John Joubert

Archive: October 2008

October 24th, 2008

I’m almost always a sucker for checking out photos of people’s work areas. I’m not sure why but I just find it really interesting. With that having been said…here’s mine. Enjoy

You can also check this image out in more detail on Fickr.

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October 23rd, 2008

Tyler Reed and the guys from Unique have developed a pretty awesome WordPress plugin that allows you to broaden your potential reader base to that of mobile users. Basically, from my understanding, the plugin will allow you to have a mobile version of your WordPress blog that is optimised for a particular mobile phone. They are also in the process of developing a plugin for the I-phone which will do something pretty similar.

Anyway, why not check out the orignial post yourselves!

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October 21st, 2008

So, I was invited the other day to enter the WordPress Coolest Blog Competition and I thought I might as well go for it! There are some pretty cool prizes up for grabs as well as a pretty decent ego boost . Basically all I need is for five or more people to comment on this post, why not let me know what you think? Do you think I have a shot at winning?

So why not go ahead and make my day…who knows… I may just return the favour

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October 8th, 2008

Do you you work harder on projects that are for yourself or for a client who is paying good money for your best efforts? This is a question that came up recently while I was chatting away on twitter the other night, and I thought I would just put it out there and see what you think.

Most people answered yes, and this lead me to ask another question…is that really ethical? Should we not give our all when we are being paid to do something? Whether it is a freelance project or a 9 to 5 job, I think we all sometimes (for lack of a better word) tend to slack off a little. (more…)

October 2nd, 2008

With the announcement from Brian Gardner that he will be offering his Revolution Themes free to the public as of 31 October. The WordPress community has gone into a bit of a flat spin. There have been quite mixed reactions from people, but many are asking the question…”what has really prompted this move?”. I think it will be great for the community as a whole, but I also think that it might be a little bit premature, as there is obviously still quite a high demand for these “premium” themes. (more…)