Web Geek Cafe - Need a website? Learn how to create your own using free, open source tools - no programing knowledge required! Or let our professional web developers build one for you. http://www.webgeekcafe.org/tools-a-tips.feed 2010-09-05T15:51:20Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2008-09-24T05:11:25Z 2008-09-24T05:11:25Z http://www.webgeekcafe.org/tools-a-tips/6-web-geek-cafe-helpful-links.html Michael Spredemann biggeek@webgeekcafe.org

<p><strong>Xampp Local Web Server</strong> - Windows, Linux and Mac versions available<br />Download: <a href="http://www.apachefriends.org/" target="_blank">http://www.apachefriends.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Joomla!</strong> Content Management System<br /> Download: <a href="http://www.joomla.org/" target="_blank">http://www.joomla.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Joomla! Tutorials</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.revver.com/video/604053/tutorial-intro-to-joomla-cms/" target="_blank">Tutorial: Intro to Joomla CMS Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials.html" target="_blank">Joomla Tutorial Collection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomlatutorials.com/joomla_tutorials/joomla_1.5_tutorials.html" target="_blank">More Joomla! Tutorials</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Joomla! Extensions </strong>- add features to your Joomla site such as discussion forums, photo galleries and online stores<br /> Extensions Directory: <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/" target="_blank">http://extensions.joomla.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Recommended Extensions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Online Store - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,129/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Virtuemart</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4148/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">SimpleCaddy<br /> </a></li> <li>Photo Gallery - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&amp;-images/photo-gallery/3150/details">PhocaGallery</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,142/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">RSGallery2</a></li> <li>Custom User Profiles - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,210/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Community Builder</a></li> <li>Discussion Forums - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/forum/7256/details">Kunena</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1891/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Agora</a></li> <li>Events Calendar - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,95/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Events Calendar</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,99/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">EventList</a></li> <li>Custom Forms - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1508/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Chronoforms</a></li> <li>Email Newsletter - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5112/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">ccNewletter</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,964/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Acajoom News</a></li> <li>Directory - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1113/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 (SOBI 2)</a></li> <li>Blog - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4198/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">JooBlog</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4960/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">IDoBlog</a></li> <li>FAQ - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5554/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">QuickFAQ</a></li> <li>Site Map - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,3066/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Xmap</a></li> <li>File Browser - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,2630/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">eXtplorer</a></li> <li>WYSIWYG Editor - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,88/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">JCE</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Free Joomla! 1.5 Site Design Templates</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-templates.htm" target="_blank">http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-templates.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomla24.com/Joomla_1.5.x_Downloads/Joomla_1.5_Templates.html" target="_blank">http://www.joomla24.com/Joomla_1.5.x_Downloads/Joomla_1.5_Templates.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://joomlatp.com/joomla-1.5-templates/" target="_blank">http://joomlatp.com/joomla-1.5-templates/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomlashack.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=171&amp;Itemid=43" target="_blank">http://www.joomlashack.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=171&amp;Itemid=43</a></li> </ul> <p><br /> <strong>Web Site Creation Tools</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/06/25-wysiwyg-editors-reviewed/" target="_blank">WYSIWYG Web Page Editors<br /></a></li> <li>File Compression Tool - <a href="http://www.izarc.org/">IZArc (PC)</a></li> <li>Text Editors - <a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">PC</a> and <a href="http://www.jedit.org/" target="_blank">Mac</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/" target="_blank">Create a favicon from an image</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/" target="_blank">Create a color palette from an image</a></li> <li> <a href="http://colorschemedesigner.com/" target="_blank">Color scheme generator</a></li> <li>Online Image Editor - <a title="Picnik - edit photos the easy way, online in your browser" href="http://colorschemedesigner.com/">Picnik</a> or  <a href="http://www.splashup.com/" target="_blank">Splashup</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" title="Maybe you don't need to buy Photoshop afterall" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10170333-2.html?tag=nl.e404">15 Online Photo Editors Compared</a></li> <li>Visual CSS Editor - <a href="http://www.skybound.ca/">Stylizer</a></li> <li><a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="_blank">Image Organizer</a></li> <li>Stock Photos - <a href="http://www.istockphoto.com/" target="_blank">iStockPhoto.com</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.ironmyers.com/layouts/750_pixel_Layouts/" target="_blank">Template CSS Layout Skeletons</a></li> <li>FTP File Upload - <a href="http://filezilla-project.org/" target="_blank">Filezilla (PC and Mac)</a></li> <li>Database Administration - <a href="http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php" target="_blank">SQLyog MySQL GUI - Community Edition</a></li> <li><a set="yes" linkindex="21" href="http://browsers.evolt.org/download.php?/ie/32bit/standalone/ie6eolas_nt.zip" target="_blank"></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Firefox Browser Web Developer Plugins</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60" target="_blank">Web Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271" target="_blank">ColorZilla</a> - color picker</li> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539" target="_blank">MeasureIt</a> - area size ruler</li> </ul> <p><strong>Remote Desktop Sharing and Web Conferencing</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Yuuguu - The free remote desktop and screen sharing tool" href="http://www.yuuguu.com/">Yuuguu</a> - Hold online meetings, share your screen and work together<br />on the same documents in real time.</li> </ul>

<p><strong>Xampp Local Web Server</strong> - Windows, Linux and Mac versions available<br />Download: <a href="http://www.apachefriends.org/" target="_blank">http://www.apachefriends.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Joomla!</strong> Content Management System<br /> Download: <a href="http://www.joomla.org/" target="_blank">http://www.joomla.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Joomla! Tutorials</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.revver.com/video/604053/tutorial-intro-to-joomla-cms/" target="_blank">Tutorial: Intro to Joomla CMS Video</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.compassdesigns.net/tutorials.html" target="_blank">Joomla Tutorial Collection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomlatutorials.com/joomla_tutorials/joomla_1.5_tutorials.html" target="_blank">More Joomla! Tutorials</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Joomla! Extensions </strong>- add features to your Joomla site such as discussion forums, photo galleries and online stores<br /> Extensions Directory: <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/" target="_blank">http://extensions.joomla.org/</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Recommended Extensions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Online Store - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,129/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Virtuemart</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4148/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">SimpleCaddy<br /> </a></li> <li>Photo Gallery - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&amp;-images/photo-gallery/3150/details">PhocaGallery</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,142/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">RSGallery2</a></li> <li>Custom User Profiles - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,210/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Community Builder</a></li> <li>Discussion Forums - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/communication/forum/7256/details">Kunena</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1891/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Agora</a></li> <li>Events Calendar - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,95/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Events Calendar</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,99/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">EventList</a></li> <li>Custom Forms - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1508/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Chronoforms</a></li> <li>Email Newsletter - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5112/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">ccNewletter</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,964/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Acajoom News</a></li> <li>Directory - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,1113/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Sigsiu Online Business Index 2 (SOBI 2)</a></li> <li>Blog - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4198/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">JooBlog</a> or <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,4960/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">IDoBlog</a></li> <li>FAQ - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5554/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">QuickFAQ</a></li> <li>Site Map - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,3066/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">Xmap</a></li> <li>File Browser - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,2630/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">eXtplorer</a></li> <li>WYSIWYG Editor - <a href="http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,88/Itemid,35/" target="_blank">JCE</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Free Joomla! 1.5 Site Design Templates</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-templates.htm" target="_blank">http://www.siteground.com/joomla-hosting/joomla-templates.htm</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomla24.com/Joomla_1.5.x_Downloads/Joomla_1.5_Templates.html" target="_blank">http://www.joomla24.com/Joomla_1.5.x_Downloads/Joomla_1.5_Templates.html</a></li> <li><a href="http://joomlatp.com/joomla-1.5-templates/" target="_blank">http://joomlatp.com/joomla-1.5-templates/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.joomlashack.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=171&amp;Itemid=43" target="_blank">http://www.joomlashack.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=171&amp;Itemid=43</a></li> </ul> <p><br /> <strong>Web Site Creation Tools</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/05/06/25-wysiwyg-editors-reviewed/" target="_blank">WYSIWYG Web Page Editors<br /></a></li> <li>File Compression Tool - <a href="http://www.izarc.org/">IZArc (PC)</a></li> <li>Text Editors - <a href="http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">PC</a> and <a href="http://www.jedit.org/" target="_blank">Mac</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.html-kit.com/favicon/" target="_blank">Create a favicon from an image</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.degraeve.com/color-palette/" target="_blank">Create a color palette from an image</a></li> <li> <a href="http://colorschemedesigner.com/" target="_blank">Color scheme generator</a></li> <li>Online Image Editor - <a title="Picnik - edit photos the easy way, online in your browser" href="http://colorschemedesigner.com/">Picnik</a> or  <a href="http://www.splashup.com/" target="_blank">Splashup</a></li> <li><a target="_blank" title="Maybe you don't need to buy Photoshop afterall" href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10170333-2.html?tag=nl.e404">15 Online Photo Editors Compared</a></li> <li>Visual CSS Editor - <a href="http://www.skybound.ca/">Stylizer</a></li> <li><a href="http://picasa.google.com/" target="_blank">Image Organizer</a></li> <li>Stock Photos - <a href="http://www.istockphoto.com/" target="_blank">iStockPhoto.com</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.ironmyers.com/layouts/750_pixel_Layouts/" target="_blank">Template CSS Layout Skeletons</a></li> <li>FTP File Upload - <a href="http://filezilla-project.org/" target="_blank">Filezilla (PC and Mac)</a></li> <li>Database Administration - <a href="http://www.webyog.com/en/downloads.php" target="_blank">SQLyog MySQL GUI - Community Edition</a></li> <li><a set="yes" linkindex="21" href="http://browsers.evolt.org/download.php?/ie/32bit/standalone/ie6eolas_nt.zip" target="_blank"></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Firefox Browser Web Developer Plugins</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/60" target="_blank">Web Developer</a></li> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/271" target="_blank">ColorZilla</a> - color picker</li> <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/539" target="_blank">MeasureIt</a> - area size ruler</li> </ul> <p><strong>Remote Desktop Sharing and Web Conferencing</strong></p> <ul> <li><a title="Yuuguu - The free remote desktop and screen sharing tool" href="http://www.yuuguu.com/">Yuuguu</a> - Hold online meetings, share your screen and work together<br />on the same documents in real time.</li> </ul> 2006-04-25T17:59:51Z 2006-04-25T17:59:51Z http://www.webgeekcafe.org/tools-a-tips/14-pricing-a-project-by-brian-fling-of-blueflavorcom.html Brian Fling biggeek@webgeekcafe.org

<p>Read on for a great article written by <a target="_blank" title="blueflavor.com" href="http://www.blueflavor.com/blog/2006/apr/25/pricing-project/">Brain Fling</a> of blueflavor.com  that gives insight on pricing web projects.  A definitely must read for clients, developers, and designers.</p> <p>

<p>Read on for a great article written by <a target="_blank" title="blueflavor.com" href="http://www.blueflavor.com/blog/2006/apr/25/pricing-project/">Brain Fling</a> of blueflavor.com  that gives insight on pricing web projects.  A definitely must read for clients, developers, and designers.</p> <p>