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DotNetNuke For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))
written by Lorraine Young, Philip Beadle, Scott Willhite, Chris Paterra
Studio : For Dummies
by For Dummies
Publisher : For Dummies
Released : 2007-04-30
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9780471798439
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 6 reviews)
List Price : $24.99
Our Price : $13.37
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Do you want to develop Web sites without the help of a programmer? Lucky for you there’s DotNetNuke, a content management system that allows you to build and maintain dynamic Web sites just by using a Web browser. DotNetNuke For Dummies helps you get down to business and shows you how to create a user-friendly Web site. You’ll find out how you can build and manage a flexible, versatile site with all the advantages an open-source application offers, use convenient modules, build a community, and save some money at the same time. This plain-English guide lets you discover how to: - Install, run, and troubleshoot DotNetNuke
- Change and customize portal settings
- Add and manage pages on your site
- Make your site look professional
- Deliver contents with Text/HTML
- Add news feeds, online surveys, and banners
- Interact with visitors through blogging, feedback comments, and forums
- Create an e-business
- Customize the look of your site with exciting components
This book features cool new modules that will meet every Web site’s need, both commercial and personal. With DotNetNuke For Dummies, you’ll get up to speed with this wonderful online tool and create your own corner of the World Wide Web! |
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Great Resource |
Our small company decided to use DNN to improve their static HTML based site. This book really helped all of us - sales people, account managers, as well as the data services people - how to get it started, get a feel of how to work with modules, install, customize, create/add roles, skin explanation, etc.
So far the results have been excellent - we've created a workable site where our clients can easily get reports and the data we need - and it is easy to work with.
This book was a great help in getting the basics down and point to other resources for more questions or advanced topics.
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A good way to start |
This is a good start. It gives you a good basic overview, and it's easier than hitting the forums or printing out all the white papers. I've kind of avoided the 'For Dummies' titles in the past, but I've had good luck with them recently. And this is definitely a title I've had good luck with. It's already kind of outdated, but that's the nature of technology.
This book does provide a very solid introduction, and it really does give you everything you need to start a basic site.
I don't agree with the reviewer who said this book is oriented toward programmers. It's not at all! If you have even a cursory understanding of how the web works, you'll have a site up and running in no time.
Having used DNN for a few months now, however, I'm seeking something that has more meat. Unfortunately, DNN is free, and you get what you pay for. It's good and getting better, but it's not as slick or bug free as I'd like. So... Once you get your site up and running, you'll probably wish you were a programmer so you'd know how to fix all the dumb quirks you'll discover.
See you in the DNN Forum! |
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This is one really great book for anyone getting started with DotNetNuke. All of the most important information is covered very clearly and concisely. |
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The first week of January, I asked my web host to create a web site for my race car team that I could design and update myself. They use DotNetNuke. I knew nothing about running a web site. I had no idea what a "skin" was or how to use a "container." "DotNetNuke for Dummies" turned me into a web designer. [...] |
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Not written for non-programmers, really |
The problem with "Dummies" and similar books written by people who are experts in their areas is that they've forgotten what it's like not to be a beginner. Consequently, they're often filled with jargon that goes unexplained, processes that leave out steps, and things that just make you go "huh?"
This book is no exception to that. While there is a lot of useful information, there are some puzzling gaps that will leave you scratching your head. It assumes more knowledge than the authors let on.
This book, like many others in this series, would serve the reader much better if they were written by real writers in association with the real experts. A writer with a real command of the presentation of information would know when to dig deeper and ask more questions when a process isn't clear to the uninitiated reader. |
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