Building Websites with Joomla! 1.5: The best-selling Joomla! tutorial guide updated for the latest 1.5 release (Paperback)
In Detail Joomla! started as a fork from Mambo in 2005, when many of the original developers of the Mambo CMS moved to working on Joomla! It has rapidly grown in popularity and, according to its own description, is a “Cutting Edge Content Management System and one of the most powerful Open Source Content Management systems in the world. It is used world-wide for anything from simple homepages to complicated corporate websites. It is easy to install, easy to manage and very reliable.” While the Joomla! CMS has the flexibility and power needed for complex, full-featured web applications, it is also simple to use to create basic websites. Its powerful, extensible template system can deal many different data types and control of user access, approval of content, scheduling of content display, and rich administrative controls are all included. Approach This book takes the reader through the tasks essential to create a Joomla! website as rapidly as possible. The (more…)
Building a WordPress Blog People Want to Read (Paperback)
Having your own blog isn’t just for the nerdy anymore. Today, it seems everyone—from multinational corporations to a neighbor up the street—has a blog. They all have one, in part, because the folks at WordPress make it easy to get one. but to actually build a good blog—to create a blog people want to read—takes thought, planning, and some effort. From picking a theme and using tags to choosing widgets and building a community, creating your blog really starts after you set it up. In this book by blogger extraordinaire Scott McNulty, you learn how to:Install and get your WordPress blog running.Set up your site to ensure it can easily grow with you and your readers.Be the master of user accounts.Manage your site with the WordPress Dashboard and extend its capabilities with plug-ins.Make the most of images.Work with pages, templates, and links and—of course—publish your posts.Deal with comments—if you even want readers commenting at all.Find a theme—or bui (more…)
Building Facebook Applications For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)
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“Wagner gives a fun and easy way to get started building applications for this vast horde of potential buyers.” (The Bookseller, Friday 14th March)
There’s no doubt about it — Facebook is cool. Along with users who want to interact with friends, businesses are using Facebook as a marketing and networking tool. And if you’re a Web developer, you probably know there’s a demand for Facebook applications. If you have some basic knowledge of Web client technology, such as HTML, JavaScript, or CSS, and know how to use a Web programming language, Building Facebook Applications For Dummies is just what you need to start building apps for Facebook. This friendly guide helps you create applications to reach Facebook’s huge audience, so you can enlarge your list of friends, introduce people to your product or service, or network with other business professionals. You’ll find out how to: Work with the Facebook API Build app (more…)
Using Joomla: Building Powerful and Efficient Web Sites (Paperback)
Why use Joomla? Because with Joomla you don’t need to have any technical expertise or web design experience to create effective websites and web apps. Whether you’re creating your first website or building a multi-function site for a client, this book provides straightforward, hands-on instruction that makes it easy to learn this open source web content management system. Written by members of the Joomla Leadership Team, Using Joomla helps newcomers quickly learn the basics, while developers with Joomla experience will pick up best practices for building more sophisticated websites. You’ll also find more than a dozen ways to extend the functionality of existing Joomla-built websites. Start building with Joomla in minutes! Get guidelines for planning, creating, and organizing your content Understand how to create and use Joomla templates to build websites quickly Explore how components, modules, and plug-ins can extend your site’s functionality Increase your site rankin (more…)
Facebook Cookbook: Building Applications to Grow Your Facebook Empire (Paperback)
Want to build Facebook applications that truly stand out among the thousands already available? In addition to providing easy-to-follow recipes that offer practical ways to design and build scalable applications using the Facebook Platform and its new profile design, this Cookbook also explains proven strategies for attracting users in this highly competitive environment. With plenty of examples and practical solutions, Facebook Cookbook answers some of the hardest questions Facebook application developers contend with — including how and where to get started. This Cookbook will help you: Learn to build an application that scales to accommodate a sudden influx of users Explore changes from Facebook’s old profile design to the new look and feel Take advantage of new integration points in the new profile design Get tips for designing applications with hosting and deployment costs in mind Discover which widgets and controls to use for building the most attractive user i (more…)
Joomla! 1.5: A User’s Guide: Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
The Best Easy-to-Use Guide to Joomla!TM–The World’s #1 Open Source Content Management System If you want to build sophisticated websites that can be easily edited and updated, you need to master Joomla. Now there’s an easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide to Joomla! for every site manager, administrator, and developer. Leading Joomla! consultant Barrie North covers all you need to get results: installation, administration, site organization, template development, content updates, and a whole lot more. You’ll find tips, tricks, and troubleshooting solutions, as well as three start-to-finish case studies. New to Joomla? No problem! This book starts with the simplest design and system concepts and builds your expertise step-by-step. You’ll rapidly master Joomla!’s power, even if you have no content management, scripting, or CSS expertise. Experienced with Joomla!? You’ll turn to this book constantly for its authoritative, plain-English, example-rich Joomla! 1.5 (more…)
Building Findable Websites: Web Standards SEO and Beyond (Paperback)
This is not another SEO book written for marketing professionals. Between these covers you’ll find practical advice and examples for people who build websites aiming to reach their target audience. Each chapter will introduce you to best practices and fresh perspectives on how to accomplish these simple, yet indispensable goals:Help more people find your siteHelp users find content within your siteEncourage return visitsThe path this book travels through the villages of Web (more…)
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- From the National Vulnerability Database
- CVE-2011-3958 (chrome) February 7, 2012Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly perform casts of variables during handling of a column span, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2012-1033 (bind) February 7, 2012The resolver in ISC BIND 9 through 9.8.1-P1 does not properly implement a cache update policy, which allows remote attackers to trigger continued resolvability of domain names that are no longer registered via an unspecified "Ghost Names exploit." […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3971 (chrome) February 7, 2012Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to mousemove events. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3954 (chrome) February 7, 2012Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via vectors that trigger a large amount of database usage. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3970 (chrome, libxslt) February 7, 2012libxslt, as used in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via unspecified vectors. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2012-0926 (realplayer, realplayer_sp) February 7, 2012The RV10 codec in RealNetworks RealPlayer 11.x, 14.x, and 15.x before 15.02.71, and RealPlayer SP 1.0 through 1.1.5, does not properly handle height and width values, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RV10 RealVideo video stream. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3969 (chrome) February 7, 2012Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors related to layout of SVG documents. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3956 (chrome) February 7, 2012The extension implementation in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 does not properly handle sandboxed origins, which might allow remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted extension. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3968 (chrome) February 7, 2012Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome before 17.0.963.46 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via vectors involving Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) token sequences. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2012-1035 (ada_web_services) February 7, 2012AdaCore Ada Web Services (AWS) before 2.10.2 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters. […]nvd@nist.gov
- CVE-2011-3958 (chrome) February 7, 2012