SonicFog has completed the development of the Lions Youth Football Website and Web Application. This site features a robust, ajax driven registration system and includes parent form downloading, equipment check out and checkin, and a fun player / coach community.
Members of the Microsoft Expression Web 2 development team headed south to the SonicFog Headquarters in Browns Point, WA for a collaborative working session. This was a Contextual Design Meeting in support of the development of Expression Web 2. The Microsoft team was led by Expression Web Evangelist, Anna Ullrich. Ullrich mentioned that fully 50% of software developers, "consider themselves freelancers" and that her team desired to enhance Expression Web to meet these developers needs.
SonicFog's role was mainly consultative and demonstrative. "The Microsoft team asked the questions and took notes as we answered their questions and demonstrated our work flows," said SonicFog CEO, Tedd Caldwell.
The SonicFog VP of Technology was "impressed by the fact that Microsoft wanted to get down in the weeds with the grunt developers."
A follow-on meeting is planned for the near future at the Microsoft campus that will go even deeper "into the weeds" where the Expression Web Team will observe SonicFog developers as they write code that generates the markup for Content Management Systems' (CMS) components, modules and plugins.
Caldwell noted, "We look forward to working with Microsoft in their efforts to support the little guys in the web development arena."
If you are one of the many thousands of website owners using Joomla Content Management System ( CMS ) then you are probably considering upgrading from Joomla 1.0.1x to Joomla 1.5.x. If you do not upgrade then your Joomla website is stuck in 2008. No new templates, components, modules or plugins for your site. If you are perfectly happy with what you have now, good for you! Now for the rest of us.
Maybe you are thinking, "Don't you guys offer the upgrade service for $200? Aren't you giving away the secret sauce? Well, maybe but hey, its the age of collaboration. Some of you are going to work your way through this regardless of how easy or difficult it may seem. Others may realize from reading this that they are better off not putting the hours in on this. Either way, everyone wins. Step 1 - Backup your entire website and database. There is a chance that you won't like the result, or that there will be a server glitch, or even that it's just taking too long, and you'll need to revert to your old website. If you host your site with SonicFog, we store a daily backup for you which can easily be restored.
We have completed our upgrade to Joomla 1.5 from Joomla 1.0. While this can be a complicated process, we felt this was an important step for a few reasons.
Joomla 1.5 is a stronger, more secure platform than Joomla 1.0
Many extension (component, module, plugin) developers are working exclusively with Joomla 1.5
Many template designers latest works are for Joomla 1.5
If you currently are running a Joomla 1.0 site and are interested in upgrading to Joomla 1.5 we have good news for you.
SonicFog launched our new online web development process to help our clients get through the proposal process quickly and effectively. Potential clients will answer a series of questions with images to provide examples of styles and funtionality. At the end of the interview, the client will have automatically created a mutually acceptable proposal. The proposal will include a deadline for SonicFog to produce the deliverables. The client will then have the option to chose a payment plan and a payment method before accepting or rejecting the proposal. See the process in action .
While there is a commercial product for the Python development platform called Webware, the term has sprouted up as shorthand term for Web Application or Webapp. In fact, Wikipedia (as of this writing) defines webware thusly:
In software engineering, a Web application or webapp is an application that is accessed via Web over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. It is also a computer software application that is coded in a browser-supported language (such as HTML, ASP, PHP, Perl, etc.) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable.
Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of a client, sometimes called a thin client. The ability to update and maintain Web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity. Common Web applications include Webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis, discussion boards, Weblogs, MMORPGs and many other functions.
SonicFog was early to recognize the advantage of webware and the trend toward web based applications. With webware, no longer are you enslaved to your office for the technologies you need. You and your staff are free to collaborate from wherever you are. No more, "Oh, I left that inventory report back at the office." SonicFog can help you move your business processes out of the office and online where secure access can be granted to the key members of your staff, as well as you clients and vendors, if necessary. Use this link to see how affordable webware can be.
SonicFog has completed the development of the 
Members of the Microsoft Expression Web 2 development team headed south to the SonicFog Headquarters in Browns Point, WA for a collaborative working session. This was a Contextual Design Meeting in support of the development of Expression Web 2. The Microsoft team was led by Expression Web Evangelist, Anna Ullrich. Ullrich mentioned that fully 50% of software developers,
We have completed our upgrade to Joomla 1.5 from Joomla 1.0. While this can be a complicated process, we felt this was an important step for a few reasons.