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I've been wanting to create a resources database for an organisation storing predominantly audio files (lectures) and PDFS. I'm pretty familiar with Wordpress, however I'm looking for another CMS which is more suited to what I want straight out of the box. Can anyone suggest a simple CMS which will allow files to be uploaded and managed by the metadata, rather than folder hierarchy?
If your main goal is to create a resources database, you might be better off using a Digital Assets Management system than a traditional CMS. I found ResourceSpace (http://www.resourcespace.org/) and Razuna (http://www.razuna.org/) very useful for similar projects.
Maybe you could use Typo3 combined with its DAM (for digital asset management) extension. I've been using it for quite a while now, and it does its job pretty good. And it'd be combined with the CMS features of Typo3, while not being very simple, sure are way more powerful than Wordpress. Also there are quite a lot of extensions for DAM itself, such as galleries and the like.
I would check out Alfresco. It is an enterprise grade content management solution for sharing files in company. It is quite an impressive system, and has paid support if you need it. I've seen many very large companies implement it over other paid solutions (like EMC Documentum's eRoom).
Take a look at OpenACS file storage package.
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I'm currently developing the front end of a new CMS for a digital streaming company, the main problem the project has is keeping track of the technical language that has sprung up around it.
It currently involves around 60 staff in four countries, aside from a wiki (which has thus far failed to be kept up-to-date), anyone have any good tools or tips for building and maintaining a glossary for a project like this?
aside from a wiki (which has thus far failed to be kept up-to-date)
This comment makes me pretty nervous about suggesting other solutions. Wiki's can come with their own problems, but keeping it up to date is not a problem inherent in the platform. It's a cultural or organizational problem. A wiki provides a very easy way to track and update data. If, today, you cannot keep it up to date, ask yourself how you will solve this problem if you change the tool?
Changing to another platform could solve things like: The wiki isn't scalable for that amount of data; we want to make controlled edits; we need to release in multiple languages; we need to release in other formats.
For the updating problem, try something simple to start, like assigning a dedicated team member to glossary maintenance. They don't have to be the only contributor, but if you have someone who is dedicated to paying some attention to this area you will have a much better chance of keeping things up to date.
In an untended garden, it's not the fault of the soil that you have no flowers.
DITA has a glossary specialization. You can maintain a central company glossary in it. In individual company documents, you create a mini glossary topic then use a content reference to pull any terms you need into your document.
It does sound more like a version control issue though.
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I need to develop an interior designing software :)
Much like a virtual room designing software.
There will be pre-designed 3D objects and they can dragged on to the room. You can change the room size etc... Much like a conventional home designing software :) After the room is designed i should be able to to make the user walk through it...
I know that is a lot of requirements...
But are there any open source IDE's/API's/Engines that can i use to achieve similar results?
What you need to use depends on the level of realism you want to achieve.
For a simple(ish) start, try Google Sketchup - there is a vast array of samples online: http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/
For something more powerful (and complicated to use), try Blender
You'll then need to use an API to render and allow user movement - for this, take a look at JMonkeyEngine
FYI - There is a more complete list of modeling apps on the jMonkeyEngine site.
It's not really programming related, but look at Google SketchUp. It also has a powerful SDK which you can use.
For SDK search for '3d scenegraph' in google. Some good ones are Ogre3d, Irrlicht and OpenSceneGraph. If you are planning on a web based solution you can look at several WebGL based scenegraphs, SceneJS and Google O3D are easy to get started with.
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What tools exist for developing platform indepedent API Documentation?
I'm in the process of designing a proposed API, and want to write documentation in a structured and easily editable way. A lot of the answers I've seen have basically been "Use built in language specific documentation tools", but since I'm designing the API from a 'top-level', rather than implementing it, this isn't so useful. I'm looking for a CMS for API Documentation
I've seen a few suggestions to use PBWiki or Confluence, but I'm not convinced that a plain wiki is the best option, though the version control aspects are nice.
In theory, a Drupal build with CCK for API calls and Views for reading the API, but that's a bit of heavy lifting for what I'm looking for.
Is there a API Documentation Management System out there? What are the best options for writing and managing platform-independent documentation for APIs?
I've seen the related questions for this, but there has yet to be a satisfactory answer.
Any structured text language will do. I'd use latex, and troff is old school.
But you may have missed the point of the suggestion to use doxygen or whatever. If you do that, then writing the documentation is also laying down the scaffold for the eventual implementation. Better still, the example documentation will be in the same format as the eventual real documentation and, you will--of course---use source control on it, won't you? So you'll have a potted history of changes to the spec.
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For years I've missed a wiki so everyone could describe the new tools programmed, the servers where they are running, svn information, the internal rules of programming, how-tos, code samples, etc.
The wiki might be used for the dozen of programmers in the company and the externals.
I've been using a pmwiki (easy install) and now I want a better approach.
What wiki do you use? What plug-ins? Do you think there are better systems than wiki for this?
We're using TWiki for internal dev stuff, and I don't particularly like it. I'd rather use MediaWiki, as that's what Wikipedia uses, and more people are familiar with it.
We've been using a TWiki for several years, but it is being retired and replaced by TRAC.
Wen we started using TWiki I had great hopes, but the requirement for a special markup (like here on SO) never caught on with the management and admin types.
TRAC, as a wiki, is no better in that regard, but it suported by our IT guys and brings more tools for the development process.
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In the past I have used nexo.com to share documents with sales, marketing, PR, and technical people for a small startup. But I wonder if there is a better solution to allow different types of geo-graphically dispersed workers to get to a variety of uploaded documents. I don't want to have to build or host this myself, and free or cheap is always nice.
I read about Confluence, but it seems to be way more than what I need. I simply want access-controlled folders in the cloud.
I haven't used this myself just yet, but I've heard great things about it google docs
We use s3fm for that. It's a free solution but requires an Amazon S3 account. Since we have one for our hosting needs that was an obvious choice. But given Amazon S3 bottom pricing I think it might make sense to consider open one just for that.
Love Dropbox!!! I haven't used it for setting up a lot of group access, though.
Sounds like Google Sites would help you a lot. You can set up a network of distinct Web sites -- one for sales, another for marketing, another for PR -- and upload your files to them. You can determine who has access to each site as well as each page of content.
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Wound up using filesanywhere.com - has the exact features I was looking for.
We use a combination of:
Backpack
SVN
JungleDisk
Take a look at Dropbox.
Access control is somewhat limited, but it's been working out very well for me.
Unfortunately I'm in the middle of writing such an application for a client. The best thing I can recommend is taking an existing web based file manager and adding in the permission feature.
With a big freaking huge disclaimer that I work on this as my day job:
If you're looking for feedback on those documents Backboard gives you web-based viewing and collaboration with no software required.
there is a product called docpro.this allows you to set up various security levels,routing methods etc.Its a web based one you can use for geographically dispersed team members across the globe.But its not free,But cheap i think.
Check this link
http://www.omnexsystems.com/Faq/documentpro.html