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Liferay administration: A script to delete Liferay users
- The following BeanShell script can be used to bulk delete all non-admin users in a Liferay instance, including their groups, subscriptions, announcements, assets, blogs, etc.: import com.liferay.portal.util.PortalUtil; import com.liferay.portal.service.UserLocalServiceUtil; import java.util.concurrent.*; pool = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(20); for (user : UserLocalServiceUtil.getUsers(0, 99999)) { if (user.isDefaultUser() || PortalUtil.isOmniadmin(user.getUserId())) { System.out.println("Skipping user " + user.getScreenName()); } else { ...more
Why should the CPUT website be upgraded?
- Over the past years we have programmed the website to suite the needs of the institution. This has been tricky since CPUT's needs continue to grow but the core code powering the website did not. As such the upgrade is not just a design issue but also a code architecture issue. Brief Background The current CPUT website ...more
What do you think of our Live Broadcast project?
- We have helped the DSA: Student Media department to set up live broadcasting of many CPUT events over the past year. We have had more than 20 000 viewers in total from all over the world. This year, we have updated our broadcasting hardware and software to bring you events on all devices including Blackberry, Ipad, ...more
Want to become a Google Student Ambassador?
- The applications for the 2013 Ambassador Program are now open. Please find more information about the program and the application process on the Google africa blog.. About the Google Student Ambassador Program The Google Student Ambassador Program is an opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Google and their universities. These ambassadors: Learn about innovative Google products and ...more
First step in making a mobile app for CPUT Students
- Earlier this year we had Student Affairs ask if we could make a mobile app for Students with shortcuts to useful CPUT information. Yes was the response. So far we have come up with the architecture to make one app that installs on Blackberrys, Android and Apple phones (iOS). This is an expensive adventure that can easily ...more
Gauteng Innovation Competition - The Innovation Hub
- An initiative of The Innovation Hub, Gauteng Growth and Development Agency, and Gauteng Department of Economic Development, the Gauteng Innovation Competition is an annual challenge that seeks innovative solutions to enhance local government service delivery. Entries are invited for the two themes of mobile and green technologies, with prize money totalling R1 million. Key dates Entries open: ...more
Constructing the CPUT staff search directory with Twitter Bootstrap
- App is at: http://www.cput.ac.za/search/staff/index.html A few months ago I set about the daunting task of finding out which data source to use for an update to the inaccurate Staff Directory search app pictured below. Oarabile Selekisho (selekishoo@cput.ac.za), the former Assistant Web Developer here at MIS, put this Staff Search together from scratch as a new idea to ...more
Fwd: Vodacom dev workshop Aug 25 for young ladies
- A forward on a workshop: *Dear Developer,* *The Vodacom Developer Programme **cordially invites you to a Vodacom – Women DeveloperTechnical and Commercial Workshop Day.* This gives women an opportunity to learn how your mobile phone can improve your day-to-day lifestyle, way of doing business and how to develop mobile application using online tools. This workshop will provide information and tools to gain ...more
Hooray! Hooray! It's off to Joomla Day.
- Joomla Day is taking place this Friday and Saturday at the Pavilion Conference Centre in the V & A Waterfront. Woohoo! As a department we're preeetty excited, as there will be a focus on mobile app development at some stage during the event and we're super keen on developing in that area. Let me add that the Joomla-nizers (Joomla Day organizers) have ...more
Google Developer Group Cape Town Hackathon for the Google Apps Developer Challenge
- I do not hack. However, as a member of the Google Tech. Cape Town user group (google-technology-user-group-cape-town @googlegroups.com), I do get announcements on Google hackathons such as this one. This is their latest event announcement: Google Developer Group Cape Town Hackathon for the Google Apps Developer Challenge. Please join us on 18th August, 2012 9:00 - 17:00 for the ...more
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- Leesa Wheelahan will be visiting CPUT It is with great pleasure that we confirm Leesa Wheelahan’s visit to CPUT from Monday, 09 November to Wednesday, 11 November 2015. Prof Wheelahan has conducted extensive research on curriculum relating to TAFE colleges in Australia, similar to TVET colleges in South Africa. Her interest lies in the various aspects ...more
Hello world!
- Welcome to CPUT Blogs. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start ...more
Hello world!
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Hello world!
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Feeding furry friends
- Bags and bags of cat food have found their way into the hands of a group of staff members who are caring for the CPUT Campus cats. The Campus Cat project was launched several years ago by a group of staff members on the Bellville and Cape Town campuses. With no one to care for them, the ...more
CPUT, spread the warmth
- Its official – winter has hit Cape Town and it has hit hard! And in the spirit of the CPUT Gives Back Campaign, we are calling on all staff members to spread the warmth and donate a blanket. But before we provide you with more details on the blanket drive, we just want to convey a very ...more
Smiles at Athlone School for the Blind
- It was all smiles at the Athlone School for the Blind, thanks to CPUT staff members who donated a pair of schools shoes. The school shoes were packaged in CPUT bags and dropped off at the school by the Marketing and Communication Department. Situated in Bellville, the school provides education for blind and visually impaired children from ...more
Feed our cats
- Love them or hate them the cats on CPUT campuses are playing a vital role in keeping vermin under control. A dedicated team of concerned staff have been caring for the cats by feeding, sterilizing and getting health checks on the injured or sick. But paying for these services out of their own pockets or with limited ...more
School Shoe Success
- WOW! CPUT staff are awesome! Thank you to all staff members who donated a pair of school shoes and for making CPUT’s first 10th birthday social responsibility drive such a huge success. We even received some grey school pants! Also, a big thank you to all other individuals who donated, such as friends and family members of CPUT ...more
We're not KA-PUT
- Many of you have noticed the We’re not KA-PUT posters all over campus and your response to these have been overwhelmingly positive! We also posted this poster on Facebook and it went viral! To date, our post has been seen by 120 768 people, this is 4 times more than the number of people who like ...more
School shoes wanted
- Our first social responsibility drive is up and running! Up until the end of February we would like all staff members to contribute a pair of brand new school shoes (or two or three). Remember, it’s for a really good cause. We want to put shoes on the feet of learners who will one day end up ...more
Flash that badge
- Be proudly CPUT and wear your 10th birthday badge! As part of our 10th birthday celebrations we are calling on all staff to don the little blue birthday badge that was part of the surprise package. A number of of staff members have already been spotted sporting the badge, including Executive Members and Directors. So, don’t be left ...more
Operation Desk Calendar
- Some of the students and staff members who helped package the birthday surprises. “Operation calendar distribution” has been a huge success with thousands of calendars distributed across all the CPUT campuses. Packaged gifts ready to find their way to your office. It was no mean task - it took MCD staff members along with a group ...more
Hip Hip Hoorary!
- On 1 January 2015 CPUT officially turns 10 and what an awesome decade it has been. Starting from humble beginnings in 2005 when the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon merged, today CPUT is the only University of Technology in the Western Cape and the largest university in the region. Over the past decade we have seen thousands ...more
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Hello world!
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Our first workshop
- The group of women met at Cape Town Campus, Ships, 6th floor Admin building. CPUT ladies that attended the HERS-SA 2014 Academy kick started the program with a presentation of their experience at the Academy. The Academy brought together 65 awesome women from various HEi sectors to engage in gender equity, women empowerment and an overview of ...more
Overview of HERS-SA
- HERS-SA is a self-sustaining non-profit organisation(NPO), which was registered in September 2003 by the Department of Social Development. HERS-SA is dedicated to the advancement and leadership development of women in the Higher Education sector. As a registered NPO HERS-SA has advocated for, and contributed to, the career and leadership development of women employed in the higher ...more