Zenoss: Creating Custom Reports
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Michael Badger | May 2011 | Networking & Telephony Open Source
For system administrators, network engineers, and security analysts, it is essential to keep a track of network traffic. Zenoss Core is an enterprise-level systems and network monitoring solution that can be as complex as you need it to be. While just about anyone can install it, turn it on, and monitor "something", Zenoss Core has a complicated interface packed with features. The interface has been drastically improved over version 2.
In this article by Michael Badger, author of Zenoss Core 3.x Network and System Monitoring, we're going to query the Zenoss Core data model to create custom reports. And we'll do it from the graphical interface provided by the Custom Device Report interface. Our topic includes:
- Custom Device Reports and how to use zendmd to explore the data model
Let's start with a simple custom device report.
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Michael Badger | May 2011 | Networking & Telephony Open Source
For system administrators, network engineers, and security analysts, it is essential to keep a track of network traffic. Zenoss Core is an enterprise-level systems and network monitoring solution that can be as complex as you need it to be. While just about anyone can install it, turn it on, and monitor "something", Zenoss Core has a complicated interface packed with features. The interface has been drastically improved over version 2. This article will take a look at some tips and tricks for using Zenoss Core 3, such as:
- Zeneventlog—unable to connect to Windows
- Acknowledging an event
- Testing syslog configuration with Logger
Zenoss Core 3.x: Device Setup and Administration
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Michael Badger | April 2011 | Networking & Telephony Open Source
For system administrators, network engineers, and security analysts, it is essential to keep a track of network traffic. Zenoss Core is an enterprise-level systems and network monitoring solution that can be as complex as you need it to be. While just about anyone can install it, turn it on, and monitor "something", Zenoss Core has a complicated interface packed with features. The interface has been drastically improved over version 2.
In this article by Michael Badger, author of Zenoss Core 3.x Network and System Monitoring, we will:
- Organize devices by class, location, system, and group
- Model devices via SNMP, WMI, and Zenoss Plugins
- Troubleshoot our Zenoss Core data collection
- Administer device properties
Zen Gift of Education
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Mayank Sharma | January 2008 | Moodle Open Source
ZenEdu is a Live distribution that packs a whole bunch of educational tools on top of the Slackware-based light-weight and zippy Zenwalk Linux. Since learning is the core idea behind the distro, it goes beyond traditional curriculum subjects and also packs tools that'll teach students the basics of programming and music.
What sets ZenEdu apart from other educational distros is that it bundles other productivity tools as well. This includes general-purpose applications like the IceWeasel web browser, IceDove email client, Pidgin for instant messaging, Kompozer for authoring web pages, and OpenOffice.org for word processing.
Read Zen Gift of Education in fullZBrush FAQs
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Manuel Scherer | April 2011 | Beginner's Guides
Since ZBrush was released, it dramatically changed the way game art is created. It is unmatched in its speed for creating highly detailed models and thus, is widely used in the games and film industry. We could even say that if you want to be a game artist today, ZBrush is considered a standard. This article will attempt to answer some of the most frequently asked questions on ZBrush, such as:
- Why do we use ZBrush and why is it so widely used in the game and film industry?
- What are ZSpheres?
- What is the difference between 2D, 2.5D, and 3D images in ZBrush?
ZBrush 4: Modeling a Creature with ZSketch
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Manuel Scherer | April 2011 | Beginner's Guides
Since ZBrush was released, it dramatically changed the way game art is created. It is unmatched in its speed for creating highly detailed models and thus, is widely used in the games and film industry. We could even say that if you want to be a game artist today, ZBrush is considered a standard. A few years ago, ZBrush was used only for organic modeling. With ZBrush 4.0 this changed dramatically and you can now sculpt mechanical spaceships as well as organic creatures.
In this article by Manuel Scherer, author of ZBrush 4 Sculpting for Games: Beginner's Guide, we'll cover:
- Organizing a complex mesh using armatures
- Freeform sculpting with ZSpheres/ZSketch
- Modeling for animation
- Mesh conversion with Unified Skinning
ZBrush 4 Sculpting: Preparing the Creature for Games
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Manuel Scherer | March 2011 | Beginner's Guides
Since ZBrush was released, it dramatically changed the way game art is created. It is unmatched in its speed for creating highly detailed models and thus, is widely used in the games and film industry. We could even say that if you want to be a game artist today, ZBrush is considered a standard. A few years ago, ZBrush was used only for organic modeling. With ZBrush 4.0 this changed dramatically and you can now sculpt mechanical spaceships as well as organic creatures.
In this article by Manuel Scherer, author of ZBrush 4 Sculpting for Games: Beginner's Guide, we'll cover the following topics in detail:
- Building a low-poly in-game mesh with retopologize
- Projecting the details onto our new topology
- Fixing potential errors that may pop up
- Extending ZBrush's capabilities with plug-ins
- Unwrapping our mesh with UV Master
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YUI Test
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Hazem Saleh | March 2013 | Java Open Source
This article will help you to learn what YUI Test is and how to use this JavaScript unit testing framework for testing JavaScript code. In this article by Hazem Saleh, author of JavaScript Unit Testing we will cover the following topics:
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YUI Test
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Hazem Saleh | March 2013 | Java Open Source
This article will help you to learn what YUI Test is and how to use this JavaScript unit testing framework for testing JavaScript code. In this article by Hazem Saleh, author of JavaScript Unit Testing ,we will cover the following topics:
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Basics of YUI Test framework
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Writing your first YUI test
YUI 2.X: Using Event Component
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Matt Snider | December 2010 | AJAX Open Source Web Development
The Yahoo! User Interface (YUI) Library is a set of utilities and controls, written in JavaScript, for building richly interactive web applications using techniques such as DOM scripting, DHTML, and AJAX.
In this article by Matt Snider, author of the book Yahoo! User Interface Library 2.x Cookbook, we will cover:
YUI 2.8: Rich Text Editor
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Dan Wellman Daniel Barreiro | July 2010 | AJAX Open Source Web Development
In this article by Daniel Barreiro and Dan Wellman, authors of the book YUI 2.8: Learning the Library, we see the Rich Text Editor, which allows our users to create enhanced text as one of the most popular forms of user interaction over the Internet is user-created content.
Read YUI 2.8: Rich Text Editor in fullYUI 2.8: Menus
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Dan Wellman Daniel Barreiro | July 2010 | AJAX Open Source Web Development
In this article by Daniel Barreiro and Dan Wellman, authors of the book YUI 2.8: Learning the Library, we're going to look at a very common web page element: navigation menus. The Menu widget provides a timesaving and code-efficient solution to common website application requirements.
The skills that you will take away from this article include:
- How to implement a basic navigation menu
- How to override the default sam skin
- How to create an application-style menu bar
Your First Page with PHP-Nuke
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Douglas Paterson | February 2010 | MySQL Content Management Open Source PHP
In the previous article by Douglas Paterson, author of Building Websites with PHP-Nuke, you learned how to install PHP-Nuke on a local machine running an Apache/MySQL/PHP (AMP) environment.
In this article, which is the third article of the article series, you'll familiarize yourself with a visitor's-eye view of the PHP-Nuke world and make your first modifications to the site.
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Maarten Balliauw | March 2009 | .NET Microsoft
When downloading and installing the ASP.NET MVC framework SDK, a new project template is installed in Visual Studio—the ASP.NET MVC project template. This article by Maarten Balliauw describes how to use this template. We will briefly touch all aspects of ASP.NET MVC by creating a new ASP.NET MVC web application based on this Visual Studio template. Besides view, controller, and model, new concepts including ViewData—a means of transferring data between controller and view, routing—the link between a web browser URL and a specific action method inside a controller, and unit testing of a controller are also illustrated in this article.
Read Your First ASP.NET MVC Application in fullYour First Application in Aptana RadRails
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Javier Ramírez | June 2009 | AJAX Open Source Web Development
In this article by Javier Ramírez, you will learn to create your first application in Aptana RadRails.
Read Your First Application in Aptana RadRails in fullYii: Adding Users and User Management to Your Site
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James R. Hamilton III Lauren J. O'Meara | February 2013 | Open Source PHP Web Development
As web developers, we are always looking for new and better tools to help us develop quality websites. Yii caught our eye as a great framework. It is known for performance. In addition to its speed, Yii provides great tools and features to help you get your job done quickly.
In this article by Lauren J. O'Meara and James R. Hamilton III, authors of Yii Rapid Application Development Hotshot, we will add a user table to the application database, and then generate the Yii scaffolding and customize it. We will extend the user management interface to utilize our user table fields.
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Yii 1.1: Using Zii Components
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Alexander Makarov | September 2011 | Open Source PHP Web Development
Yii is a very flexible and high-performance application development framework written in PHP. It helps building web applications from small ones to large-scale enterprise applications. The framework name stands for Yes It Is.
In this article by Alexander Makarov, author of Yii 1.1 Application Development Cookbook, we will cover:
- Using data providers
- Using grids
- Using lists
- Creating custom grid columns
Yearly Holiday List Calendar Developed using jQuery, AJAX, XML and CSS3
by K.Vivekanand |
February 2011 | AJAX Open Source
jQuery is one of the best and well known JavaScript Libraries. Using this you can come up with front-end UI design and can also develop some innovative web reusable components. You should have a basic knowledge of HTML to code in jQuery. Functions in jQuery are very easy to understand and can be used in your projects accordingly. You can also develop reusable plug-ins Using jQuery. You can find tons of plug-ins which can be used in our respective projects here. [http://jquery.com/]
This article by K.Vivekanand from DeveloperSnippets, will give you a brief on how you can develop a Holiday List Calendar with jQuery, AJAX, XML and CSS3. You will learn about AJAX concepts and how to retrieve data from XML using jQuery. CSS3 was used to develop the buttons.
Read Yearly Holiday List Calendar Developed using jQuery, AJAX, XML and CSS3 in fullXPath Support in Oracle JDeveloper - XDK 11g
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Deepak Vohra | February 2009 | Oracle
XML documents can be used for the transfer of data. The data in an XML document may be retrieved either with the JAXP (Java API for XML Processing) DOM and SAX APIs, or with the JAXP XPath API. Addressing an XML document with XPath has the advantage that a single node may be selected directly without iterating over a node set. In this article by Deepak Vohra, we will explore XPath Support in Oracle JDeveloper - XDK 11g.
Read XPath Support in Oracle JDeveloper - XDK 11g in fullXNA 4-3D:Getting the battle-tanks into game world
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Kurt Jaegers | September 2012 | Beginner's Guides Enterprise Articles Microsoft Open Source
In this article, the author of XNA 4 3D Game Development by Example Beginner's Guide, Kurt Jaegers will cover all that is necessary to get battle tanks into the game and placed in the game world. This can be accomplished by performing the following:
- Adding models to our game's content project and loading them into the game
- Drawing the tank model to the screen
- Animating the various components of the tank model
- Matching the elevation of the tank to its position on the generated terrain
- Adding a second tank and positioning both tanks appropriately on the map
