Thursday, September 17, 2009

Powerful CMS For ASP.NET Kentico CMS

Kentico CMS is a powerful, flexible & complete content management system that is built with ASP.NET.
It has various modules that make building any type of website possible from blogs to e-commerce or wikis to social networking.


The application comes with an easy-to-use WYSIWYG editor for creating/editing the content.
One of the unique features Kentico offers is the worklow management. It allows you to control the process of content creation & modifications by creating custom approval steps (like proofreading, editing, approval, etc.).
Kentico is multilingual & can manage multiple websites from the same administrator panel.
It has an API that allows you to script any Kentico CMS operation (like creating a new document, user or even the whole web site) which is great for integrations with any 3rd party software. On the other hand, with the modules integrated, there is almost no extra function needed. Here are all the modules it offers:
which simply show what the application is capable of.
And, these are not all it has. Kentico generates SEO-friendly URLs, has full-text search support, a powerful role-based security system & much more..
Besides the paid versions, it offers a limited free version which is ideal for smaller websites. The free edition have no time limitation & can be used even for commercial purposes with no additional cost. It can be downloaded from here.

Kentico CMS is reliable and stable product & I didn’t came to any bug. But if that occurs, the company promises to fix it within 7 working days, furthermore they plant a tree in the name of the client who finds the bug. You can read more about this interesting initiative here.
The product can be evaluated by downloading the TRIAL or FREE editions. Other way is to use the Virtual Lab service which allows you to test-drive Kentico CMS on-line, without installing anything on your local PC.
P.S. This post is a sponsored review.
Requirements: ASP.NET 2.0+ & MSSQL 2000/2005/2008 support
Compatibility: All Major Browsers
Website: http://www.kentico.com/
Demo: http://www.kentico.com/Demo.aspx
Download: http://www.kentico.com/Download.aspx
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Wireframe Magnets For Easy Prototyping (DIY Kit)

Konigi, a must-bookmark resource for UI designers, is sharing a handy "do-it yourself wireframe magnets kit" for easy whiteboard prototyping.
They are based on the Konigi wireframe stencils and includes 3 sheets of elements (form elements, HTML editor, etc.).


How To Create Them?

Simply download and print the PDFs on to magnet sheets, optionally laminate them if you intend to use with dry-erase markers, and finally cut them out.
2 Things You May Consider Buying (from Amazon.com):
Website: http://konigi.com/tools/wireframe-magnets-diy-kit
jQTouch is a jQuery plugin for creating mobile applications with just HTML, CSS & JavaScript.
It comes with native animations, automatic navigation, and themes for mobile WebKit browsers like iPhone, G1, and Pre.


It can be setup in a few minutes & totally customized with the selector options.

It has 2 ready-to-use themes:

  • default Apple theme
  • jQTouch theme
and new ones can be created with less effort.
The plugin offers page history management and CSS3 page transitions including 3d flip. Also, it easily allows applications to run in fullscreen mode with custom icons and startup screens.

Requirements: jQuery
Compatibility: Mobile Webkit Browsers
Website: http://www.jqtouch.com/
Demo: http://www.jqtouch.com/preview/demos/main/
Sunday, July 19, 2009

Free Flash Social Bookmarking Component

Flash Bookmarks is a free Flash component for integrating social bookmarking links to any website easily.
It supports the most popular sites like Digg, Delicious, StumbleUpon, Technorati, Facebook, Google and Reddit.


The look & feel of the social bookmarking menu created with the component is totally customizable. It is possible to change:
  • the icons to be displayed
  • the size of the icons
  • the aspect of the hint text for the icons
  • details regarding the bookmarked data.
Flash Bookmarks can be both added by drag’n drops from the component panel of Flash or by code (AS3).

Compatibility: AS3, Flash CS3+, FlashPlayer 9+
Website: http://www.jumpeyecomponents.com/Flash-Components/Va...