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JoomlaDate for J!1.5
Written by Eric Goldman   
Tuesday, 27 October 2009 16:33

For a very long time, people have been asking me when the next iteration of JoomlaDate, the Joomla! dating and social networking solution will be coming out. While I was very happy with the simplicity and functionality in JoomlaDate for Joomla! 1.0, there are many reasons I did not do a direct port or try to make it run in Legacy Mode. I wanted to make a much more flexible system. Customers gave me all sorts of whacky requests and wanted me to craft some very interesting customizations. The framework for JoomlaDate only really worked for dating. For well over a year I was planning out the theory behind the next iteration of JoomlaDate. To build a more flexible system required developing new techniques and algorithms to improve searching, profile generation, and many other features that would create a next generation framework instead of just a new component. This past summer I had some free time to play around and implement these new ideas.

Unfortunately, these ideas turned out to be way too complex to implement, which means trouble for you the site administrator and your users. I have begun efforts to simplify the new framework while delivering a unique and easy-to-adapt component. I really hope to get more free time to work on this and test out the new ideas.

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Paying by e-Check?
Written by Eric Goldman   
Friday, 12 December 2008 17:40
I have been talking with a few customers, and it seems there is some confusion about using e-Checks through PayPal. When you use an e-Check, it is not an instantaneous transaction as if you used a credit card. If you need your software immediately, you should purchase with a credit card (does not even require a PayPal account). You are of course still free to use an e-Check if you prefer, but you will not receive your download links until after the Payment has cleared. e-Checks must be processed as a normal paper check would, and may take a few days (four on average) to clear with your bank. However, once your e-Check payment clears, PayPal will instantly notify the sales system and your download information will be emailed to you. I hope this clears up any confusion, but as always feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Official PayPal information about e-Checks: click here.
 
Total RSS added to JED
Written by Eric Goldman   
Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:05
I have just submitted Total RSS to the Joomla Extension Directory (http://extensions.joomla.org). This will be the first test of our new online store. The initial beta with a few testers went okay, but please do not expect a polished experience yet. This new store model was designed to make information easier to access and to make purchasing quicker. Please do not hesitate to contact me, as I want to make sure everything works great for everyone. I always look forward to questions and doing business with new customers. If you loved Author RSS for 1.0.XX, you will really love Total RSS for 1.5.XX! Thanks for browsing and I hope you enjoy. Contact me here. Check our Total RSS by clicking here.

To all my new customers, thanks for checking out the store. For all my past customers, thank you for checking out my new product. I know some of you have been waiting too long.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 December 2008 11:16 )
 
WDH Opens New Store
Written by Eric Goldman   
Monday, 10 November 2008 11:30
Web Design Hero is proud to announce the unvailing of its new online store! For the past year, all transactions have required manual invoicing from the author. While this gave both the customer and myself the chance to interact and discuss project goals, the actual purchasing procedure was not click and buy. In order to increase the speed of obtaining my software, I have spent a great deal of time researching various online shopping systems to provide the best shopping and post purchase experience for all of my customers. Throughout the next few months, I will continue to tweak this platform in order to provide features I was unable to find in an free or commercial shopping system currently on the Internet. It it my hope that these new features will help my customers better understand the product and to gain information about development and new releases of my software. I welcome your feedback, and I want you all to know you can still contact me with any prepurchase questions that may arrise. My goal here is to provide superior quality software through strong, direct customer relationships in order to provide the products you want with the high quality support you have come to expect.
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 November 2008 17:05 )