Figo Mago

Don’t Get Mad, and Don’t Get Even Either

Figo — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:03:48 +0000

I’ll be writing a random collection of posts sharing experiences and lessons learned on business. First up is a short topic on the harsh realities of ”The Wilderness”, as someone once so aptly put it. On your journey to becoming successful in business you will come across many obstacles and setbacks. Quite a number of them will [...]

Website Changes Jul 2010

Figo — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 06:08:22 +0000

The much needed makeover for the Tandolin website is under way. It’s ironic how – just like a good car mechanic whose own car is a wreck – it takes quite some effort for a web developer to re-design the company website. I’m glad that something is finally being done on that front. There’s a new intermediate [...]

Behind The Scenes

Figo — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:45:25 +0000

Whew! This is the first time this year that I’m writing on this blog. Time indeed flies when you’re having fun – (or not – let’s save that story for another day). A rumble in the dark Quite a lot has been happening on the Tandolin side – especially on the development of internal projects, [...]

New Online Portfolio And Mini-Rant

Figo — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:39:58 +0000

It’s been months since I blogged. Apart from being bogged down by an exciting but seemingly endless project, I just didn’t want to blog about opinions or controversial topics. I had to choose between being one of the many people who relish causing destruction or taking the less-travelled road of living for the good of [...]

Pondering Our Response To The Recession

Figo — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:29:03 +0000

This post’s about me reflecting on issues affecting everyone. I thought I’d share my musings here, please feel free to participate. The music business is under siege. So are print publications, the auto industry and some more that you can think to add. The Milk’s All Over The Grass We’re in a recession and many [...]

No, Modernista.com, Greed is NOT GOOD!!

Figo — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:22:38 +0000

And It Always Backfires I don’t usually react strongly to views others have shared on their blogs. After all, the blogosphere is the perfect arena to share your thoughts and speak your mind; and everyone is entitled to their opinions. I did – however – find myself making an exception to letting things slide when [...]

Is Joomla Suitable For High Traffic Websites? You Betcha!

Figo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:42:59 +0000

I think this qualifies as a Frequently Asked Question when to comes to Joomla implementation: Can it up-scale reliably? The answer has always been “yes” since the days of Joomla 1.0, but achieving that goal was a tricky affair. You had to set-up a cluster using HAProxy/Keepalived in front of your (two or more) Joomla [...]

Founders At Work – A Great Business Read For Tech Heads

Figo — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:16:14 +0000

I finally made time to read Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days by Jessica Livingston Wow! What an interesting and insightful book! It’s just one of those books that you wish you had read when they hit the shelves, and it leaves you with strange but exciting feeling that you could not possibly [...]

Building A J-AMFPHP AIR Application in HTML/JS

Figo — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 23:29:24 +0000

UPDATE: Enhanced code styling 30 June 2009 This post will show you how to write a basic AIR application in HTML/JavaScript and get it to speak AMF with your Joomla! 1.5 (and above) installation. If you’re just starting out, see how to setup and run J-AMFPHP in Joomla first. We’ll be creating our AIR application [...]

Common Misconceptions About Adobe AIR

Figo — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:35:33 +0000

Adobe AIR has gotten a lot of online coverage lately and that’s a good thing. I’m an absolute fan and before I tell you why, let me tell you about the biggest perception mistake most being made about it. Wannabe I have found – on a number of occasions – articles comparing AIR and FLEX [...]