Against-the-Grain Thinking for 2010
Last month I made some predictions for the Joomla world in 2010. Here a couple more ideas that I’ve been thinking about but haven’t yet had the courage to act on: 1) What if CMSs as We Know Them Have…
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Joomla Holiday Coupons for 2009
Ho-ho-ho, and happy holidays to everyone. As we do every year, here’s a round-up of seasonal special offers from across the Joomla world: Alledia – 20% off with coupon “xmas“ until Christmas Day Open Source Training – 20% off with…
Predictions for the Joomla World in 2010
1) Mobile-Ready Templates and Extensions Probably 50% of the articles and news I read now are on my phone. Morph from Prothemer.com is the first product I’ve seen to produce a really high-quality display of a Joomla site on the…
What’s the Best New Music of 2009?
I rarely post off-topic but its a quiet day-after-Thanksgiving here and it seems like as a good a time as any. I’ve been working harder than ever during 2009 and as a music addict, I’ve been sustained by consuming several…
The World’s Most Popular Joomla Sites
Brian Teeman posted earlier this week about Joomla.me which tries to find the most visited Joomla sites. The results were somewhat strange with quite a few minor sites appearing high up. On closer inspection it seems that the major problem…
What’s Happening With Joomla?
Listen.. people be askin me all the time, “Yo Mos, what’s gettin ready to happen with Hip-Hop?” (Where do you think Hip-Hop is goin?) I tell em, “You know what’s gonna happen with Hip-Hop? Whatever’s happening with us” If we…
Open Question Joomla Holiday Coupons
Ho-ho-ho, and happy holidays to everyone. Here’s a round-up of this year’s holiday offers from lots of Joomla companies. Alledia – 25% with coupon “allediaxmas” extended until New Years Day Joomla Training – 25% with coupon “allediaxmas” extended until New…
Open Question: New Holiday Discoveries?
Got to be honest, as a Brit in the United States, Thanksgiving has always been a turkey of a holiday. It always seemed like Christmas-lite a few weeks early. People watch sports, sleep, eat turkey and even listen to Christmas…
Open Question: Using Encoded Joomla Components
Back at the beginning of 2007 I wrote about why I’d love Joomla developers to stop encoding components and gave a rundown of why encoding bugs me. However, sometimes the only solution, short of writing your own, is to use…
Open Questions: Gifts from Customers?
Back at JoomlaExpo in Chicago, one guy stood up during Barrie North’s presentation and very happily announced he’d found Barrie’s tutorials so useful that he’d sent him a box of juicy steaks. I didn’t get any food this week, but…