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For the past couple months I have been working with Silverstripe and I have to say I am very impressed. Anyone looking for a new CMS should definitely check it out.

It allows both front-end and back-end customization. Meaning the admin of the CMS can be customized and added to.

I have used this approach to build the new Interact CMS system which is tied into the Interact APIs. This has allowed the creation of a slick and powerful digital content management system that can be used for both web and mobile. All the bells and whistles are there including mobile delivery, e-commerce, phone data, member management etc.

I’ve also used it used on typical website projects as the more traditional CMS. Again, it is very easy to get going with the template system and build something that is familiar from a CMS point of view for the client, but also flexible enough to be extended to the specific needs of the client.

Rather than forcing the client/user to adapt to the CMS, the CMS adapts to the user.

It seems that the ASA, a body responsible for advertising standards in the UK, has found and upheld a claim that Apple has been misleading with its current ad campaign which claims that “all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone”.

Whether you agree that Java and Flash specifically are parts of the Internet, I find this encouraging.

Apple has been claiming all sorts of holy grail status regarding iPhone web capabilities, but until the recent 2.0 firmware upgrade and 3G launch it wasn’t even possible to download and save a file unless a ‘hack’ was installed. This is a capability possible for years on some of the lowest end handsets out there, and the fact it wasnt possible on the iPhone has lead to confusion by both the users of the iPhone and those that try to create services accessible by wireless devices.

Flash and Java are just the tip of the iceberg with respect to what features taken for granted are not actually possible on the iPhone. They do expose two holes in the firewall Apple has put in place to prevent “unauthorized” 3rd party access to the device. If Apple allowed Flash and Java to run via the browser, then the App Store becomes less a gatekeeper for apps.

Is Apple likely to allow these features? Probably not soon, but at least we can avoid confusion in the meantime. It also allows other devices to market effectively against the iPhone by highlighting the features they allow compared to the iPhone and prevents Apple from hiding behind broad claims of supporting “all parts of the Internet”.

Ok, warning self-promotion ahead.

Hello, as everyone should be aware I am a founder and work at voeveo.com, and….. I’ve become a tone-a-holic.

It’s getting so bad I’m starting to have trouble recognizing when my phone rings as I’m switching up the tone so frequently.

In the last 2 months I’ve had a nice little snake charming number, a hardcore dance track, a nice little bollywood riff and now some classical mozart.

It’s become a sort of facebook type expression of what I’m doing and how I’m feeling. Or what I need to hear before I pick up that phone. I haven’t quite gotten to the point of tone per contact yet, but Annabel does that.

There is some very unique and talented people uploading new tracks all the time on the site and it’s one of the things I’m most proud of about our site. There is definitely a flavor of quality combined and a very distinct, unique feeling about the stuff available. Thanks for keeping the addiction going guys.

If you like the sound of the mozart I got currently, check out more classical stuff here.