50 Bookmarking Tools

Lots of sites to bookmark…. there’s some in the mixx here you may not have known….

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38 Free and Open Source Media Tools

We all have needs for media tools… here’s the list of free stuff. Read the rest of this entry »

Compliance. Does it matter?

I was reading a post yesterday that showed several social media sites without compliant code. It’s been thought that Google will penalize for poor site structure and non-compliant markup and CSS. But do they? It’s tough to say… but I did a bit of research and found that it may not make much difference to have compliant code…

Youtube:
Markup: Failed validation, 72 Errors
CSS: Sorry! We found the following errors (51)

Additional to code errors, YouTube hasn’t implemented a 301 redirect… Do they need to?

Here’s some more interested data…

Tags: w3c, markup, validation, youtube, 301 redirect

Joomla 1.5 - the Vista of CMS

I stumbled into this  post and thought it was worth bringing here…

Sourced from: http://www.myjoomlaguide.com/blog/joomla-advantages/27

Today Joomla released 1.5.3, just a month after 1.5.2 as the latest version of Joomla’s next generation of the 1.5 architecture.

While Joomla 1.5.x is very, VERY promising, and a big improvement over the 1.0.x architecture,
Joomla 1.5.x is just not there yet. I’d call it a “Vista” product.

How is Joomla 1.5 like Windows Vista? It doesn’t work well with about 90% of the existing components, modules & plugins.

There are very, VERY few components & extensions available for 1.5. If Joomla’s core features are all you need, then Joomla 1.5 is for you.

If you want to update all your Joomla 1.5 sites monthly or so, with their next “stable” version, then again, Joomla 1.5 is for you.

If you require extensions and plugins, Joomla 1.5 isn’t there yet, and it doesn’t look like it’ll happen soon.

With Joomla 1.5 being updated as frequently as it has been, it’s really far from stable in my opinion, yet some members of the Joomla community are attempting to push the architecture as being READY.

One major rumbling at a popular Joomla Template club indicates the template club will only be desiging templates for Joomla 1.5, dropping the 1.0 architecture completely. Their latest template is only available in a 1.5 version, with staff indicating “it’s time to move on…”

I can’t imagine that move will drive more business for them, only hurt their existing membership as many members are planning to “move on…” to a new template club.

So, while the rest of the world is quickly and expediantly forging full-steam ahead with Joomla 1.5, only to run into brick walls at high-speed when trying to find a functional component or plugin, we here at MyJoomlaGuide.com will continue to produce videos for both versions, 1.5 & the extremely stable 1.0.xx.

I’m excited about the future of Joomla 1.5, and I’m not willing to abandon a tried and truely stable system for one with so many less features.

I will continue to produce Video Tutorials on Joomla 1.0 & Joomla 1.5 at MyJoomlaGuide.com.

Members of MyJoomlaGuide.com receive monthly video tutorials on Joomla components & modules. I also cover inside tips and secrets on how to get the most out of each component.

It’s not to late to join MyJoomlaGuide.com:
http://www.myjoomlaguide.com/joomla.php?3_m111_58

Regards,

Jeffrey Cleary
MyJoomlaGuide.com

Tags: Joomla, Joomla!, CMS, Open Source

Traditional Template Houses Now Producing Joomla! Templates

There’s several places to find high-quality Joomla! templates. New Joomla-specific template houses are popping up every day. JoomlaJunkie, Rockettheme, Joomlart, Yootheme, Gavick, and TemplatePlazza certainly hold the market when it comes to Joomla! themes. Each of these places release at least one new template each month and they just keep getting better and better… but now, the traditional HTML Website templates houses are catching on the Joomla! craze and are now trying to capture some the market.

TemplateMonster and buytemplates.net  - a couple of the bigger “traditional” template builders who have jumped on the Joomla! wagon. So how do they compare with Joomla-exclusive designers?

I reviewed both TemplateMonster and buytemplates.net. Both produce professional designs… I liked the customization and the support that I received from buytemplates.net. The prices were similar, but for those who want something designed from scratch, buytemplates.net had the upper hand.

Although the traditional Joomla houses are constantly coming out with state-of-the-art, full-of-bells-and-whistles themes, there are definitely some good things about the other guys.(TemplateMonster and buytemplates.net )

1. Templates are new and fresh
2. Templates don’t look like normal Joomla! templates
3. Built strong (typically)

Good stuff coming from both of these guys… definitely check ‘em out.