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Add a file upload to TYPO3 Flexform
I was wondering for a long time if this is possible. To add a file upload to a TYPO3 Flexform. But i never had the real need to implement something like this. Until today. I run into a problem where the only solution seemed to be a file upload in the extension’s flexform. And i [...]
Typoscript: wrap only if content is not empty
Often i run into this problem in TYPO3 : i have to wrap a content element with Typoscript but ONLY if there is content. This has an easy solution but all too often i forget it and have to search it up again. So this time i post it here and maybe it helps others [...]
Job posting: Arxia is hiring PHP developers
Because the growing number of projects, here at Arxia, (the company i work) we’re looking for good PHP developers again. We do TYPO3 and Drupal development but we also have some other PHP projects that require more resources. So: Do you have experience with PHP and MySQL ? You are comfortable with working on other people’s code [...]
Hell, it’s about time
Today is a very special day. It’s the day we waited for 12 years. And make no mistake, this day – the 27th of July 2010 will remain in history … What are you waiting for ? Go and buy your copy. I already have mine!
How to create a Recycle Bin / Trash feature in TYPO3′s fileadmin
Did you know that you can create a Recycle Bin / Trash feature in TYPO3′s fileadmin ? It will work just like a Recycle Bin, when you delete a file instead of being deleted instantly it will be moved into the recycle folder. This is a hidden feature of TYPO3 and it doesn’t need any [...]
Will automobile technologies evolve where they should be ?
Do you remember my article written in 2008 about automobiles being left behind by evolution ? Well this is in a way an update to that article. No, unfortunately we didn’t get there overnight. But it seems that we are making small steps in that direction. You can see in the video below what engineers [...]
Two must reads
In the last week there were fewer interesting reads in my reader so my weekly article batch will turn this week into a must read recommendation. I will only point out two articles but oh boy they are good. The first one is from John Batelle and is called: On Facebook, Google, and Our Evolving [...]
TYPO3 extension: Google Web Font Loader
Not so long ago i was writing about the new Google Web Fonts launched at the latest Google I/O. Well i thought for a time to write an extension that will allow the use of these fonts in a TYPO3 system just by installing the extension and choosing the font. Unfortunately i didn’t had the [...]
Weekly article batch 3
From this week i will try to resuscitate my weekly article batches. Here is the most interesting articles from the last week: Drupal 7 Vs. WordPress 3: Battle Of The New Features : an interesting read about the two highly anticipated open-source CMS releases of the year. You guessed correctly. Its about Drupal 7 and [...]
Romanian browser usage trends 2010
Following the success of my last year study about browser usage in Romania i decided to repeat the study this year, around the same time (June – middle of the year). The methodology is the same , i took browser data from trafic.ro for a few sites (the most visited in Romania) and made an [...]
Thank you Servint!
This blog and some other sites are running on a VPS from Servint, one of the best hosting providers out there. And from time to time they surprise us. Surprise us in a good way. I rarely praise any company for the service they provide. But with Servint i must. I discovered Servint about 5-6 [...]
TYPO3 4.4 has been released
Today the newest version of TYPO3 has been released. Version 4.4 comes with lots of new features and it aims to bring TYPO3 closer to new developers making the learning and starting a website of a new website easier. For this an Introduction Package has been created that will allow those who are not familiar [...]
How to avoid docx and xlsx turning into zip when downloaded
I run yesterday in a very interesting problem. On one website the client had some downloadable files in docx and xlsx format. But when downloaded with Internet Explorer the files were downloaded as zip files instead of docx or xlsx. If you renamed the downloaded zip file into xlsx or docx they worked but this [...]
TYPO3WorldMap
I found today an interesting website. It is called TYPO3 World Map and it lists TYPO3 developers and enthusiasts from all over the world. It’s quite an interesting application and offers everyone a glimpse of TYPO3′s distribution around the world. You can find the application here: http://www.typo3worldmap.net/ and if you’re a TYPO3 developer or enthusiast you [...]
Learn to say “No”
All too often i receive emails or inquiries from people on how much would some website that they imagined would cost and how long it would take for me to implement it. Because this blog lately become more popular then ever before, i started to receive even more of these inquiries . One might say [...]
