The postponed JUGT Tienda presentation by Dioscouri's Rafael Diaz-Tushman has been rescheduled to March 21st, 2010.

I had mentioned previously that I was excited to learn more about Tienda's capabilities and functionality from the presentation previously scheduled to take place on February 27. Unfortunately mother nature interfered with our plans and due to the storm hitting NY and Ontario Rafael was unable to take his planned flight to Toronto which left us all drooling for another month.

The JUGT has announced that the plans are on again and to register for this free event you just need to put your name down on the list at the JUGT's official website. 

I am very disappointed but also know there is nothing none of us could have done to prevent the postponement of the event. We can't control mother nature and she is sure showing she rules today.

Gusting winds and powdery snow on already icy surfaces make a good combination for disaster. Lots of accidents have been reported around the GTA and many flights cancelled, including Rafael Diaz-Tushman's, our presenter.

The JUGT will be informing all members of the new date via mass mail so if you are not a registered member at the site yet, sign up to receive up to date information on this and other events to come.

This design had JSN Epic free as base template. The header design came from seeing the nice high res pictures sent to me by one of the business' partners when the subject of a redesign came about.

AAA Black Cab is a local cab company offering high end rides for regular cab rates. 

They had a basic site created with the Yahoo tools and needed something that could be easily updated and expanded. 

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I have lived in Canada for almost 12 years now but the friendliness, warmth, colors and style I carry with me are all definitely derived from my Brazilian background.

I keep in touch with designer/developer friends back home and check lots of Brazilian blogs, magazines, design studios regularly not only for inspiration but for new trends and things "stirring the pot" so to speak.

I used Mambo for about a year before 2005 when the Joomla! project forked out. I decided to take the new road with Joomla! and have been using it ever since.

Interestingly enough, although I was using Joomla! for a long time I only got involved with the project more seriously once I attended my first social JUGT (Joomla! User Group Toronto) meeting last April.

Today I had the great pleasure, together with Abivia's Alan Langford, of interviewing Rafael Diaz-Tushman, President and CEO of Dioscouri Design about his upcoming presentation of his new e-commerce extension, Tienda.

This was a fun project to work on. No boundaries set.

The Safety Routine is a new local rock band and at the time the project was initiated the band had no marketing materials I could use from which to brand the site.

They did have a logo which was created by one of the band's members. I used that as a starting point and created the site around it as well as the band's style. I knew I was using Joomla! and that gave me an edge.

This project's layout is one of my favorites.

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The latest JUGT pub night was held on April 22nd at Hemingway's (Yorkville).

It was a fun night with lots of Joomla info exchanged among the members who participated.
Even though I have been using Joomla since its inception it was my first time attending a pub night and it certainly won't be my last. I certainly had a blast!!

This Pub Night was held on May 20th at Hemingway's and we had another great turn out! The evening was a great mix of both new and familiar faces.

For those who participated, thank you for the great conversation around the table. We hope to see you all (and any friends you can persuade to come with you) again next month.

The June Pub Night took was held on the 17th at the Frog and Firkin. We had fewer members than initially expected, probably due to the rainy weather, but it was still fun and productive! We thank all who braved the rain and wind from as far as Stouffville to participate on last night’s event.