Adobe Announce Integration of Adobe Digital Publishing Suite & Adobe Experience Manager

Adobe today announced the integration of two big content solutions, its Adobe Digital Publishing Suite with Adobe Experience Manager, part of its Adobe Marketing Cloud. Adobe's integration was designed for both publishers and brands to deliver content-centric apps, dramatically reduce publishing costs across channels...
http://www.cmscritic.com/adobe-announce-integration-of-adobe-digital-publishing-suite-and-adobe-experience-manager/

Top 5 ECommerce Platforms for Your Website

With the number of ecommerce platforms out there, how does one determine which ones work as intended and offer the best bang for the buck? Today, we're going to help answer this questions by sharing with you our Top 10 Ecommerce Solutions for your Website.
http://www.cmscritic.com/top-10-ecommerce-platforms-for-your-website/

Ecommerce Integration Arrives for WordPress.com Business

Business users of WordPress.com were today treated to the eagerly awaited arrival of ecommerce integration. The release allows WordPress.com Business  users to connect their website to three popular online store solutions - Shopify,  Ecwid &  ShopLocket.
http://www.cmscritic.com/ecommerce-integration-arrives-for-wordpress.com-business/

Bigcommerce Launch Bigcommerce Next: Beauty, Brawn & Brains

Today, Bigcommerce announced the launch of Bigcommerce Next, a release which supplements the popular platform with over 20 new features. For the 50,000 merchants currently using the Bigcommerce platform, Bigcommerce Next brings about brand new responsive themes, store management apps for iOS and Android, Stripe payments integration, and much more. 
http://www.cmscritic.com/bigcommerce-launch-bigcommerce-next-beauty-brawn-brains/

Chicken Korma Pasta

When my very popular Chicken Tikka Masala Crockpost Pasta recipe came out, I noticed that a lot of people had an aversion to eating Indian sauces on pasta. I saw a LOT of comments on the Patak s Facebook page about how these sauces belong on rice and rice only. People, you have no idea what...The post Chicken Korma Pasta appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/chicken-korma-pasta

My visit to Magnolia's Offices in Basel, Switzerland

This month, I had the pleasure of visiting the head office of the popular open source enterprise CMS, Magnolia in beautiful Basel, Switzerland. Their offices are situated on one of the longest rivers in Europe, the Rhine River, which runs over 1200 kilometers through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands.
http://www.cmscritic.com/my-visit-to-magnolias-offices-in-basel-switzerland/

Silk Unveil Explore Page Upgrade

As they approach 1 million live pages around the web, Silk announced a brand new Explore page, which greatly improves the way you can visualize and filter the information on any Silk website.  
http://www.cmscritic.com/silk-unveil-explore-page-upgrade/

Bacon & Brown Sugar Chex Mix – Plus a Giveaway!

Soooo. Brown sugar and bacon. With Chex. Words fail to describe the yum factor.The post Bacon & Brown Sugar Chex Mix Plus a Giveaway! appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/bacon-brown-sugar-chex-mix

MODX Revolution 2.2.12 Released

The latest version of MODX Revolution has been released today, containing a couple of bug fixes for the popular open source CMS.  For those running MODX (and those looking to do so) it is highly recommended you update your system as soon as possible to ensure full stability of the platform.From the release announcement:Revolution 2.2.12 was released today. It includes two bug fixes including one affecting the phpThumb library that ships with Revo. In addition, it eliminates the bug with the alert notifying users to confirm navigation to prevent losing unsaved changes.…
http://www.cmscritic.com/modx-revolution-2.2.12-released/

Bacon Cheddar Biscuits

Salty? Check. Cheesy? Check. Bacon cheddar biscuits for the win!The post Bacon Cheddar Biscuits appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/bacon-cheddar-biscuits

PG Real Estate Solution Review

In the real estate industry, looking the part is half the battle. PG Real Estate Solution describe themselves as, “The ultimate CMS” for building real estate company websites. With this review, I'll be finding out just how true that claim is.
http://www.cmscritic.com/pg-real-estate-solution-review/

Acquia Announce Acquia Lift: Drupal Website Personalization Made Easy

Drupal software & solutions specialists Acquia have announced the launch of Acquia Lift, an optimization platform that enables marketing teams to transform the digital experiences they offer customers into engines for revenue generation.…
http://www.cmscritic.com/acquia-announce-acquia-lift-drupal-website-personalization-made-easy/

Cascade Server 7.10 Released

Cascade Server version 7.10 by Hannon Hill has today become available for download. Hannon Hill's award-winning Enterprise CMS now boasts several new user experience features and improvements, from the admin dashboard to the end-user mobile experience.
http://www.cmscritic.com/cascade-server-7.10-releasd/

Microweber: A CMS Stripped of Complexity

Although the platform is still in beta, Microweber CMS is attracting a fair amount of interest. Focused on stripping away the complexities of most other content management systems, Microweber has hundreds of registered users, a growing online community and a platform which boasts some simple yet effective features, none of which require any techincal ability to use.
http://www.cmscritic.com/microweber-a-cms-stripped-of-complexity/

NAIT Chef in Residence Luncheon With Chef Lynn Crawford- And You Can Join Us!

Win tickets to lunch with celebrity chef Lynn Crawford on March 13th, 2014!The post NAIT Chef in Residence Luncheon With Chef Lynn Crawford- And You Can Join Us! appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/nait-chef-in-residence-luncheon-with-chef-lynn-crawford-and-you-can-join-us

WordPress vs Ghost: Should you ditch WordPress and start using Ghost?

It was just over a decade ago that WordPress was first released as a free and open source blogging tool. Since those good ol’ days WordPress has grown up; it has gone from a simple blogging platform to a fully fledged CMS (content management system) that literally has no boundaries! Has WordPress gone too far from its roots though -so far even that a new platform needs to exist?
http://www.cmscritic.com/wordpress-vs-ghost/

PHPFox 3.7.5 released

If you are a fan of PHPFox and are using it as your social networking solution of choice, then you'll be pleased to know there's a new update of the popular software.Check out our PHPFox Review if you aren't familiar with the product, it's a great option for those looking to build a social network.Version 3.7.5 is a maintenance release offering a number of bug fixes and security improvements.…
http://www.cmscritic.com/phpfox-3.7.5-released/

Interview with Emmanuel Garcin of Jahia

Earlier this month, as you may have seen from our Twitter feed, we had the pleasure of being invited to join Jahia at their very first official conference in the beautiful city of Paris, France.During this great two day conference, which you can read about here, I had a chance to sit down with Emmanuel Garcin, Vice President & General Manager, Jahia North America for an interview. Here is that interview:To learn more about Jahia, visit them on the web at http://www.jahia.com…
http://www.cmscritic.com/interview-with-emmanuel-garcin-of-jahia/

Magnolia's Open Suite Approach: Maximizing Choice & Future-proofing Digital Investments

Previously, I managed to derive some important lessons regarding enterprise website deployment via a Magnolia CMS Whitepaper. But Magnolia CMS  has far more to offer than mere advice. Magnolia's powerful platform enables customers to create their own bespoke suites with all the benefits of Magnolia's enterprise-grade Java foundation - otherwise known as Magnolia's  "Open Suite Approach". 
http://www.cmscritic.com/magnolias-open-suite-approach-maximizing-choice-future-proofing-digital-investments/

My Canadian Food Love Affair: Fish!

My Canadian Food Love Affair: Fish, of course!!The post My Canadian Food Love Affair: Fish! appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/my-canadian-food-love-affair-fish

Bacon & Cheddar Waffle Biscuits

Bacon cheddar biscuits made in your waffle maker. I'm not sure what I was thinking but they are delish!The post Bacon & Cheddar Waffle Biscuits appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/bacon-cheddar-waffle-biscuits

The Food Blogger Confessions #5: Why We “Over Share” Food on Social Media

Food blogger confessions time again! Why we apparently "over share" food photos all the time.The post The Food Blogger Confessions #5: Why We Over Share Food on Social Media appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-food-blogger-confessions-5-why-we-over-share-food-on-social-media

Jahia One: Observations of an Attendee

Last week, CMS Critic were in Paris, attending Jahia's first ever international conference, Jahia One. Today, I wanted to delve into other aspects of Jahia One - away from keynote quotes and product announcements.
http://www.cmscritic.com/jahia-one-observations-of-an-attendee/

Looking for CMS News? Check out our new CMS News page

As you know, last year we launched our innovative new CMS Directory, which we are constantly in the process of ramping up and improving thanks to your awesome feedback. Yesterday, we launched another service that we think is pretty awesome, our new CMS News page. 
http://www.cmscritic.com/looking-for-cms-news-check-out-our-new-cms-news-page/

Social Office updated to work with Liferay 6.2

Liferay Social Office is a unique app that has been around for some timebut up until recently, it hasn't been compatible with the most recent release of Liferay, namely Liferay 6.2. Well, no longer will you have to wait. Social Office is now available and updated to work with the latest release of both the Community Edition and Enterprise Edition of Liferay.
http://www.cmscritic.com/social-office-updated-to-work-with-liferay-6.2/

Red Velvet Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies

Cake mix Red Velvet Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies & how Valentine's Day can kiss my butt this year.The post Red Velvet Cheesecake Thumbprint Cookies appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/red-velvet-cheesecake-thumbprint-cookies

ProcessWire 2.4 Released

Numerous upgrades and refinements make ProcessWire 2.4 the most friendly and powerful version yet. This new version is focused on listening to the feedback from users and answering with the best CMS experience for web designers/developers and their clients. New features include: Support for Field DependenciesNew Admin Theme and Major Admin UpgradesContinued Enhancements to Multi-Language SupportGreat New API AdditionsNumerous Other Optimizations, Fixes and ImprovementsRead More →
http://www.cmscritic.com/processwire-2.4-released/

Moboom Launches Site-Building Tool Aimed At Fixing Over 900 Million Mistakes Currently on Web

According to a recent survey, there are more than 920 million* websites on the Internet—almost all are costly mistakes.…
http://www.cmscritic.com/moboom-launches-site-building-tool-aimed-at-fixing-over-900-million-mistakes-currently-on-web/

CMS News

Check out our new Content Management System (#CMS) news page updated constantly from all of the vendors within our CMS directory.
http://www.cmscritic.com/dir/news/

Kajona Release Version 4.4 of Their Content Management Framework

Popular content management framework Kajona today announced the release of Kajona version 4.4. Since its founding in 2004, the open-source, PHP5 based platform has grown into a comprehensive and powerful framework...
http://www.cmscritic.com/kajona-release-version-4.4/

Fifth Magnolia Conference Introduces New Digital Marketing Track, Adds Workshop Day

Magnolia , the open source Java content management system (CMS) company, has announced the initial details for Magnolia Conference 2014 . The event will be held June 24 - 26 in the Pathé Küchlin Cinema, Basel, Switzerland. Following last year’s successful event with more than 200 Magnolia developers, users and partners from across the globe, Magnolia has secured the multiplex cinema again
http://www.cmscritic.com/fifth-magnolia-conference-introduces-new-digital-marketing-track-adds-workshop-day/

5 Simple WordPress Blog Themes for Writers (P.S. They're Free)

The stereotype of the “starving artist” writer may be a cliché, but let's be honest: if writing is your life's passion, then your blog may primarily be a labor of love. It may not be practical (or desirable) to spend money on it.
http://themes.cmscritic.com/5-simple-wordpress-blog-themes-for-writers-p.s-they-re-free/

Cheescake Filled White Chocolate Red Velvet Cookies

Cheescake Filled White Chocolate Red Velvet Cookies using cake mix! Easy, delicious and they take mere minutes to bake up!The post Cheescake Filled White Chocolate Red Velvet Cookies appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/cheescake-filled-white-chocolate-red-velvet-cookies

Strawberry White Chocolate Trifle

Strawberry white chocolate trifle, easy to make, delicious to eat! One of my favorites ever!The post Strawberry White Chocolate Trifle appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/strawberry-white-chocolate-trifle

The Year of the Dragon: And Some Beef & Broccoli

What year of the Chinese Zodiac are You? I'm Fire Dragon. Kinda awesome.The post The Year of the Dragon: And Some Beef & Broccoli appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/the-year-of-the-dragon-and-some-beef-broccoli

Paris In February – Day One

Day One of Paris is going to be short, simple and shot with my IPhone , so forgive the IPhone photos. If I could slur typing I certainly would try; between the fact that I ve had three hours sleep in the last day and a half and the fact that THAT fact doesn t keep me from...The post Paris In February Day One appeared first on The Kitchen Magpie.
http://www.thekitchenmagpie.com/paris-in-february-day-one