http://www.softwyre.com/blogs Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:58:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Monday morning I came in and booted up my machine ready to get some work done and to my surprise all I had on the screen was a flashing icon showing that there was no operating system found. My first instinct was to restart the computer, thinking it may just ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/by-design/backing-up-is-a-beautiful-thing/ Joomla! isn't perfect.  In fact, it's pretty far from perfect.  One of my big annoyances is that Joomla! uses tables... a lot.  I pride my designs on being CSS only.  Tables should be used for tabular data only and definitely not for layout.  Unfortunately Joomla!'s base components don't seem to ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/cat-like-typing/joomla-dev-template-overrides-for-modulescomponents/ Well, we picked the first batch of our new cards today and they look fantastic. The color is really good and they really pop. It's exactly what we were after... A strong card that you can't miss on your desk. It's kind of hard to believe that we got a ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/by-design/new-cards-are-in/ So you're working on a Joomla! powered website and someone asks for something outside the realm of Joomla! and its existing library of extensions. You know immediately that it's going to be a custom something but what kind of something should it be? There are several options but ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/cat-like-typing/joomla-dev-module-vs-component/ While I was at The Print Shop today, I got a look at the Heidelberg logo on the side of the printer that's producing our business cards. We will give you a sneak peek at the cards soon. I have heard the Heidelberg name for several years and really trust ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/by-design/while-at-the-printers/ As I look around today's business environment, I see a change in one particular area of operations that I find quite alarming.  There is a definite change in how people approach and execute customer service.  What a lot of people don't realize is that, in most instances, a happy customer is ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/saleswyre/customer-service/ Sweet! It's my first iPhone based blog entry! I really do like the idea of mobile blogging and it's funny, the moment I thought of such a prospect, I knew there already had to be an app for it somewhere. So far, every need I have had from my phone ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/by-design/first-iphone-blog-entry/ When we build something, we like to make it look good. In some circles, this extra effort to make something better or go above and beyond the expected minimum is called "polish." Products which function well and show great attention to detail are described as "polished." Now let's say ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/cat-like-typing/joomla-dev-admin-component-menu-image/ So when you work on Joomla! components and modules (or at least when I do), you run into a need to manipulate the request URI/URL.  This is particularly useful when you want to create permalinks without some creative server/application level URL rewriting.  Joomla! provides a very nice class called JURI ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/cat-like-typing/joomla-dev-the-wonders-of-juri/ In today's wrecked economy, it is becoming increasingly difficult to hold onto clients. Customer loyalty is something that you truly need to earn and it takes a while to get to the point that a person feels completely comfortable dealing with a business. Web development is really no different. If you ... http://www.softwyre.com/blogs/by-design/loyalties/