Blogs

Juan Fernández | Feb 9, 2010 3:47 PM

Hi guys: this week I have been working in the Asset Importer, a portlet that reads a file (odt for the moment) and converts it into a web content so that you can publish your documents an your...

Julio Camarero | Feb 8, 2010 10:57 PM

Hi there! In liferay we have always been concerned about accessibility. Giving everyone the same opportunities despite of her visual, auditory, physical or cognitive disability is one of our main...

Ronald Sarayudej | Feb 5, 2010 7:00 PM

South Australian Certificate of Education Region: Australia Version: Liferay Portal EE 5.2 The SACE Board of South Australia is an independent statutory authority established under the SACE Board...

Ronald Sarayudej | Feb 5, 2010 6:51 PM

Tune Money Region: Malaysia Version: Liferay Portal EE 5.2 Tune Money is a company that provides financial services. Offering a wide selection of personalised services, Tune Money also protects...

James Min | Feb 4, 2010 10:51 PM

Just a quick post on a couple of misunderstandings I've seen out in the field lately... Simply setting up Liferay Portal to be load balanced does *not* mean it is clustered. First, let's be...

Dave Truong | Feb 4, 2010 7:48 AM

So BChan should have never given me a server. Since making my wedding site, I've been exploring different things about websites outside the scope of portlet development. This includes: Setting up...

Neil Griffin | Feb 3, 2010 10:43 AM

I'm pleased to announce the new JSF 2.0 Complete Reference book by Ed Burns and Chris Schalk, published by McGraw-Hill. During the planning stages, Ed asked me to be a contributing author and help...

Paul Hinz | Feb 3, 2010 6:18 AM

This week's webinar was a kickoff of the Liferay Webinar Series and a demand for changes in our industry to solve issues impacting our user community. In that webinar, we pointed out several...

Juan Fernández | Feb 2, 2010 10:34 AM

Hi, guys! It's already been a month since I started working in the Liferay team, in the spanish office and I wanted to write a presentation post. When I was part of the community I sometimes...

Bryan H Cheung | Jan 27, 2010 4:00 PM

Robert Schware from the Global Learning Portal recently shared with us about a study tour of three different educational organizations to see how the Madrid School System's portal software has made...

Shuyang Zhou | Jan 22, 2010 8:49 AM

ThreadLocal is not the "Silver Bullet" for concurrent issues, actually it is not encouraged to be used in some concurrent best practice. But sometime, it is really needed or can significantly...

Dave Truong | Jan 21, 2010 8:56 AM

Hey guys, So I promised I would put up a link and so here it is: www.winnieanddavid.com Here were a few things I learned... 1) Weddings are really expensive... I should create a donate to my...

Amos Fong | Jan 18, 2010 8:52 PM

There has been a lot of work trying to minimize the use of the ext environment to keep your site more maintainable and easier to customize. Here are some tips that has helped me keep my ext small...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 30, 2009 11:28 PM

T-Mobile CZ Region: Czech Republic Version: Liferay Portal 5.1 Within the scope of its business activities to which it is authorised, T-Mobile Czech Republic establishes and operates a public...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 30, 2009 8:24 PM

Murcia Cerca Region: Spain Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Murcia Cerca is a social portal for Murcia's expatriates around the world. It has different content and communities depending on the user...

Dave Truong | Dec 24, 2009 4:01 AM

It's been awhile since I last posted a blog. It's not like I had a bunch of avid readers; in fact I would be surprised if I even had one. But nevertheless a lot has happened which has kept me...

Shuyang Zhou | Dec 22, 2009 9:11 AM

IO is very important in almost all types of applications, because IO operations can cause bottleneck very easily. In Java's world, there are two groups of IO classes, Traditional IO(TIO), New...

Shuyang Zhou | Dec 17, 2009 2:50 AM

String in Java is special, because its immutable particularity. Immutable String is the cornerstone of Java Security and thread-safety, without it Java is brittle. But immutable comes with price,...

Alexander Chow | Dec 16, 2009 10:54 AM

A few months ago Minhchau created a migration tool to move document library files from using one hook to another (e.g., JCRHook to AdvancedFileSystemHook). He showed the code for it and wrote...

Mika Koivisto | Dec 15, 2009 11:16 AM

Starting to recover from jetlag after a two week trip Los Angeles and Liferay retreat. One of the things we finally made some progress during the developer retreat is providing official maven...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 12, 2009 12:40 AM

Go Big Event Inc. Region: Canada Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Go Big Event is an online registration service company based in Edmonton, Alberta. They offer simple and convenient event registration...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 11, 2009 11:47 PM

Digital-h Region: Spain Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Digital-h is the hub of all things digital media in the city of L'Hospitalet, including Radio L'Hospitalet, L'Hospitalet City Journal, and...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 8, 2009 10:20 PM

Poken Region: Switzerland Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Poken is a technology that utilizes a proprietary Near Field Communication technology to create a "social business card." It's an easy way to...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 8, 2009 9:45 PM

Dream Dallas Habitat for Humanity Region: USA Version: Liferay Portal EE 4.4 Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity is a Christian ministry that builds quality, affordable homes in partnership with...

Shuyang Zhou | Dec 8, 2009 6:50 AM

I have just came back from 2009 retreat, it was really fun. A lot of old faces and new faces, a lot of fun talking and genius ideas. I am glad i was there, i had a good time In the retreat a few...

Bryan H Cheung | Dec 8, 2009 2:08 AM

Another great example of the innovation that the Liferay community keeps contributing is the recently released Liferay Linked Data Module from IMC Technologies. Linked Data is an approach that...

Ronald Sarayudej | Dec 3, 2009 10:04 PM

Ukraine-Switzerland MCH Programme Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 The longstanding Ukrainian-Swiss Mother and Child Health partnership started in 1997 and aims at supporting health sector reform and...

Jerry Niu | Dec 2, 2009 12:31 AM

I was recently asked about Maven in relation to Liferay. Although we don't have any official support for Maven. Others have made it work with Liferay. An old co-worker turn me on to this. I...

Joshua Asbury | Nov 25, 2009 3:42 AM

One November 17, 2009, I had the great honor of presenting at the 2nd annual Accenture Open Source Conference in Amsterdam. Accenture has made great strides over the past couple of years in...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 24, 2009 7:23 PM

Open Interactive Region: Switzerland Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 Open Interactive's philosophy is to provide good products and services at fair prices by working exclusively with open source web...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 24, 2009 6:34 PM

Amgen Scholars Region: USA + Europe Version: Liferay Portal 5.2 The Amgen Scholars Program provides hundreds of selected undergraduate students with the opportunity to engage in a hands-on research...

Ray Augé | Nov 21, 2009 6:49 PM

Do you maintain/use a Mobile delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Point of Sale delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Kiosk delivered App? Do you maintain/use a Terminal Server delivered App? Do you...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 21, 2009 12:42 AM

Sony Reader Club Region: Germany Version: Liferay Portal 5.1 By registering with the Sony Reader Club, you can enjoy free EPUB downloads, access to the Reader forums, and fun tips on using the Sony...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 20, 2009 11:56 PM

Electronic Arts Inc. Mobile Region: USA Electronic Arts Inc. is a leading global interactive entertainment software company. EA develops, publishes, and distributes interactive software worldwide...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 20, 2009 11:34 PM

Staysure Region: UK Inspired by the growing market and economic power of the over 50s, Staysure.co.uk Limited was formed in 2004 as an insurance intermediary specialising in the senior sector....

Bryan H Cheung | Nov 18, 2009 8:14 PM

The folks at Integrated Semantics have developed a Flex/AIR-based front-end for Liferay Portal. This is a great example of Liferay's flexibility when it comes to separating the presentation tier...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 14, 2009 12:43 AM

Renaissance by the Creek Region: Canada Renaissance by the Creek is Mississauga’s newest and finest facility and with 4 beautifully decorated ballrooms that can cater to any social or corporate...

Jorge Ferrer | Nov 13, 2009 6:36 PM

Here I am once again, I still don't blog as much as I would like too but there are so many things happening around Liferay that it's hard to sit down and write. Our office in Madrid keeps growing...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 13, 2009 12:34 AM

Bugaboo Inc. Region: Netherlands Bugaboo is a Dutch mobility company headquartered in Amsterdam with offices around the globe. Founded in 1999 by designer Max Barenbrug and physician Eduard Zanen,...

Bryan H Cheung | Nov 12, 2009 9:26 PM

This is very late in coming, but I wanted to do a recap of our latest round of Symposiums that took place in September and October of 2009. Three events took place around the globe in Los Angeles,...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 9, 2009 10:00 PM

AlphaCSP Region: Israel AlphaCSP is your innovative, devoted, and enthusiastic company for Java-oriented services and solutions. AlphaCSP was founded in 1998 and has been part of Malam-Team group...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 9, 2009 9:49 PM

VietSoftware International Region: Vietnam VietSoftware International is a company headquartered in Hanoi, Vietnam. Established in June 19th, 2006 as a subsidiary of VietSoftware Incorporated,...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 9, 2009 9:38 PM

Neckermann Travel Service Ltd. Region: Hungary Neckermann Travel Service allows prospective travelers to book plane tickets, and car rentals, custom tours, and group packages all around the world...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 9, 2009 7:26 PM

CCF Online Region: UK The UK’s leading monthly magazine covering all aspects of the call centre industry and customer service in general. Articles give practical advice and tips on how to ensure...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 5, 2009 8:22 PM

Newedge Region: Pretty much everywhere Newedge offers global, multi-asset brokerage services on a range of listed and OTC derivatives and securities. Formed from a joint venture between Société...

Ronald Sarayudej | Nov 5, 2009 8:09 PM

DemandTec, Inc. Region: USA DemandTec services represent a combination of software-as-a-service merchandising and marketing optimization applications, packaged service offerings to help further...

Brian Chan | Nov 4, 2009 11:23 PM

You've heard of the Digg effect, but the same is true of the "Google" effect. We're celebrating Sesame Street's 40th anniversary today. Go to www.google.com and you'll see a nice reference to Big...

Ray Augé | Oct 30, 2009 1:24 PM

I know that some people are suggesting using the setenv.sh script to control JVM settings for tomcat. Notably I see adding JMX configurations this way, among other things. Be careful what you add...

James Min | Oct 27, 2009 4:56 AM

Probably one of the top 5 questions I get asked on consulting gigs is, "How do I connect to an external database?" The wiki was a bit out of date, so I made a new one for Liferay 5.2. Wiki:...

Samuel Kong | Oct 23, 2009 8:05 AM

Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you need to deploy a piece of JavaScript (such as Google Analytics) to every single page in the portal? Up to now, the most common way to...

Ronald Sarayudej | Oct 22, 2009 5:43 PM

Highbury Group Region: UK Formed in 2000 in the United Kingdom, Highbury Group provides management resources to Europe's largest aircraft manufacturer. The company has personel suporting Emirates...

Ray Augé | Oct 20, 2009 5:26 PM

I've recently been reading Pragmatic Thinking & Learning: Refactor Your Wetware by Any Hunt, Pragmatic Bookshelf, and it has really got me thinking... (Yes, that was pretty lame. HaHaHa!) Actually...

Ray Augé | Oct 19, 2009 7:18 PM

Have you ever had a super freakish problem with the Liferay CSS Not doing what you expected? I mean I love Liferay's new Minifier, it's fast and efficient. But, it's no fun when you have problems....

Alexander Chow | Oct 16, 2009 4:04 PM

When I was at the European Symposium, I was surprised how many people said to me "Gosh I wish Liferay could do ABC," in which I responded, "But it has -- ever since version X.YZ!" But I guess part...

Ray Augé | Oct 9, 2009 3:10 PM

I've seen a tone of requests lately for how to add Expando Tables and Columns programatically during some startup proceedure. The biggest problem seems to be with PermissionChecker. The problem...

Bruno Farache | Oct 3, 2009 8:37 PM

Suppose that you, a portlet developer, need to develop a FAQ portlet that displays questions and answers and that allows certain users to create/update/delete FAQ entries, i.e., a simple CRUD...

Neil Griffin | Oct 2, 2009 3:44 AM

As part of my work on JSR 314 (JSF 2.0) I've been reviewing the specification, Javadocs, and tag library docs for accuracy. One way I do this is to make examples that test drive what the...

Neil Griffin | Oct 2, 2009 2:30 AM

As part of my work on JSR 314 (JSF 2.0) I've been reviewing the specification, Javadocs, and tag library docs for accuracy. One way I do this is to make examples that test drive what the...

Neil Griffin | Oct 1, 2009 9:56 PM

On a recent trip to Colorado I had the opportunity to go panning for gold in a stream and take a tour of a gold mine. There may be a lot of gold in the West Portal (shown below), but rest assured...

Ronald Sarayudej | Oct 1, 2009 7:42 PM

European Schoolnet Region: Belgium European Schoolnet (EUN) is a network of 31 Ministries of Education in Europe and beyond. EUN was created more than 10 years ago with the aim to bring about...