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  • R R Giskard Reventlov

    Also a good solution: fire up VS2012/2013 and create a new application and, voila, bootstrap all built in. Nice and easy. The you can change out the css to get the look you want from a variety of different sources like Bootswatch[^]. Very easy to do. :thumbsup:

    "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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    Karthik A
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    That's a good idea too (using VS)! Bootswatch is also great with some flamboyant colors like the ones in http://bootswatch.com/amelia/[^]!

    Cheers, Karthik

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    • R R Giskard Reventlov

      SharePoint: Lotus Notes for idiots.

      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me me, in pictures

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      Gary Wheeler
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      The multi-phasic wrongness of your statement is offensive on so many levels, the entire space-time continuum is wretching.

      Software Zen: delete this;

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        It's just a front-end framework for faster & easier web development. If you are scared of css, bootstrap is the way to go :) http://getbootstrap.com/[^]

        Cheers, Karthik

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        devenv exe
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        Karthik. A wrote:

        If you are scared of css

        Yes i am, see i am even a fun of http://rick.measham.id.au/200901/give-up-and-use-tables/[^]

        "Coming soon"

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        • R Roger Wright

          We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

          Will Rogers never met me.

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          Ron Beyer
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          Does Wordpress and its plugins not fit the bill? I use it for my sites, has plugins like event calendars, user friendly dashboard, etc.

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          • G Gary Wheeler

            The multi-phasic wrongness of your statement is offensive on so many levels, the entire space-time continuum is wretching.

            Software Zen: delete this;

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            Paul Conrad
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            Good one, that is like new signature material there, Gary!

            "I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak

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              Good one, that is like new signature material there, Gary!

              "I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak

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              Gary Wheeler
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              I am forced to use Sharepiss and Bloatus Goatse on a daily basis, so I speak from experience.

              Software Zen: delete this;

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              • R Roger Wright

                We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                DaveX86
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                When I need to get a website up and running quickly, I use Joomla[^] ...there are tons of plugins for it, free and paid, including calendars, e-commerce, social networking, photo gallery, etc etc...see here for available extensions: http://extensions.joomla.org/[^] If you need custom content you can use a Content Construction Kit (CCK) plugin like K2 or Seblod; lets you make custom article types. ...and there are tons of templates out there, free and paid...one of the best paid template places I've found is Rocket Theme[^] You need PHP and MySQL installed, which will also run fine under IIS, which is what I use for development, then usually deploy to a Linux box. Your users can edit articles via the 'front end' right on the page or through the 'back end' which is where all the settings as well as content, plugins, modules, etc are managed. There are users and roles and you can restrict content based on the user's role if you want. Good luck!

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                • J JimmyRopes

                  Roger Wright wrote:

                  We had Sharepoint on our server at one point ... I never found anyone - even here - who had any idea what to do with it, what it was good for, or how to use it.

                  SharePoint is a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily. :-D

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                  Dan Neely
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                  Unfortunately, even a developer will weep tears of blood trying to make it do anything more than that.

                  Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                  • D devenv exe

                    Karthik. A wrote:

                    If you are scared of css

                    Yes i am, see i am even a fun of http://rick.measham.id.au/200901/give-up-and-use-tables/[^]

                    "Coming soon"

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                    Karthik A
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                    I am not really a fan of using tables, I like div's better!

                    Cheers, Karthik

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                    • R Roger Wright

                      We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                      dan sh
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                      Just go to a forum and do a code demand. That's what most people do.

                      "Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[^]

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                      • R Roger Wright

                        We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                        Marc Clifton
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                        It sounds sort of like what a CMS would do. DotNetNuke, Umbraco, and, arg, that other one that's Java based but looks really good, might fit the bill. Most of these are "plug and play" to add the aforementioned components. Gads, for that matter, WordPress might even be a possibility. Marc

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                        • R Roger Wright

                          We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                          Christian Graus
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                          I loathe PHP, but my answer to questions like this, is always Wordpress. It's widely used, widely supported, and has plugins for just about anything you'd want.

                          Christian Graus My new article series is all about SQL !!!

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                          • C Christian Graus

                            I loathe PHP, but my answer to questions like this, is always Wordpress. It's widely used, widely supported, and has plugins for just about anything you'd want.

                            Christian Graus My new article series is all about SQL !!!

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                            Paul Conrad
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                            Christian Graus wrote:

                            I loathe PHP

                            Same here...

                            "I've seen more information on a frickin' sticky note!" - Dave Kreskowiak

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                            • K Karthik A

                              I am not really a fan of using tables, I like div's better!

                              Cheers, Karthik

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                              devenv exe
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                              Karthik. A wrote:

                              I like div's better!

                              until you give up & start using tables ;P

                              "Coming soon"

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                              • D Dan Neely

                                Unfortunately, even a developer will weep tears of blood trying to make it do anything more than that.

                                Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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                                JimmyRopes
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                                Dan Neely wrote:

                                Unfortunately, even a developer will weep tears of blood trying to make it do anything more than that.

                                If you want an out of the box solution it isn't bad. Customization is another kettle of fish.

                                The report of my death was an exaggeration - Mark Twain
                                Simply Elegant Designs JimmyRopes Designs
                                Think inside the box! ProActive Secure Systems
                                I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopes

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                                • R Roger Wright

                                  We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                                  Will Rogers never met me.

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                                  Casper Erasmus
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                                  Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal

                                  Casper JH Erasmus

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                                  • R Roger Wright

                                    We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                                    Ed K
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                                    Would Orchard[^] fit?

                                    ed ~"Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny." -Frank Outlaw.

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                                    • R Roger Wright

                                      We had Sharepoint on our server at one point; no idea where it went. But back then I never found anyone - even here - who had any idea what to do with it, what it was good for, or how to use it. But that's generally what I need, a Sharepoint portal that a non-techie can easily populate and maintain.

                                      Will Rogers never met me.

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                                      RafagaX
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                                      Unless you want to do deep customizations, SharePoint is easy to use, otherwise I would suggest Joomla or WordPress.

                                      CEO at: - Rafaga Systems - Para Facturas - Modern Components for the moment...

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                                      • R Roger Wright

                                        We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                                        Will Rogers never met me.

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                                        realJSOP
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                                        Here it is (and it's easy):

                                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                                        • R Roger Wright

                                          We've got to do better at work, and I don't have the time or interest to write anything. We have a clever lady in the office who is willing to figure out how to use a decent web development tool set, but she has no interest in becoming a guru. Does someone know of a packaged solution that can handle a small website, dashboard, calendar, event schedule, etc, that a non-developer can maintain easily? It doesn't have to be free, but it does have to be easy.

                                          Will Rogers never met me.

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                                          C Grant Anderson
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                                          I am in the process of building such a product that will allow a non-technical person to create and manage a website. A bit different from a CMS, simpler in design and use. Do you have or could you make a quick list of basic requirements? Does it need to be like SharePoint and have user lists as well as file posting and sharing? What other prime requirements do you have/need? How will it be used? You mentioned dashboard, calendar, and event scheduling as what I would call "module" needs. What other modules/module type functionality do you need in a basic product? This would be good input for this product/project. I could also put you on the beta release when I have a beta ready. It will at least several months though. Thanks! - Grant

                                          C. Grant Anderson - C# Windows and Web and OLAP Cube Development.

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