Weekly Wrap: September 7, 2012

I spent the last week on a working vacation and I think I need an actual vacation now. Maybe next month? Meanwhile, all of you have been busy creating things for ExpressionEngine, launching sites and proving that the community leads itself.

Earlier this week I talked about the upcoming EECI conference outside of Austin, Texas. I mean it when I said: I want to see you there. What are you waiting for? Book those travel tickets before prices go up. The conference and hotel are a great deal. There’s going to be a great group of people there and you’re invited!

Next week we have some changes planned here at EE Insider. So, let’s kick back and bid this week farewell. Next week is surely going to be even better.

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Iain Urquhart Relaunched Aucklandnz.com

A late edition because I missed it in the original post.

Iain Urquhart relaunched the official website for New Zealand’s largest city: Auckland. Looks great and, wow, is the city gorgeous. I don’t just want to visit there, I want to live there.

Zenbu is Devot:ee Pick of the Month

Zenbu, an add-on that replaces the entries listing screen, is the pick for September by the Devot:ee staff. I’ve used Zenbu and like it.

Snaptcha Adds FreeMember Support

Ben Croker added FreeMember support to Snaptcha in the latest release. Snaptcha is “an invisible captcha and will be the last time you will ever have to think about protecting your forms from spam bots.”

Gmaps Now Includes Transit Services

The 1.0.15 update to Gmaps included support for transit services directions.

LogMeIn Updated

LogMeIn is now at version 1.5 and has support for the latest version of ExpressionEngine.

FreeForm Pro Update Released

Version 4.0.6 was released this week and contains a long list of updates and fixes.

ClearFire Launches Afni Site

Clearfire recently launched a brand new site for Afni, a company that specializes in customer relationships.

Seattle EE Meetup Next Thursday

In next week’s Seattle EE Meetup, Seamus Holman will talk about how to redesign ExpressionEngine using layouts, override.css and more. Matt Perry will discuss speeding up EE with a quick look at scaling websites.

Quickee Released

Quickee is a navigation launcher for ExpressionEngine. It’s in the same vein as tools like Quicksilver Launchbar or Alfred. Check it out!

Media Surgery Launches Beauty Site

The folks at Media Surgery launched a new site for First Impressions Beauty.

Tweet of the Week

Chosen by me, shared with you.

“this is the easiest system I’ve ever used” - client#eecms

— Philip Meissner (@pmeissner) September 5, 2012

On the EE Insider Blog

• Recent FAQ on ExpressionEngine Roadmap
• Evernote Trunk Powered by ExpressionEngine
• What They’re Saying About EE
• EECI Next Month: See you there!
• EE Help Chat Tonight
• Your Weekly Devot:ee - September 6, 2012
• EE Podcast: EE Search
• New Add-on: Shortlist

That’s a wrap on this week. Didn’t see your news in the list? Send it to us or share on Twitter using the #eenews hashtag.

Have yourself a great weekend!