April 16th, 2011
Rastin of rmdStudio and I met yesterday in Kitsilano at Calhoun’s Bakery (below) where we first partnered in 2007 to officially incorporate Tazzu as Tazzu™ Networking Ltd.
This meeting today however was to mark the passing of time, and acknowledge the winds of change.
We did some reflecting and agreed that Tazzu™ had been a blast!
Since that first meeting in ’07 Tazzu™ has had its share of successes – initially a vibrant growing community, networking meetings in Yaletown, Gastown and Richmond, a number of WordPress Camps, Joomla Camps, including organizing and hosting the very first Joomla Day in Canada: “Joomla Day Vancouver”.
The Tazzu™ community grew from an initial small handful of local acquaintances in 2006 to a vibrant group with members hailing from around the globe.
Some say that all good things must come to an end. I’m not so sure this is true, but what I do know is that time keeps ticking, and along with the passing of time comes change.
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December 24th, 2010
Christmas time is here again, and up from our world rises all sorts of activity.
This is a day that takes us out of our daily routine and throws most of us in some kind of tizzy and/or celebration. That in itself truly deserves pondering.
Christmas is a day that stirs people up, and for many a time of unmet expectations & additional stress. Emotions can run a-muck from joy to depression, love, hate, peace and animosity.
I find it absolutely fascinating that this single day can evoke so much controversy. To some, the very word “Christmas” is offensive.
As I listen to the debate of which Christmas phrase is most appropriate I almost feel like opting out. People will be offended if I wish them a Merry Christmas. Some find Happy Holidays too impersonal & empty. Perhaps Seasons Greetings is the safest bet!
I personally still like Merry Christmas the best – I was raised up during a time when this greeting was taken at face value and meant just that.
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September 18th, 2010
That was the title of a facebook message I’d received this morning from a friend and respectable professional businessman.
While the details were different, the story was sadly TOO familiar… people who claim to be professional website developers fall unimpressively and sometimes horribly short.
You get what you pay for.
Out of respect to this gentleman as a friend and local businessman I took some time to share some thoughts on this prevalent experience.
As I concluded the message I stated that professional website development companies need to educate consumers… thus the reason for this blog post.
Note: while I’ve not included all the details of my response, this is the crux of the message…
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September 11th, 2010
JenTekk is pleased to announce the launch of the new Richmond Shares website.
The Richmond Shares website promotes community giving & sharing above and beyond the peak seasons of giving to a year round practice by providing a place for the Richmond Community to post donated items, or receive needed items.
The previous site – while for the most part meeting Richmond Shares needs – required the commitment of a PHP programmer to volunteer site maintenance. With their generous PHP programmer volunteer unable to continue helping out, Richmond Shares found themselves in a difficult situation.
Old site below:
As a volunteer for the Richmond Women’s Resource Centre (who operate Richmond Shares) I recommended we convert the Richmond Shares website to a Joomla CMS site, giving the Richmond Shares independence & sustainability.
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June 3rd, 2010
JenTekk is pleased to announce the launch of the 2010 Kids Summer Reading Club website themed “Reading Rocks!”
We have had the pleasure of creating the Kids SRC website for the past four years, with this year making it 5!
Thanks to BCLA and the great people who also contribute to the Kids SRC – as always, it was a blast working with you!
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May 24th, 2010
To celebrate 4000 code commits, Rastin and Ash decided to release to the public Anahita Social Engine™ version 1.0 Alpha 1 codename White Angelica!
»» READ original announcement here
As an alpha version, it naturally has bugs, does not yet have some features such as privacy and Access Control List. In addition, user blocking is not yet fully functional. These and more are being addressed in the next alpha release, currently under development.
»» DOWNLOAD the installable packages here
Catch the buzz
This news comes with much anticipation as the buzz of Anahita Social Engine™ picks up momentum:
Last month Mr. Bob Bloom did an interview with Rastin and Ash on his radio podcast show, featuring the Anahita Social Engine™ project and Nooku.
»» LISTEN to the podcast here
Earlier, the Nooku and Beyounic Teams presented the Anahita Project at the Joomla Day Italia Rome in their Nooku presentation.
»» READ original blog post here
Follow Anahita Social Engine™
If you want to hear all the latest news regarding Anahita Social Engine™ first hand, these are the ways you can stay in the know:
Congratulations to Rastin and Ash, and the Anahita Social Engine™ Partners on this wonderful milestone!
Want to become a partner? Read Become a Partner on the Anahitapolis website.
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March 22nd, 2010
It’s been a busy Spring so JenTekk is pleased to announce the completion and launch of a second website this week: Terri Howie (dot) com
Terri Howie’s services include Specialty Auto Sales and Auto Financing for credit challenged customers.
Terri came to me late last fall, knowing exactly what she wanted, expediting the process of getting her website up and running. Joomla CMS was a perfect match for her!
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