My Health 360

Tagged in design, extended portfolio, Hathway, Joomla

With thriving practices throughout California, Dr. Peter Muran and Dr. Sandy Muran of Longevity Healthcare, wanted a platform to promote and encourage a healthy lifestyle so they contacted HATHWAY for an interactive solution. Myhealth360.com, a subscription-based website launched earlier this week, offers engaging content and health solutions while putting integrative medicine at your fingertips.

Top 5 Reasons to Use a Joomla CMS

Tagged in CMS, Content Management Systems, Extensions and Mods, Hathway, Joomla

In the world of CMS solutions there are three Open-Source giants: Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal. I have worked with all three solutions over the past eight years and although all three have their own redeeming qualities, only one of them stands alone with overall superiority.

Proper Server Setup for a Joomla Website

Tagged in CMS, Hosting, Joomla, Rochen, Tips and Tools

Proper server configuration is critical to maintaining a functional and secure Joomla website. This post goes over some of the common requirements when setting up a new server or choosing a commercial web host.

Web Production for the Rest of Us: Part 1

Tagged in CMS, design, Information Architecture, Joomla, Strategies and Techniques, Tips and Tools

If you’re like me, you’ve picked up a copy of a web design magazine, thinking you are so cool and so pro (“Look at me, fellow book store patrons, I’m a real web designer. I read web design magazines.”) and eventually find yourself lost, confused, and feeling like an amateur. What the hell is jQref? I’m supposed to already be fluent in HTML5? I can’t design for iPad, I don’t even have an iPad yet! Who am I? ...these may be thoughts that cross your mind.

A Simple Approach to a Better User Experience

Tagged in design, Extensions and Mods, Hathway, Joomla, Target Demographics

The response to “3 Site Trends to Trash” got me thinking about the differences between how web developers see websites and how the average internet user does. For example, can you remember the first time you went on Facebook? I remember my first time a few years back, I thought it was boring, bland, and ended up lost on several occasions. It was enough to put me off getting my own account for a full year. Now that I’ve become a veteran I see it as clean and organized, and I can easily find my way around profiles of ex-boyfriends to beating high scores on snake. The difference in viewpoint changes with how familiar and experienced you become.