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In this issue we walk you through the User Defined Table (UDT) core module. This module is a very flexible module and we explore in detail the various configurations that this module can create. We cover creating tables, templates, filters, paging, sorting, calculated columns, and XSL transformation file editing and generation.

We then demonstrate Token Replacement, which allows you to place tokens within the content of the Text / HTML, Newsletter and UDT modules. The tokens can display information such as the username, first name, portal title etc. Token Replacement provides a powerful way of personalizing the user experience.

Following this, we have included a skinning tutorial which walks you through various techniques that you can use to style the search box in DotNetNuke.

Alongside the tutorials we have reviewed the Mandeeps.com Live Content web 2.0 module.

To finish, we have created a video interview with Dave Snow, covering his DotNetNuke website, CSS skinning, modules and tips. This is a 100minute video interview where Dave walks us through his website as an administrator. It is available for free download from www.dotnetnukepodcast.com

This issue comes complete with 12 videos.


Tutorials:

Administrators:	User Defined Table (UDT) DotNetNuke Core Module (9 videos – 76mins)
	Token Replacement in DotNetNuke (1 video – 13mins)
Skinning:	How to style and skin the search box in DotNetNuke (2 videos – 24mins)
Module Reviews:	Mandeeps Live Content Web 2.0 DotNetNuke Module Review
Podcasts:	Dave Snow, Aging Safely DotNetNuke website, Video Interview

View issue 29 to download all of the videos in one zip file

This issue is part 2 from the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel. The tutorials this month demonstrate the skinning presentation that Lee Sykes gave at the conference, except for in much more detail.

The skinning demonstration at the conference was 30 minutes; this is the second part of the 2 x 1 hour detailed tutorials where we convert a free XHTML template into a DotNetNuke skin.

Following this we have released 7 additional podcast interviews from the OpenForce Conference: www.dotnetnukepodcast.com

This issue comes complete with 7 videos.


Tutorials:

Skinning:

How to create a DotNetNuke CSS skin from an XHTML template – part 2 (7 videos – 60min)

Podcasts:

Tracy Wittenkeller, Malik Khan, Alex Delreal, and Brad Schafer – Interview covering OpenForce 07 to DotNetNuke Skinning Peter Schotman – Cestus Websites - DNN Menus, Interview at OpenForce 07 Charles Nurse – DotNetNuke Core Team - DotNetNuke Performance, OpenForce 07 Jon Henning – DotNetNuke Core Team, Interview at OpenForce 07 Cathal Connolly – DotNetNuke Core Team, Interview at OpenForce 07 Joe Brinkman – DotNetNuke Core Team, Interview at OpenForce 07 Kelly Ford – DNN Dev - XMOD, Interview at OpenForce 07

View issue 28 to download all of the videos in one zip file

This issue is related to the DotNetNuke OpenForce 07 conference in Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Casino Hotel. The tutorials this month demonstrate the skinning presentation that Lee Sykes gave at the conference, except for in much more detail! The skinning demonstration at the conference was 30 minutes; we have turned this into 2 x 1 hour tutorials split over the next two issues.

Following this we have released 5 podcast interviews from the OpenForce Conference, and have launched a new site: www.dotnetnukepodcast.com where podcasts will be regularly released for free. More podcasts will be released from the OpenForce conference in the next issue with part 2 of the skinning video tutorials.

This issue comes complete with 6 videos.


Tutorials:

Skinning:	How to create a DotNetNuke CSS skin from an XHTML template – part 1 (6 videos – 51min 32secs)
Podcasts:	Nik Kalyani - DotNetNuke Core Team, Interview at OpenForce 07 Tony Valenti and John Grange - PowerDNN Hosting, Interview at OpenForce 07 Peter Donker - Bring2Mind, Interview at OpenForce 07 Sebastian Leupold - DotNetNuke Core Team, Interview at OpenForce 07 Attendees of the DotNetNuke presentations, Interview at OpenForce 07

View issue 27 to download all of the skins in one zip file

In this issue we explore the development and deployment of a DotNetNuke website, how to synchronise a local installation with a live installation.

This allows you to update the content on the live or local installation and keep both versions in sync without taking the live site offline.

We also demonstrate how to set access to the admin menu so that users can access elements of the menu without the need for full administration privileges.

To finish, we have also included a new pure CSS XHTML skin.

This issue comes complete with 5 videos.


Tutorials:

Administrators:	How to synchronize local and live DotNetNuke installations (Deployment using Red Gate Data Compare software) (4 videos – 33mins)
	How to limit access to the admin menu (Video - 11min)
Skin:	Free CSS Skin – Internet Sharing

View issue 26 to download all of the skins in one zip file

In this issue we demonstrate how to create advanced pure CSS search engine optimized skin layouts.

These techniques were developed for the new DNN Creative skin. Following the release of the DNN Creative skin we have responded to the requests of our subscribers for tutorials covering how to create these SEO CSS skins.

Continuing the SEO CSS skin layout tutorials we also explore multiple skin layout techniques and reducing CSS code through the skinname.css file.

These are advanced and flexible techniques for improving your pure CSS skins.

This issue comes complete with 8 videos.


Tutorials:

	Pure CSS SEO Layouts for DotNetNuke skins (8 videos – 64mins)
	Multiple skin layouts using skinname.CSS (1 video – 8mins)

View issue 25 to download all of the skins in one zip file