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MooTools Remote RSS Feed Parser

Figo — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:21:25 +0000

Whew! I haven’t written on this blog since September 2010. I don’t really have much to say nowadays I guess. That’s not why you’re here though, so let’s get down business. I searched high and low whilst working on a Joomla module (Job Board) for a ready class that’ll work straight out the box with [...]

Maintenance Release: Job Board 1.5.0b for Joomla!

Figo — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 18:21:11 +0000

Last week’s release of Job Board 1.5.0 saw and influx of praise and encouragement from the Joomla! community. I was also alerted to a couple of installation related and menu configuration issues, thanks to a couple of folks with a very sharp eye. I want to thank you all for the kind words and encouragement. [...]

Job Board Extension Released

Figo — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 05:26:10 +0000

The long-promised Job listings component for Joomla has finally been released. Follow this link (http://bit.ly/job_board) to try out the frontend demo and download the component and modules. There are features I plan to add along the way (e.g. front-end job applicant profiles, language translations, etc.). Suggestions and comments are highly encouraged. Subscribe to the comments [...]

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 [...]