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ECWID Shopping Cart Joomla Extensions
Posted on 22. Feb, 2010 by Rick.
Recently I was introduced to a new hosted shopping cart solution called ECWID. I played with it for about 10 minutes and really liked the idea behind it. I was also surprised how fast it loaded the hosted cart. I was able to whip out several extensions for Joomla that help integrate the cart…
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Override Core jQuery Methods
Posted on 10. Dec, 2009 by Rick.
A recent conversation with some developers brought up a question I’d never contemplated before: Can jQuery core methods be overridden? Well, in short: Easily, yes!
From perusing the web, it looks like there are several approaches to doing this. Below is an example I wrote up quickly, to test out the concept.
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An Open Response to “ONE System Real Estate”
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by Rick.
I read a blog post yesterday that is a prime example of misunderstanding what Joomla is as a whole. The website in question tried to up sell their proprietary real estate management system over Joomla. Apart from the article being terribly misleading, the author himself and potentially the developers of the “ONE System Real Estate System” from Boston Logic are leading people, clients, developers, real estate agents, etc. down a misinformed road. (Read the post here)
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New Joomla Webinars Coming!
Posted on 10. Jul, 2009 by Rick.
You heard it right! Now get training from the comfort of your own home / office with JoomlaTraining.com’s Joomla webinar series. The new series is going to feature lots of great Joomla tutorials and more. Attendees can interact with each other, ask questions, re-visit the recorded session, and more.
Check out two that are coming up: HTML to Joomla conversion and Joomla SEO Essentials
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Limited Offer: SOLD OUT Get a custom design and/or Joomla template for a low price!
Posted on 09. May, 2009 by Rick.
SOLD OUT…..
You heard right! For the first five people to sign-up, they will get their choice of a custom design or a sliced, coded Joomla template from their design of choice (OR BOTH). It’s a deal Marco nor I have ever offered to the community and now is the chance to jump in!
Two Great Services for $500 each!
Either one of the services is $500 (that’s a $400 discount off the normal prices)! So that means you can choose to have your Photoshop layout converted into a Joomla template for $500 or get a custom designed Photoshop layout for your site for $500 or get a whole new design and Joomla template ready to go for $1,000!
Custom design for your website
The custom design special offer has the following benefits:
- Personal interview from Marco to get your likes, dislikes, etc.
- One design and one revision.
- Deliverable is a design comp in Photoshop (PSD) format.
Sliced, coded Joomla template
The sliced, Joomla template special offer has the following benefits:
- Converted graphic file (Must be a Photoshop file) to Valid XHTML/CSS Markup
- Fast-loading and built with search engine friendly code
- Fully compatible in browsers: IE6, IE7, Safari 3, Firefox 3
- Deliverable is both an HTML and Joomla template
About the Designers
Rick and Marco have worked together for a while, collaborating to make beautiful websites, here’s some more about them:
Rick Blalock
Rick Blalock is a partner in the web design firm Expression in Design (XiD), located in Jupiter, Florida. (XiD) specializes in CMS consultancy and custom solutions for medium-size businesses. Rick’s passion is training clients with one-on-one session, as well as creating video tutorials, and just having fun helping others find their way through the Joomla! world. Rick also is the main contributor to this blog (BiD).
Marco Suarez
Marco Suarez lives in the small, yet not too small, beautiful city of Greenville, SC. He is one of those creative people. Don’t ask him to solve a math problem because he is all right-brained. He is an experienced designer and a creative thinker that will take your site’s look and feel to the next level. Check out his blog.
Some of Marco’s work:
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