Joomla, SVN, Cornerstone, & SpringLoops

March 28, 2009

Wow, that title is a mouth full eh?  I’ve had some readers ask for an easy way to use SVN with their Joomla projects.  Placing your work in a repository is important (even if it’s front-end stuff like template building)!  I’ve used a slew of different ways to manage projects and finally have settled into a solution that is comfortable for me:  Cornerstone / Terminal & Springloops!  Once you do it 2 or three times, repo-ing your Joomla projects will become second nature.

Here’s a quick-and-dirty video (hence some of the errors) on how it’s done…

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Quick-Loading Joomla Template: Usability

March 15, 2009

Now Free!

After a long hiatus, I am finally releasing a Joomla 1.5 template! This template is the representation of how I feel a Joomla template should be:

(1) Specific to a type of use
(2) Simple
(3) fast loading

Thus I call this template “Usability”! There aren’t many bells and whistles. You should have the freedom to decide what javascript library to use, what modules and special effects to include in your site (and there’s plenty of extensions out there to build upon this design!), so I made sure this template doesn’t get in the way.

An HTML version comes with it too!

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Announcing the Joomla User Group of South Florida

March 11, 2009

JUG FloridaGreat news for us South Floridians (or Floridiots as I have heard some “northerners” say)!  I, with some locals, are launching the Joomla User Group of South Florida.  I can’t wait to get this rolling as I love this type of thing.  Some goals include:

  • Provide a friendly place for all types of users to meet-up and collaborate
  • Create a community in South Florida and beyond that can offer opportunities, help, training, and more.
  • A central place for people to catch up on news regarding Joomla, web design, development, SEO, and more, in the South Florida region.
  • A place to get students (high-school and college) involved in web design and development.
  • A place to cultivate business opportunity and business enhancement.
  • To have a great time with fellow Joomla-ers…

Read the full announcement…

Also, featured on the site is a community for others to join (yes, using the new JomSocial component…review article coming too).  So come on and join up!

Don’t forget to register for the Joomla template classes I’m teaching in Miami and Atlanta this year!

Joomla 1.5 Textmate Bundle – ALPHA release

February 19, 2009

Textmate is one of the best text editors for Mac, no question about it.  I have used it for several months now and can’t imagine my geek life without it.  Today I am releasing the ALPHA version of the Joomla Textmate Bundle (also compatible with e-texteditor for windows).   It features quick snippets for template building and extension building (watch the video to see some of the shortcuts in action).

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