good to know if you are working with Netdoc: there are keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up things.</p><p><img height="122" hspace="15" src="http://www.visiomode.com/netdoc/groups/1/10/pics/shortcuts.gif" width="158" align="left" vspace="15" border="0" /></p><p>The shortcuts can be used when you are hovering with a mouse over the content tree - over those topics (pages/posts) and categories. For example, when you hover over a topic and press <strong>s</strong>, you will see the Topic Properties (settings).</p><p>The complete list of shortcuts is <a href="http://www.visiomode.comjavascript:top.navbar.ShowTopic('help.php', 6, 169, '', 1, 0)" target="body">here</a>.</p>This is good to know if you are working with Netdoc: there are keyboard shortcuts you can use to speed up things.

The shortcuts can be used when you are hovering with a mouse over the content tree - over those topics (pages/posts) and categories. For example, when you hover over a topic and press s, you will see the Topic Properties (settings).

The complete list of shortcuts is here.


]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:13:55 -0400b0ddfbb28b60e6eaa6af45cef4bdea54TipsCMS Redirectshttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/cms_redirects.html<p>The version 1.00 is getting closer, and some cool new features are still coming to the 1.00 release.</p><p>The latest one is a redirect management. A quick summary:</p><ul><li>Redirects can be managed from at Project Settings-&gt;Redirects. </li><li>A redirect is made if a page is moved around, from a folder to another. </li><li>You can make your own redirects and delete them. </li></ul><p>So, in essence, a redirect is made when a page is moved around. The redirect in question will be a HTTP 301 Moved Permanently, so it should be good for users and search engines (Google in particular).</p>The version 1.00 is getting closer, and some cool new features are still coming to the 1.00 release.

The latest one is a redirect management. A quick summary:

  • Redirects can be managed from at Project Settings->Redirects.
  • A redirect is made if a page is moved around, from a folder to another.
  • You can make your own redirects and delete them.

So, in essence, a redirect is made when a page is moved around. The redirect in question will be a HTTP 301 Moved Permanently, so it should be good for users and search engines (Google in particular).


]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:35:49 -0400278fe9afbf89f3062578f254ad5e594cGeneralDown and Out in the Magic Kingdomhttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/down_and_out_in_the_magic_kingdom.html<p><a href="http://www.craphound.com/" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow's</a> first novel has been <font style="FONT-SIZE: 82%; FONT-VARIANT: small-caps"><a href="http://ebooks.helptools.net/" target="_blank">Netdocized</a></font>, take a look. Or better, read the whole novel.</p><p></p>Cory Doctorow's first novel has been Netdocized, take a look. Or better, read the whole novel.


]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:02:00 -04004862d3d22b87b688484f29a1b3657775GeneralGmailhttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/gmail.html<p><a href="http://avc.blogs.com/a_vc/2004/07/gmail.html">Here</a>'s a good idea. </p><p>I wonder when they are going to integrate Gmail into Google toolbar. Blogger's already there... </p><p>Google is coming to desktop through Microsoft's own software :-)</p>Here's a good idea.

I wonder when they are going to integrate Gmail into Google toolbar. Blogger's already there...

Google is coming to desktop through Microsoft's own software :-)


]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:14:50 -040087e040deea1846515483115bef8ff515GeneralEclipse Help Systemhttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/eclipse_help_system.html<p>Creating an Eclipse Help System with Netdoc is easy as baking a blueberry pie from a ready-made dough.</p><p>Create an <em>Electronic Document</em> in Netdoc (put some content in it, some topics and categories), determine an <em>unique key</em> for the project, for example <strong>org.eclipse.my-help</strong>, and do a command File -&gt; Export -&gt; Eclipse Help and you have your freshly baked Eclipse Help System.</p>Creating an Eclipse Help System with Netdoc is easy as baking a blueberry pie from a ready-made dough.

Create an Electronic Document in Netdoc (put some content in it, some topics and categories), determine an unique key for the project, for example org.eclipse.my-help, and do a command File -> Export -> Eclipse Help and you have your freshly baked Eclipse Help System.


]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:26:06 -0500739afe0ed684f7fac25e9be5d26649b7BlogFrontend Editinghttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/frontend_editing.html<p><a href="http://www.brain-dump.com/2003/08/frontend_editing_for_movabletype/" target="_blank">Frontend Editing</a> is a great feature. Netdoc of course comes with it - notice the "ND" text in the top left corner of your browser window when you are on Visiomode's site? That's the interface with which you initiate the frontend editing.</p><p>To take frontend editing into use on your own site, click the checkbox "remember me", when you are logging into Netdoc.</p>Frontend Editing is a great feature. Netdoc of course comes with it - notice the "ND" text in the top left corner of your browser window when you are on Visiomode's site? That's the interface with which you initiate the frontend editing.

To take frontend editing into use on your own site, click the checkbox "remember me", when you are logging into Netdoc.


]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:08:27 -0500d84d77a8c86557d0d94e1bef13fc1c28GeneralE-books and Netdochttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/ebooks_and_netdoc.html<p><a href="http://craphound.com/" target="_blank">Cory Doctorow</a>, a <a href="http://boingboing.net/" target="_blank">Boing Boing</a> editor, a writer, an <a href="http://www.eff.org/" target="_blank">EFF</a> employee, and a lot of other things, has released his second novel, a science fiction book called Eastern Standard Tribe. </p><p>Eastern Standard Tribe can be read also with Netdoc viewer at <a href="http://ebooks.helptools.net" target="_blank">http://ebooks.helptools.net</a>, take a look. </p><p>Eastern Standard Tribe gets a <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2004/03/16/npr_on_eastern_stand.html" target="_blank">good review</a>.</p>Cory Doctorow, a Boing Boing editor, a writer, an EFF employee, and a lot of other things, has released his second novel, a science fiction book called Eastern Standard Tribe.

Eastern Standard Tribe can be read also with Netdoc viewer at http://ebooks.helptools.net, take a look.

Eastern Standard Tribe gets a good review.


]]>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:03:21 -05009520b8eba67ce32f7287305763b0adc4GeneralFree Culture by Lawrence Lessighttp://www.visiomode.com/blog/general/free_culture_by_lawrence_lessig.html<p><a href="http://www.lessig.org/" target="_blank">Lawrence Lessig's</a> new book <a href="http://www.free-culture.cc/" target="_blank">Free Culture</a> can be read with Netdoc at <a href="http://ebooks.helptools.net" target="_blank">ebooks.helptools.net</a>.</p><p>Update: Mr. Lessig <a href="http://www.lessig.org/blog/archives/001816.shtml" target="_blank">writes</a> about the Free Culture ebook.</p><p>Even <a href="http://mormoninquiry.typepad.com/northern_lights/2004/03/weblog_event_in.html" target="_blank">more</a> <a href="http://www.slumdance.com/blogs/brian_flemming/archives/000839.html" target="_blank">people</a> seem to like our repackaged Free Culture ebook. And most importantly, to use it for actual reading. </p><p>If you want to download it to be read locally (in Windows), you can download the Netdoc-generated CHM file from ebooks.helptools.net. </p>Lawrence Lessig's new book Free Culture can be read with Netdoc at ebooks.helptools.net.

Update: Mr. Lessig writes about the Free Culture ebook.

Even more people seem to like our repackaged Free Culture ebook. And most importantly, to use it for actual reading.

If you want to download it to be read locally (in Windows), you can download the Netdoc-generated CHM file from ebooks.helptools.net.


]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:38:55 -0500c49a753376621ee4f1bd0a9251393cf2GeneralGoogle Browser or Google OS?http://www.visiomode.com/blog/oneliner/google_browser_or_google_os.html<p>As Microsoft tried to integrate the browser into the OS, with questionable benefits, Google is probably trying to integrate the OS <a href="http://www.kottke.org/04/09/more-google-browser">into</a> the <a href="http://www.deftone.com/blogzilla/archives/google_browser.html">browser</a>.</p>As Microsoft tried to integrate the browser into the OS, with questionable benefits, Google is probably trying to integrate the OS into the browser.


]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:43:26 -05009684bf3292ed3f083764394bb0999ee6OnelinerSites using Netdochttp://www.visiomode.com/news/sites_using_netdoc.html <ul><li><a href="http://www.pcuf.fi">www.pcuf.fi</a><br />A non-profit organization with thousands of members. The Board of Directors use the website to hold meetings, write documents collaboratively (and archive them as encrypted PDFs), plan future events etc. The intranet and the public site are seamlessly interated. Site is in Finnish.</li><li><a href="http://www.theprismgroup.org/">http://www.theprismgroup.org/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lynnareachamber.com/">http://www.lynnareachamber.com/</a><br />Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, MA</li><li><a href="http://www.mwjds.org/">http://www.mwjds.org/</a><br />A school where 8 teachers use the website to communicate with the parents about what's happening at school, about the courses etc. Intranet integrated with the public site.</li><li><a href="http://www.paulasays.com/">http://www.paulasays.com/</a><br />A personal site of Paula Stern. If you are interested in a viewpoint of what's happening in Israel, take a look what Paula has to say.</li><li><a href="http://ebooks.helptools.net/">http://ebooks.helptools.net/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.jtfhosting.com/">http://www.jtfhosting.com/</a> <br />Our hosting provider.</li><li><a href="http://www.lynnmuseum.org/">http://www.lynnmuseum.org/</a><br />Lynn Museum, MA</li><li><a href="http://www.nancystlaurenthair.com/">http://www.nancystlaurenthair.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.greenhouseschool.org/">http://www.greenhouseschool.org/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.resorttransportation.com/">http://www.resorttransportation.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.techshoret.com/">http://www.techshoret.com/</a></li><li><a href="http://www.writepoint.com/">http://www.writepoint.com/</a><br /></li> </ul><p>If you want to get onto this list, send us the URL. Of course you are using ND, aren't you?</p>
  • www.pcuf.fi
    A non-profit organization with thousands of members. The Board of Directors use the website to hold meetings, write documents collaboratively (and archive them as encrypted PDFs), plan future events etc. The intranet and the public site are seamlessly interated. Site is in Finnish.
  • http://www.theprismgroup.org/
  • http://www.lynnareachamber.com/
    Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce, MA
  • http://www.mwjds.org/
    A school where 8 teachers use the website to communicate with the parents about what's happening at school, about the courses etc. Intranet integrated with the public site.
  • http://www.paulasays.com/
    A personal site of Paula Stern. If you are interested in a viewpoint of what's happening in Israel, take a look what Paula has to say.
  • http://ebooks.helptools.net/
  • http://www.jtfhosting.com/
    Our hosting provider.
  • http://www.lynnmuseum.org/
    Lynn Museum, MA
  • http://www.nancystlaurenthair.com/
  • http://www.greenhouseschool.org/
  • http://www.resorttransportation.com/
  • http://www.techshoret.com/
  • http://www.writepoint.com/

    • If you want to get onto this list, send us the URL. Of course you are using ND, aren't you?


    ]]>    Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:16:55 -0500a35ff6426d5dc889b84d08b1eeebfe70News    Editsite.net launched!http://www.visiomode.com/news/editsite_net_launched.html <p><a href="http://www.editsite.net/"><img align="left" src="http://www.visiomode.com/pics/editsite_launched.gif" /></a>We've launched our website service, <a href="http://www.editsite.net/">Editsite.net</a>!&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> We've launched our website service, Editsite.net! 

     

     


    ]]>    Sun, 02 Oct 2005 14:24:27 -0400d42d008084d35b57af26ea65145a77f7News    xmlrpchttp://www.visiomode.com/updates/xmlrpc.html <p>XMLRPC updated to the latest version because of the <a href="http://www.phparch.com/news/2448">vulnerabilities</a>.<br> &nbsp;</p> XMLRPC updated to the latest version because of the vulnerabilities.
     


    ]]>    Tue, 16 Aug 2005 08:52:34 -040060e3d1cce738539b7386aaa990de8ddcUpdates    Look and feelhttp://www.visiomode.com/updates/look_and_feel.html <p>Netdoc look and feel updated in 1.62. More eye candy... ;-)<br /> </p> <p> </p> Netdoc look and feel updated in 1.62. More eye candy... ;-)


    ]]>    Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:09:56 -0400bd668fcf15667139a05ecfd01349b454Updates    Firefox support!http://www.visiomode.com/updates/firefox_support!.html <p></p> <div style="padding: 15px; font-size: 70%; float: right; width: 150px; color: rgb(136, 136, 136);"><img src="http://www.visiomode.com/pics/firefox.png"><br>Firefox is a trademark of the Mozilla Foundation.</div> <p>I'm very happy to announce that Netdoc 1.6 has a full Firefox support. It also turned out very well – I was surprised to see how good Firefox actually is, for a developer, and overall. The wysiwyg editor is now a tad better with Firefox than it is with Internet Explorer, since FF is just a tad better browser than IE. I personally changed my default editor as Firefox, as it seems that there are very few reasons not to change. </p> <p>Next, Safari...?<br></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p></p>


    Firefox is a trademark of the Mozilla Foundation.

    I'm very happy to announce that Netdoc 1.6 has a full Firefox support. It also turned out very well – I was surprised to see how good Firefox actually is, for a developer, and overall. The wysiwyg editor is now a tad better with Firefox than it is with Internet Explorer, since FF is just a tad better browser than IE. I personally changed my default editor as Firefox, as it seems that there are very few reasons not to change.

    Next, Safari...?


    ]]>    Tue, 05 Jul 2005 02:53:26 -04005ce5d402aa8a417ddd4e2cd7cc9371bbUpdates    1.536http://www.visiomode.com/updates/1_536.html<p>Speed optimizations in Netdoc GUI.</p>Speed optimizations in Netdoc GUI.


    ]]>    Sat, 11 Jun 2005 17:46:03 -0400e07b52a75f0a5017dcb0d08a4454d502Updates    1.53http://www.visiomode.com/updates/1_53.html<p>Lots of fine improvements!</p><p>Oh boy, it just keeps getting better and better.</p>Lots of fine improvements!

    Oh boy, it just keeps getting better and better.


    ]]>    Wed, 01 Jun 2005 23:23:13 -040010889e7104c1f5f948bd43ce3529a875Updates    1.52http://www.visiomode.com/updates/1_52.html<p>New project type: <strong>filearea</strong>, for archiving files or providing a download area.</p><p>One use case that has been very succesful at PC Users of Finland organization, is to create documents collaboratively on the site, then archive them as encrypted PDFs, which Netdoc is able to generate automatically.</p>New project type: filearea, for archiving files or providing a download area.

    One use case that has been very succesful at PC Users of Finland organization, is to create documents collaboratively on the site, then archive them as encrypted PDFs, which Netdoc is able to generate automatically.


    ]]>    Tue, 10 May 2005 15:09:11 -0400dd89385f7e9fc1daf050d3fb60b7ef99Updates    CMS Downloadhttp://www.visiomode.com/news/cms_download.html<p><strong><img title="Photo by http://www.ipy.glt.pl/" alt="" hspace="10" src="http://www.visiomode.com/pics/153519_5770.jpg" align="right" vspace="10" border="0" />Update: Version 1.519 is now ready!</strong> Download it from <a href="http://www.visiomode.comjavascript:top.navbar.ShowTopic('help.php', 11, 798, '', 0, 0)" target="body">here</a>.</p><p>Entry level Netdoc is free for personal use. For other use and for getting Netdoc support through email and Instant Messaging (ICQ, MSN, AOL, Yahoo), we suggest you <a href="http://www.visiomode.comjavascript:top.navbar.ShowTopic('help.php', 11, 9442, '', 0, 0)" target="body">buy a license</a>.</p>Update: Version 1.519 is now ready! Download it from here.

    Entry level Netdoc is free for personal use. For other use and for getting Netdoc support through email and Instant Messaging (ICQ, MSN, AOL, Yahoo), we suggest you buy a license.


    ]]>    Sun, 08 May 2005 22:31:02 -0400540f83b0d04b7b07f15d5af583d1e33fNews    1.519http://www.visiomode.com/updates/1_519.html<p>Feeds revisited.</p>Feeds revisited.


    ]]>    Sun, 08 May 2005 22:10:00 -0400b1cb0792086ae785de2387b1a136d227Updates