Useful Maven Plugins: Part 1

In this article by Brett Porter and Maria Odea Ching, we will take a closer look at some of the plugins from two locations: those hosted as part of the Apache Maven project (http://maven.apache.org/plugins/), and a number of plugins from the Codehaus Mojo project (http://mojo.codehaus.org/plugins.html), which is oriented directly towards Maven plugin development.

Where possible, we will apply the plugins to our example application to see how they can be used in practice, and then cover some of the other use cases and best practices for their use.

Simple Item Selector Using jQuery

jQuery is good enough to built outstanding web applications without any effort. jQuery is a JavaScript library whose size is only 19KB. In this article by K.Vivekanand, you will learn how to make use of some jQuery plug-ins while building a web application. Specifically, you will learn how to make a simple item selector. You can make use of this application while building a Shopping Cart, or if you want to select a unique item from different items present in your forms.

Real Content in PHP5 CMS: Part 1

In this article by Martin Brampton, he aims to describe a number of specific application areas, discussing the particular issues that arise with implementations. Looking at our framework solution, he will concentrate on one sample extension. It is a very simple text handling mechanism that can be explained in detail. Also, the ways in which the simple text system could be extended will be described.

Trunks in FreePBX 2.5

In this article by Alex Robar, we will learn about trunks in FreePBX. We will discuss the following:

• Various types of trunks allowed by FreePBX
• Methods for setting up each type of trunk

Including Charts and Graphics in Pentaho Reports (Part 1)

In this two-part article by Will Gorman, you'll learn how to incorporate charts and graphics into Pentaho Reports. You'll learn about the different types of charts supported, and how to configure them in Pentaho Report Designer. You'll also learn how to populate a chart with various types of data.

In addition to learning all about charts, this article also covers the various methods for including visual information in your report, including embedding images and Java graphics in your report.

Managing Student Work using Moodle: Part 3

Read Part One of Managing Student Work using Moodle.

Read Part Two of Managing Student Work using Moodle.

Building your First Application with Papervision3D: Part 1

This article by Jeff Winder & Paul Tondeur will guide you through the steps that lead to building your first Papervision3D application. In this article, we will see a brief introduction on classes and object-oriented programming to help you on your way.