open source
2009 Linux Market Share is Slipping
According to two sources that look pretty reliable, Linux market share for the past year has been slipping away – opposed to the higher as I thought and was telling everyone about (sorry guy at the gas station).
According to YingWater in their March 2008 report, Linux had an only 1.94% usage rating (about the same [...]
Joomla Module Placement Guide
While working with my recent Joomla project with GovTechConnect, I needed to know where all of my module positions are very easily. I was able to lurk on some forums like this one which provided the best way to view your Joomla module placements:
Simply type this in after your domain:
/index.php?tp=1
For example, I was viewing my [...]
PetPinPoint.com – Online Database of Pets
I have just recently closed up operations with PetPinPoint.com, the only online database for pets to be registered. This is a great idea to have a Yellow Pages of pets, if you will, and if one is found roaming the streets a quick look on PetPinPoint.com and you will be able to quickly find their [...]
An Open Source Alternative Project Management System
Luckily my web development firm is experiencing a Phase Two towards my Business Model in 2009, so I am going to have to hold my employee accountable and provide the best task management software for them to use with MIB Solutions, LLC. Some of my clients use costly Project Management CMS, which look great but [...]
Open Source Analytics
Most people use the internet for fun, but not me. All of my time on the computer is for work, but somehow I stumbled across something awesome in google searching for something totally unrelated. You know how I love open source, so this project is really interesting to me. Open source website analytics by Piwik.
Piwik [...]
Hello Thailand!
This post goes to all my fans in Thailand – I knew my message of Content Management Systems and open source software was getting across to my Thai Friends. But how do I actually know of I have viewers over there?
Well thanks to the minds behind StatCounter and a very special StatCounter Wordpress Plugin I [...]
The Blogosaurus – now with WP 2.6
It is official – The Blogosaurus is now running Wordpress 2.6. With approximately 194 bug fixes, it should be a good improvement. Learn more below:
To Joomla or Wordpress?
I get asked all the time by clients and viewer emails from this very blog asking for the difference between Wordpress and Joomla. Most of the time a client simply wants a working Content Management System, or CMS, but doesn’t know which one to pick. While these are both great CMS solutions, both can be [...]
Open Source for the Mac
Open Source programming is the best way to distribute today’s technology, and if you are running a Mac computer there are many options for great running programs without the price tag. A best site for for a polethra of open source programming can be found at Open Source Mac. Step away from the Windows machine [...]