Recap: WordPress: Its Not Just for Blogging Any More

Todd List was the guest speaker at the January 2011 Refresh Detroit Meeting. This was our third meeting covering Open Source Content Management Systems.

Todd List describes himself as “the geek who speaks people”. He definitely has a gift for describing complex tech subjects and simplifying them.

Todd List Presenting at Refresh Detroit's January 2011 MeetingTodd kicked off the meeting by asking what types of websites the audience was interested in building. The range of responses was quite broad. Some wanted a site to promote a business or pastime including a clown, graphic design business, video production company, and a Segway rental business. Others wanted sites more to inform. These included sharing recipes, a video blog, and a blog to share pet stories. “All of these can be done with WordPress,” said Todd. Continue reading “Recap: WordPress: Its Not Just for Blogging Any More” →

Joomla! and its Candyland of Extensions

Refresh Detroit! joined Joomla! Detroit for its November meeting. Here is a recap of a few highlights of this information rich meeting.

The meeting opened with Shane Sevo, the leader of Joomla! Detroit giving an overview of Joomla and discussing how it compares to the other big open source platforms – Drupal and WordPress.

Shane began looking at different opensource content management systems several years ago. At the time, what drew him to Joomla! was the commitment by the worldwide Joomla! community. Any question he had he could get an answer for it. Continue reading “Joomla! and its Candyland of Extensions” →

November 2010 Meeting: Joomla! Why many web professionals love it and where does it fit in?

Two Joomla experts will be joining us for a special combined Joomla! Detroit and Refresh Detroit meeting November 3rd.

Joomla! is a free, open source and flexible content management system used to build and manage websites for small and large businesses and organizations.

Shane Sevo, leader of Joomla! Detroit, will discuss what makes the Joomla! Content Management System popular with many web designers and developers? How does it compare with other open source projects? Continue reading “November 2010 Meeting: Joomla! Why many web professionals love it and where does it fit in?” →