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Jen writes about all things front end: HTML, CSS, templates, usability, information architecture, user experience, and more.

Nov 14
2008

Launched! Brew Your Own Magazine!

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in joomla extensionsjoomla 1.54web news

Finally, after months of work, we are thrilled to announce we've launched Brew Your Own: The How-To Homebrew Beer Magazine.

This is a companion site to WineMaker Magazine, which was released earlier, in September.

BYO has been around for years, and

Oct 31
2008

Azrul discontinuing development for Joomla 1.0 extensions

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in web businessjoomla extensionsjoomla 1.0

Got an email from Azrul today stating that they're going to stop developing for Joomla 1.0, now that Joomla 1.0's support end date is announced.  They will support products for Joomla 1.0 already out there and anyone under a support contract until

Oct 31
2008

Flash 10 causing problems in Joomla media manager

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in media managerjoomla 1.5configuration

Flash 10 was released with the new Adobe CS4. I'm sure it does wonderful things for Adobe... but it's breaking a lot of Flash-based image uploaders out there, including Joomla's in the Media Manager.

More information on the Joomla site.

Basically,

Oct 26
2008

July 22, 2009: The End of Joomla 1.0, and Frequently Asked Questions

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in joomla extensionsjoomla 1.5joomla 1.0

Support for Joomla 1.0 is slated to end on July 22, 2009, 18 months after the release of Joomla 1.5.

 This leads to many Frequently Asked Questions.

 1. Should I be building my new Joomla sites in Joomla 1.0 or Joomla 1.5?

We at 4Web strongly believe

Oct 19
2008

In the can: Joomla template and CSS videos via Lynda.com

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in templatesjoomla 1.5frontend interface design4web news

I just got back from a week in Ventura, CA, working for Lynda.com.  If you don't know them, they are one of the best training resources out there for most things related to web development.  Way back at Dreamweaver 3 and Photoshop 5.5, I learned

Oct 04
2008

The Absolute Importance of a Great Webhost

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in web businessservershostingcustomer service

Recently, we've been dealing with some web hosting issues with our current company.  They've changed our tech support package on us, and they were bought out by another company -- all without one email communication to us. We found out after the

Oct 03
2008

Obama Launches iPhone App, Makes Everyone A Campaign Worker

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in usabilitysocial networkingmobile phonesfrontend interface design

Article is here.

Leave politics aside for the moment, and just consider the beauty of this application.

The problem: You need to get millions of people to vote for you in an election. 

The details: You know that personal contact is the best way to win

Oct 03
2008

4Web Update: Why are we so busy in this economy?

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in web businessusabilityjoomla 1.5customer service4web news

For our fans, we haven't been posting much because... well, we've been awfully busy. We are thrilled with our first 9 months in business. We established a new company, just as the economy was tanking and gas and oil prices were going sky-high. Yet

Sep 26
2008

Rant: What IS it with Joomla developers and clients???

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in web businessjoomla 1.5customer service

I can't tell you how many calls and emails we receive each week that go something like this:

I'm a client without a lot of technical skills, and I have a Joomla site. Can you help me because:

  1. My site is still under construction but my Joomla developer
Sep 19
2008

Launched! WineMaker Magazine!

Posted by Jen Kramer McKibben in joomla sitesjoomla 1.5information architecturefrontend interface designdevelopmentconfiguration4web news

We are thrilled to announce that we've launched a HUGE site we've been working on for the last few months, WineMaker Magazine.

WineMaker Magazine started in 1998, and it's about how to make wine at home, whether you start with fresh grapes, or

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