ExpressionEngine Classroom Training in Chicago
Published on February 22, 2012
Next week I’ll spend three days in cold (but hopefully snowless) Chicago teaching a group of web professionals the ins and outs of building websites with ExpressionEngine. During the three-day ExpressionEngine class we’ll review the basics of EE and best practices all while building a complete site from beginning to end.
The class is broken up into about 15 modules, each one focused on a particular part of ExpressionEngine. At the end of each module there is a hands-on “lab” section of the class where students work on implementing the techniques they just learned on their own. This lab time allows the students to put to immediate use the new information and work together to solve problems. At the end of the third day we’ll have a complete sample site built in ExpressionEngine and we’ll start covering some more advanced topics, including those specific to the project the team is planning.
If you’re interested in a private training course for your organization, review the training information page and get in touch!
Securing ExpressionEngine Ebooklet Updated
Published on February 14, 2012
A long-time favorite of Mijingo customers is Mark Huot’s ebooklet Securing ExpressionEngine 2. The ebooklet was first published in 2010 and is now available with updates and improvements, including a brand new HD version of the bonus video.
In this 30-page ebooklet, ExpressionEngine guru Mark Huot details steps you can take to make your installation of ExpressionEngine even more secure. Mark shares his experience from building dozens of high-profile ExpressionEngine-powered websites.
The new version brings the text up-to-date with the latest version of ExpressionEngine. This is a must-have for anyone building and deploying websites running EE, whether for yourself or for clients.
Securing ExpressionEngine 2 is about 30 pages long and you get the PDF, epub version and the HD video walk-thru for just $10.
Write for Mijingo
Published on January 09, 2012
One goal of mine for Mijingo in 2012 is to grow the family of authors. I’m building this small company from scratch and through trial and error I have learned some of the best ways to create and publish video and ebook training online. But I can’t do it all by myself.
I’m looking for smart people with something to teach. You have spent countless hours perfecting your craft and I want to help you teach others. It can be any topic related to the lives of the many web designers, developers and professionals who rely on our training materials to learn something new. Do you want to teach a programming language? A web framework? A core technique? A collection of best practices for Photoshop, Fireworks or other tools? I want to hear from you.
I put together a page of information about writing for Mijingo and what you can expect. So what do you think? Are you ready to join Mijingo as an author?.
-Ryan
LiveReload Screencast
Published on December 05, 2011
In this Quick Look video, I walk through LiveReload 2.0, an app that allows you to get automatic browser reloads of your website files as your work on them in your code editor. But it isn’t that simple. LiveReload also does compiling and preprocessing and has (according to the website) “first-class support for CoffeeScript, SASS/SCSS, LESS, Stylus, HAML and Jade, and is shipped with all of them included.”
My video walks through the very basics of LiveReload, including how to use the custom command functionality, so you can run a script after processing but before the browser reloads. I use my personal website, which runs the ruby tool Jekyll, as an example and set it up to build the static files (by running the jekyll command) after I save a change to a file.
Click on the four arrow icon to watch the video fullscreen and in HD
The LiveReload beta is available for free but the final version should cost around $10 and be available in the Mac App Store.
Lunch with Soulver
Published on November 28, 2011
In a continuation of the LunchWith Series of videos, I jump in and talk about one of my favorite tools on Mac OS X: Soulver.
Soulver is a scratchpad for calculations from the simple (like a home budget) to the complex. I use it mostly to brainstorm budgets, project costs and travel expenses. I also use it to track other financial information, like book sales. In short, Soulver has replaced by notepad for scribbling down and “working the numbers.”
As you can tell, I’m excited by Soulver. It’s a great app, so in the new Lunch with Soulver video, Budgets with Soulver, I walk through how to create two different styles of budgets with Soulver: a line item budget and (what I call) a prose budget. Using Soulver’s laid back approach to data entry, I create both a traditional budget and one that uses sentences to describe our incomes and expenses.
The video is free and available in HD streaming. Watch it now!
Enjoy,
-Ryan
Learning ExpressionEngine: Now in HD
Published on October 18, 2011
Today, I released an updated version of my popular training series Learning ExpressionEngine in HD sized videos. All eight videos in the series have been completely redone in 1280x720 so you can view them on larger devices, full screen and with more detail.
This update also includes new material on the SafeCracker Module and features an updated version of ExpressionEngine. The best news? The completely redone series is still only $48 for 4 hours of training over 8 high definition videos.
As always, if you have any questions or problems downloading the videos, get in touch on the support page.
What are you waiting for? Learn ExpressionEngine now!
Enjoy the videos!
-Ryan
The LunchWith Series
Published on September 13, 2011
Today I’m happy to announce the new LunchWith Series of videos from Mijingo. Grab a sandwich and learn something new with this series. In the time it takes you to eat your lunch, I want to teach you something new about your favorite tools and technologies.
At launch I’m doing something special. The 33 minute Basics of Markdown video is free. You can watch it in its entirety, in HD, right on the product page.
Also part of the series at launch are two videos on the popular task management (and Getting Things Done™) tool OmniFocus:
Customizing OmniFocus: OmniFocus isn’t just flexible in how you configure it to manage your projects, you can also customize how it looks. Part of the LunchWith Series, this 21 minute video covers customizing OmniFocus using Perspectives, Themes and more. Learn how to create your own theme, add custom icons and transform the look of OmniFocus. The video comes with a complete PDF transcript.
Creating Project Templates in OmniFocus: It’s Lunch with OmniFocus! Follow along with this 11 ½ minute video as we learn how to create and user project templates in OmniFocus.
There are a lot more LunchWith videos planned. Do you have an idea for one you’d like to see or perhaps author yourself? Get in touch!
Thanks for supporting Mijingo,
-Ryan
Learning ExpressionEngine for Teams
Published on September 06, 2011
After several requests for bulk purchases of the Learning ExpressionEngine 2 series, I added the option to purchase a Team Pack, which allows you to share the videos with up to 5 team members in your company.
Up until this offering, the screencasts were only offered with individual licenses, which meant each person had to buy their own copy. This could become annoying when a team leader wanted to supply her entire small team with the videos so they could get up and running quickly with ExpressionEngine. The Team Pack is offers a discount on the videos, so you save a little when buying them all at once.
Thanks for learning with Mijingo,
-Ryan
Welcome to Our Blog
Published on August 13, 2011
Sure, it’s already 2011 and we’re just now getting a blog. This site has always been about adding stuff only when necessary and trying to keep the focus (time and effort) on creating new learning materials on ExpressionEngine and beyond.
Speaking of that…I’m going to keep this short because I do have some videos in the works. While you’re here, please subscribe to the feed and follow us on Twitter, so you don’t miss out on the latest news and announcements from Mijingo.
Thanks for reading,
-Ryan