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Samuel Kong | 2009.10.23. 8:05

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 | 2009.10.22. 17:43

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 | 2009.10.20. 17:26

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 | 2009.10.19. 19:18

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 | 2009.10.16. 16:04

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 | 2009.10.09. 15:10

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 | 2009.10.03. 20:37

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 | 2009.10.02. 3:44

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 | 2009.10.02. 2:30

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 | 2009.10.01. 21:56

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 | 2009.10.01. 19:42

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...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.10.01. 19:12

Aktia Region: Finland Aktia Bank is a full service bank and a part of Aktia finance group. They provide customers with high class banking, insurance and estate agency services all under one roof....

Bryan H Cheung | 2009.09.26. 1:34

We had a phenomenal turn out for this year's Liferay West Coast Symposium, our annual community and customer conference. Our North America marketing and events team, led by Cecilia Lam, put...

Bryan H Cheung | 2009.09.26. 0:22

I want to take a moment to announce that we are going to start referring to the open source builds of Liferay Portal as "Community Edition." We originally introduced Liferay Portal Enterprise...

Joshua Asbury | 2009.09.18. 11:34

Earlier this week, I did a demonstration of Liferay for a potential customer. I think it went well, and for the most part, I was able to show them all of the capabilities of the product in which...

Jorge Ferrer | 2009.09.17. 15:15

Mallorca is one of those places in the world that you have to visit. Like most places next to the the sea it provides a sense of calm that is very appreciated when you come from the busy Madrid. I...

Neil Griffin | 2009.09.17. 10:15

Here is the video recording of the Jazoon 2009 talk I was privileged to do with Micha Kiener of Mimacom: Presentation Title: Like Peanut Butter & Chocolate (or Ajax Meets Portals) Direct link:...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.09.16. 23:26

Need For Speed Region: USA Need for Speed, a top-selling franchise from Electronic Arts Inc., is known for its award-winning authentic racing experience with real-world physics and pixel-perfect...

Bryan H Cheung | 2009.09.14. 23:37

I am pleased to announce that the second beta for Liferay Social Office is now available for download. This product is the result of a close collaboration between Liferay's product and engineering...

Ivan Cheung | 2009.09.11. 20:04

Most of the client (and potential client) locations I've visited in China have been in big, crowded, metropolitan cities. This particular one was different since it was located on the outskirts of...

Joshua Asbury | 2009.09.10. 17:36

People who have been knocking around the community over the years probably know me, but I wanted to use my first blog post to introduce myself. My name is Josh Asbury, and I am the new Sales and...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.09.08. 23:42

Soccerade Region: Iceland The Soccerade drinks are a result of many years of product development including test marketing for 8 years. They are designed for those who prefer an active and healthy...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.09.03. 23:51

Two Degrees Mobile Limited Region: New Zealand Two Degrees Mobile Limited is New Zealand’s newest mobile company. They've been around a little while, but have been catching on fast. Over the last...

Brian Chan | 2009.09.03. 0:58

Anonymous access to Liferay's SVN servers now require inputting a username of "guest" with no password. We had to make this change due to some weird bugs with SVN. That means the command svn co...

James Min | 2009.09.02. 19:57

Long time no post... I do a lot of our customer performance tuning jobs, and there are some guiding princliples that apply in every environment. A good place to start is to have a set of portal...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.09.01. 19:48

Liz Claiborne Inc. Region: USA Liz Claiborne Inc. designs and markets a global portfolio of retail-based premium brands including Juicy Couture, Kate Spade, Lucky Brand Jeans and Mexx. The company...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.31. 20:35

VisitFinland Region: Finland VisitFinland offers the latest and greatest in travel information, popular sites to visit, current events, and even weather updates for your next trip to the country.

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.28. 23:51

H + H Region: Denmark The core activity of the H+H Group is the manufacture and sale of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC or aircrete). The H+H Group consists of H+H International A/S as the parent...

Minhchau Dang | 2009.08.28. 22:51

A common problem that comes up is the need to change how documents are stored in the Document Library. For example, you may start out storing documents using Jackrabbit hooked to a database....

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.25. 17:05

Berendsen Region: Denmark One of Europe's leading textile service companies with service in 13 countries. Berendsen develops and provides value added textile, hygiene and safety solutions.

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.24. 17:04

California Casualty Region: USA California Casualty is in the sole business of providing individuals with high-quality insurance coverage and service at a competitive price. Since its founding in...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.21. 16:53

Konventum Conference Center Region: Denmark Konventum is a convention center that focuses on diversity, beauty, quality, and professionalism for its customers. Their facilites include conference...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.19. 17:03

Informant Technologies, Inc. Region: USA Informant Technologies, Inc. provides software and services to public safety agencies and other organizations. The company helps its customers to increase...

Nate Cavanaugh | 2009.08.19. 15:56

I'm sorry it's been so woefully long between updates here. I've been furiously working away on something that I'll have more details about in the next couple of weeks, but I think you will find...

Minhchau Dang | 2009.08.17. 20:04

Assuming that indexes have already been created against the fields you're querying against, the Dynamic Query API is a great way to create custom queries against Liferay objects without having to...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.17. 16:43

Charles MacPherson Associates Inc. Region: US Founded in 1996, Charles MacPherson Associates Inc. provides staffing, training and consulting solutions for the Luxury Residential and Hospitality...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.13. 16:35

Bliss Magazine Region: UK Bliss is a monthly British magazine that covers every part of pop-culture, including: candid celebrity gossip, latest fashions, hair and make-up looks, entertainment...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.12. 17:09

hits mobile Region: Spain hits mobile is a new mobile phone operator that offers the best rates for both national and international calls - allowing people to speak with friends and family at the...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.11. 17:16

Community Development Foundation Region: UK CDF is the leading source of community development expertise and delivery. As a public body and a charity, they bridge government, communities and the...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.10. 16:45

Discovery Toys Region: USA Discovery Toys produces toys that surpass the strictest safety standards, including phthalate-free plastic. Specializing in educational toys, they are helping to lead...

Jonathan Neal | 2009.08.10. 9:21

"You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension: a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and...

Jonathan Neal | 2009.08.07. 1:35

While at OSCON last month, I couldn't help but notice a lot of chatter between the booths about mobile devices, mobile browsing, and much adeu about how mobile was everywhere I would ever want to...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.06. 16:47

University of Salento Region: Italy The University of Salento aims to serve society by educating the leaders of tomorrow and extending the frontiers of knowledge. The fundamental strength of their...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.05. 17:11

Friluftsfrämjandet Region: Sweden Offering a plethora of outdoor activities, like snowboarding, nordic walking, and canoeing - Friluftsfrämjandet is a voluntary, non political, non profit, non...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.04. 16:54

Simrit Region: Norway Simrit is a major producer of industrial seals and dampers. Whether aboard ocean-going vessels, in first aid and rescue equipment, earth moving machinery or in hydroelectric...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.08.03. 16:34

OLVI Region: Finland Olvi plc is the third largest brewery and soft drink company in Finland. Olvi plc is the only brewing company in Finnish ownership with nationwide operations. They are most...

Jonathan Neal | 2009.07.31. 23:00

UPDATE: Due to the positive response that this post has recieved in the first few minutes, Liferay.com and the Liferay portal will be adopting the new favicon I created in this tutorial. In a...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.31. 22:34

Dif Broker Region: Portugal DIF Broker is an independent and privately owned registered investment advisory firm and Broker company whose business includes professional management of portfolios....

Jonathan Neal | 2009.07.31. 5:57

In the spirit of blogging about useful Liferay configurations, I thought I would share with you another URL weight-loss secret, losing the :8080 on the end of your URL in Liferay. When you're done...

Jonathan Neal | 2009.07.31. 0:14

UPDATE: I've added a 1 minute demonstration of this entire tutorial at the bottom of this blog. There's a lot under the hood when it comes to Liferay, and even that is an understatement, but in my...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.29. 16:56

TOTVS Region: Brazil The word TOTVS comes from Latin and means everyone, everything or totality. It is also the name of the largest ERP software company in Latin America. TOTVS supplies the market...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.28. 17:36

Developer Garden Region: Germany Developer Garden is a web 2.0-community that revolves around open source software development, allowing its users to download API's and other powerful tools for...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.27. 18:56

BE Region: UK "BE has been providing fast broadband since 2004. We were the first premium ISP in the country to provide ADSL+2 - which also happened to offer the fastest speeds around at the time....

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.24. 17:22

City Hall of Toulouse Region: France Toulouse.fr is a rich online resource for the city, offering the latest news, weather, tourism information, city history, videos, multimedia and more. The site...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.23. 15:21

Xiamen C&D Tourism and Hotels Incorporation Region: China Xiamen C&D Tourism and Hotels Incorporation is a holding enterprise of C&D Group, one of China Top 100 enterprise group. Established in...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.22. 15:25

Neotropical Birds Online Region: USA Neotropical Birds Online is an authoritative, online resource for life histories of Neotropical birds. These accounts are intended primarily for ornithologists,...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.21. 14:36

Jackson International Region: USA Jackson Health System, an integrated healthcare delivery system, consists of its centerpiece, Jackson Memorial Hospital; Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.20. 20:12

Clivet Region: Italy Clivet is a leading company in Europe which designs, produces and distributes systems for air conditioning, heating, fresh air and purification with a wide range of solutions...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.17. 17:35

The Museum of Fine Arts Region: Hungary The Museum of Fine Arts is in Heroes' Square, Budapest, Hungary, facing the Palace of Art. The museum's collection is made up of international art (other...

Ronald Sarayudej | 2009.07.16. 17:16

Watsons Asia Region: Hong Kong/Asia Building on its long-standing reputation for quality and innovation, Watsons Your Personal Store currently operates over 1,500 stores and 900 pharmacies in 10...