Weekly Wrap: August 17, 2012

It’s week number two of the Weekly Wrap! We’re inching towards the end of August and it feels like things are starting to pick up. As we approach the end of the year things will start to get crazy, projects plentiful and, well, let the fun begin.

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Let’s hand it over to Bob for this week’s news. Over to you , Bob.

Responsive Sites by First Pier Technology Partners

Via email, Steve at First Pier let me know that they launched two new responsive EE-powered sites recently:

• Global Learning Partners
• Direct Personell

Nice work, First Pier!

New ProForm release

A new ProForm release (1.8) is available and it features several fixes and updated. Issac considers this “primarily a maintenance release” and recommends all ProForm users update.

A new feature in this release is the introduction of file attachments for notification emails.

Snaptcha 1.4 with User Module and Zoo Visitor Support

Ben Croker recently released Snaptcha 1.4, which includes support for the User Module and Zoo Visitor.

Snaptcha is a “Simple Non-obtrusive Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart” and helps you protect your forms from spam.

Thumber Released

Thumber isn’t a way to get ride on Interstate 40 in the middle of the desert. It makes it possible to generate PDF thumbnails in ExpressionEngine.

So a few months ago we had the idea of creating an ExpressionEngine plugin that generated nice resized thumbnails from PDF files after a client found out that EE didn’t do this natively (their old CMS did).

I think I might be able to use this on a current project!

DevDemon Releases Forms 3.1.2

A small Forms release that included some new features and bug fixes.

They also release the ExpressionEngine Updater module that I wrote about earlier.

Jeremie Werner’s New Version of His EE-powered Blog

A new version of his blog powered by EE. Boom.

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Jobs on EE

• Backend Web Developer
• Mid-level Web Developer
• Senior PHP Developer w/ CodeIgniter or Laravel Experience

Check out all of the ExpressionEngine jobs listed on Authentic Jobs.

Tweet of the Week

Chosen by me, shared with you.

On the lookout for new #eecms projects. Need something custom? Or just a hand? Drop me a line.

— Joel Bradbury (@joelbradbury) August 16, 2012

Joel is one of the smart ones. Give him a ring if you need work done.

On the EE Insider Blog

• EECI Developer Track Speakers Announced
• EE Upgrades for Clients
• EE Help Chats Today
• Your Weekly Devot:ee - August 16, 2012
• Automated ExpressionEngine Updater Available
• Tips for Speeding Up Your EE Site
• Legal Documents for Web Designers and Developers
• Add-on Developers Roundtable at EECI

And that’s a wrap on the week. Have a great weekend and get cranking on your next project!