Nov 8th

Basic Website Usability Tips

Posted in: Joomla | No Comments » Posted: Nov, 8, 09

Here is a short video that give a great introduction to web usability. Take a few minutes out and watch this short presentation from CanadaHelps.org.

It’s a great starting guide in identifying factors on how to make your web site more easy to use and create a better user experience for your web visitors. It also starts you off on creating a basic usability test for your web site. Read more…

Nov 6th

Jooomla Security Update 1.5.15 Released

Posted in: Joomla | No Comments » Posted: Nov, 6, 09

What does this patch cover and why you should upgrade.

The patch blocks two security vulnerabilities that are found in Joomla. They aren’t ones that I have come across before or have seen sites hacked as a result of it but since the vulnerabilities have been identified it is fairly important to upgrade and patch the holes up. Read more…

Smart Company 2009 Web Awards Finalist

PB Web Development were lucky enough to make it to being one of the finalists in the 2009 Smart Company Web Awards in the Best Blog category.

SmartCompany provide free news and resources to small and medium sized business and entrepreneurs, and have launched their first Web Awards to discover and recognise top business websites that are shaping Australia’s business landscape.

PB Web Development is hoping to keep up a good track record and make it to the finals again in 2010 and maybe next year we’ll take out one of the top titles.

To find out about he other finalist and winner so this years Awards, check out the media release, or listen to the recording of the winners being annouced.

Sep 15th

Usability & Accessibility, Lisa Herrod

Posted in: Design | No Comments » Posted: Sep, 15, 09

In doing some research on user experience today, I stumbled across this interesting presentation video of Lisa Herrod at Ideas 4 2008 on usability.

Lisa Herrod, of scenarioseven.com.au, gives her talk “Usability is More Than Skin Deep.” The slides for this presentation are available at http://www.slideshare.net/LisaHerrod/usability-more-than-skin-deep

Lisa was speaking at Ideas 4, run by the Australian Web Industry Association on January 30, 2008. Read more…

Sep 14th

Awe Inspiring Joomla Designed Websites

Posted in: Design, Joomla | 6 Comments » Posted: Sep, 14, 09

To help all of the designers out there who are designing sites for Joomla, here are a few Joomla based websites that may help inspire and give you a few ideas of what is actually possible.

It’s great to see websites that don’t look like the regular Joomla websites.

1. Youth 4 Unity

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