JoomlaJunkie.com tagged 'thoughts'

Help spread the word of the Junkie.

Matt — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We feel it is important for real people and real customers to spread the word about JoomlaJunkie. If you have had a good experience or just enjoy our templates, please say a few words about us at BestofJoomla.com.

Here is a direct link, http://joomlajunkie.com/review-us.

It will only take a few seconds, and we really appreciate it. Rememeber, the more people that know about us, the faster we can churn out more quality templates. If we start doing 2 templates a month, you club [...]

Joomla.org is converting over to 1.5, are you?

Matt — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Joomla.org is a huge site with thousands of users and multiple Joomla installs. It appears to be one install, but upon closer inspection of the code you will see that different sections are sometimes more then they appear. The main page which we all know and love is a current build of Joomla, but you might notice the forum is not really Joomla at all. It is HTML added to the header and footer of phpBB. Joomla shop? Yup, it's 1.5. Joomla developers, yessir, 1.5. The documentation? M [...]

Major updates coming to JoomlaJunkie - input needed!

stoker — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We’ve been planning for the future. Take a look at our vision! And let us know what you want…

Over the past couple of weeks, all of us at JoomlaJunkie have been doing a lot of thinking about where we are now and where we want the business to be in 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years from now, etc. We have already seen a major difference in the site by giving it all of our focus and this is something we would like to expand on. We are working furiously to tighten the screws wherev [...]

Flock. Get ready to meet your new favorite browser!

Matt — Tue, 20 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100

http://flock.com/

Want a browser that is stable, functional, and incredibly useful? I think we all do. I have been using Camino for some time due to how fast it is but I have been using Firefox more and more due to me needing to do a lot more debugging and diagnosing of Web sites. The most recent versions have let me down a bit due to the betas being much crashier then I am accustomed to by Firefox.

Of course this isn't a post bashing Firefo [...]

Releasing a Joomla template is harder then you might imagine

Matt — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100

I have been on the front end of Joomla for years. Creating Web sites for clients, myself, friends, anybody who would pay, and even a few who wouldn't. I have always had a general idea of what it took for a template company to produce a template, but no real proof to validate my assumptions. JoomlaJunkie recently hired me on staff and gave me all the proof I needed to discover it is way more complicated then I ever dreamed.

Joomla templates are pretty straight forward. You come u [...]

Web 2.0 - what is it? And what does it mean for you and your business?

munaiba — Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100

You may have heard the terms Web 2.0 and Social Networking bandied about more and more frequently. Do you know what they mean? More importantly, do you know what they mean for your business?

More interactive technology

Web 2.0 is the accepted term for the next generation of web technologies. These technologies provide a more interactive web experience and offer an immediacy that was lacking in static websites. Web 2.0 technologies allow visitors to your site to comment on your prod [...]

Ergonomics - it's important but why does it have to be soooo uncomfortable?

munaiba — Mon, 05 May 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We've all seen the diagrams and read the instructions - you know the sort of thing "eyes at the level of the top of the screen, forearms relaxed" etc., etc. But do we do it? No! At least I don't and I don't really know anyone who does. Do you?

Why does one size have to fit all when it comes to ergonomics?

I don't mean that the measurements are the same for everyone but why do they assume that same position is comfortable for everyone? And why do your eyes have t [...]

Killer copy! What is it and does it really work?

munaiba — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

We've all heard of killer copy. But what actually constitutes killer copy? To my way of thinking it should mean any copy that is succesful in its aim. But it's come to mean the sort of manipulative, emotive, NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) copy that we see on those narrow, letter-like pages.

Does it work and if so, will it work for you?

It undoubtedly does work but it really depends on your audience. When I see that sort of copy, while I might be enticed into reading it I rar [...]

If you're a DOOSy don't show your friends!

munaiba — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0100

OK, we all love JoomlaJunkie templates because they're cool and inexpensive and easy-to-use. Which means we're probably going to "DOOS" - Do Our Own Sites. That's fine and many small businesses can't afford to do otherwise but a word of caution - don't show your friends.

Why not? Because their opinion means nothing. Most times, friends and family do not match part of your target audience. How they react to it is meaningless. Show your customers; in fact if [...]

Zimbabwe's presidential elections - What will the history books say about today?

stoker — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:00:00 +0100

Today marks a very important day for the African continent. The long awaited, long overdue and much anticipated presidential elections of Zimbabwe.

Being our neighboring country many of us are wondering whether we will see a free and fair election? Based on the track record of previous elections, many woul [...]