Dave Burke : Freelance .NET Web Developer specializing in Online Communities

I'm back from Disney World and happy to announce the availability of Gummy Bear 1.2 in the Sueetie Media Gallery. If you are a registered Sueetie.com member you will see the Gummy Bear Download Folder which contains the full Version 1.2 Gummy Bear Web Package as well as the Gummy Bear 1.2 Upgrade package. Gummy Bear 1.1 can be found in the Archives folder if you are upgrading from Version 1.0.4.

Both ZIPs contain a README.TXT in the root to get you started. Installation and upgrade documentation is located in the Sueetie Wiki.

• Gummy Bear Setup Guide.
• Gummy Bear 1.1 to 1.2 Upgrade Guide. 

Here are some of the new Gummy Bear 1.2 features.

1. Improved Setup Support Improved documentation in the Sueetie Wiki and on the Gummy Bear Installation Page.
2. Global Site Menu Single Sueetie menu control for entire community.
3. Upgrade to ScrewTurn Wiki 3.0.2
4. Upgrade to BlogEngine 1.6
5. Support for Multiple Live Writer BlogEngine.NET Authors Blog author password no longer hardcoded for publishing from Windows Live Writer. As a result, blogs now support multiple WLW authors.
6. Site Activity Logging All site activity from all applications now captured in site activity logging. Accompanying Site Activity list control and Admin piece to select activities for display and adding custom activities to log.
7. Automated Media Content Capture Media Gallery items now automatically added to Sueetie_Content rather than requiring a separate administrative step. New Sueetie ContentType properties to better record Media Activity
8. SueetieApplications Model Can now obtain current application context and perform actions accordingly as well as access properties of all installed applications
9. Custom Application Names Now Supported Can now use "/discussions" instead of "/forum", for instance. New Applications Management piece in Control Panel to rename, remove and add Sueetie Applications.
10. All Community Application Installations Now Optional It was previously required to install all applications in the Gummy Bear package (Marketplace, Forums, etc) to avoid errors. This is no longer the case as all applications are now optional.
11. Asynchronous threaded email and group email
12. Application startup, shutdown, error, system-generated and custom message logging support
13. Various User Administrative Updates Among them fixed display user by role bug, email updates now cover ASPNET, Sueetie User and apps, Sueetie UserID now displayed, can now deactivate and hide user accounts.
14. Hidden Captcha added to Registration Page This drastically reduces spam accounts.
15. Added Content Part to Welcome Page Can now easily customize the initial page displayed when a user joins the community.
16. List View Control Caching Site Admins can now set cache times of list view controls
17. Wiki Document Creation and Update Integration with Framework Updates and new document creation now captured in ScrewTurn Wiki
18. Optional ScrewTurn Wiki User account creation architecture Improves performance and scalability of site wiki.

As always, please share your experience and post any questions to the appropriate Gummy Bear Forum.  Our crack staff will follow-up with you asap.

Before signing-off, a big Thank You to the Sueetie Insiders who received early drops of Gummy 1.2 while I was at Disney World and as a result made all of lives better with their valuable feedback.