The final part to this 5-part video series titled FarCry 3.0 — An Overview (based on a presentation I gave at the CF.Objective() 2006 conference) is finally complete.

Part 5 completes the series by wrapping up the dynamic content portion of the presentation. I give examples of Verity search integration, RSS/XML content syndication, SES Friendly URLs, and wrap up with reporting features built into FarCry (Website statistics and user auditing). I also give examples of where you can find more resources to continue your thirst for knowledge in the world of FarCry CMS.

If interested, I have also provided the slides from my presentation (slightly updated). You can download them in either PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format. You can find a copy of the presentation files in the downloads section of my website.

This is part 4 of my video presentation on FarCry 3.0 An Overview (based on a presentation I gave at the CF.Objective() 2006 conference).

Part 4 was turning out to be too large and a couple BETA testers suggested I trim it down more (I already cut out 15 minutes worth of footage) or split the video into two parts. So I chose the latter :). I'm halfway through editing part 5 as we speak, however I'm going away on holiday for a few days. Needless to say it will be done soon.

Part 4 dives into dynamic content examples. I cover a little bit on containers and custom types (my personal favorite feature). Since this video was recorded five months earlier I had to make a few updated notes during the video (tooltip popups).

One note in particular I'd like to point out is the way we as developers currently work with custom types. Although I only touch on custom types briefly in my presentation there are actually quite a few steps involved if/when you want to start working with PLPs. However, FarCry version 4.0.0 will drastically change this with the introduction of new wizards and form tools. Albeit still months away from a release, version 4 of FarCry looks to be very promising. Expect to see some exciting things on that soon.

If interested, I have also provided the slides from my presentation (slightly updated). You can download them in either PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format. You can find a copy of the presentation files in the downloads section of my website.

Earlier this summer I had service done on my house (new home, lots of warranty things all spring and summer). I don't remember which company it was (could have been the sprinkler company), but when I got the bill from them I placed it on the kitchen counter and forgot about it the rest of the day.

When my partner got home and saw it she couldn't stop laughing. I looked at the client info (me) and saw what she was laughing about.

Apparently when I gave the woman over the phone my personal info, I had given her one of my generic email addresses that has an underscore in it.

Yup, you guessed it. She actually wrote out the word underscore in my email address.

Are there awards for people like this? :)

This is part 3 of my video presentation on FarCry 3.0 An Overview (based on a presentation I gave at the CF.Objective() 2006 conference).

I feel guilty that I've taken this long to complete these videos (since I recorded them back in March 2006) so I stayed up late Monday night (and part of Sunday) editing part 3. Now that I only have part 4 to finish editing I don't have much of an excuse for an further delays :). I will, however, be at CFUnited this week and then I'm away on a family trip most of next week. So all I can promise is that it will be sometime soon.

Part 3 covers more detailed content editing examples and introduces content relationship within the FarCry framework using features right out of the box. It's important to note that up to this point we have not had to touch any code.

Part 4 will bring everything together and show some of FarCry's stronger points of data relationship and dynamic data extraction. It touches a little bit on editing code, but only for a brief moment.

I have also provided the slides from my presentation (slightly updated). You can download them in either PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format. You can find a copy of the presentation files in the downloads section of my website.

If you haven't checked it out yet, go on over to digg.com and see their new facelift (launched today). Even the new Netscape Beta design launched recently (Digg rip-off) will have to work harder to rip-off Digg's hard work again :).

This year's CFUntied looks to be even better than the last. There is a lot to learn and I'm very ready to jump into Flex 2.0 head first.

So I'm packed and ready to go (I'm leaving Tuesday morning). After arriving at Reagan National Airport I'll be meeting Charlie Griefer and Ray Camden to catch a cab to the hotel. Andy Allen should arrive sometime later that evening (he and I are sharing a room). CJ is rooming with Scott Stroz (the man with the cooler) and we plan to have adjoining rooms (will we even get sleep... who knows). Scott's bringing the beer and Andy's bringing scotch direct from Scotland. So I guess that leaves CJ and me to stay sober ;).

I'll likely be unwinding in the evenings at the hotel's local pub, so if you see me be sure to say hi and grab a beer.

This is part 2 of my video presentation on FarCry 3.0 An Overview (based on a presentation I gave at the CF.Objective() 2006 conference).

I know I said I would get this out earlier and I only have myself to blame :). It's been three months since I recorded all 4 parts. However I'm very novice when it comes to video editing, thus it took me one full day (yesterday and part of this morning) to edit part 2 (I got the video down from 25 minutes to around 14 minutes).

I have yet to edit parts 3 and 4 (and I'm considering making a follow-up part 5), but for now please watch part 2 and feel free to send me comments.

Part 2 covers basic FarCry configuration and intro to content management within the FarCry administration system.

I have also provided the slides from my presentation. You can download them in either PowerPoint (PPT) or PDF format. You can find a copy of the presentation files in the downloads section of my website.

A week ago Daemon (pronounced "Dee-mon") converted their CVS repositories for the FarCry CMS applicaiton to Subversion (SVN). So for a full week my website was not grabbing the latest modifications from the version hosting server. Needless to say the download scripts on my backend server have been updated and you can safely resume your nightly build download "fix" ;).

A few changes were also made on the download page. The notes at the bottom were updated to hopefully better explain what files you're seeing in the downloadable list.

Also instead of having all the files bunched together, I've sorted them into three categories:

• Current Release: Current release builds and maintenance branches. This is what most people want
• Bleeding Edge: When you want to test new features in development (not suggested for production environments).
• Deprecated: No longer officially supported but still used by some users.

Go check them out.