Everything You Wanted to Know About Joomla! Content Construction Kits (CCKs), but where afraid to ask.

What is a content construction kit? Which one should I use? What are the differences between K2, jSeblod, Zoo, and FlexiContent, the four most popular CCKs in use today. How difficult is a CCK to learn and use? What affect will a CCK have on my template or design?

In our Joomla content construction kit presentation we are going to show you. The presentation will cover what a CCK is and why you may want to use one. We'll walk through some feature comparisons of the top four CCKs in use today to help you in choosing the right one. Discuss some of the pros and cons when implementing a CCK, like how the new content affects your templates and layouts. We'll take a sneak peek at some new CCK beta's for Joomla 1.6 and end with a discussion on what features may still be missing in the Joomla core versus a content construction kit.

What You’ll Learn

• What is a CCK
• CCK features vs Joomla 1.5 content construction (the S.C.A.M)
• Comparison chart of K2, jSeblod, Zoo, and FlexiContent
• Quick administrative back end look at each.
• Discuss which tie into Joomla's com_component and which don't effecting module creation.
• A quick look at Joomla 1.6 and the new CCK beta.

Agenda:

6:30 pm - Networking and Refreshments
7:00 pm - Welcome
7:05 pm - Content Creation Kits
7:45 pm - Meeting close and After Meeting Networking

Agenda: 6:00--6:20 Networking 6:20--7:00 No-host dinner 7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements 7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

Resources We Use: Part 2

In November we started a discussion of resources we use. We focused on what products and services we re-sell, where we get them and how that works for us. This month we will continue that discussion but focus on those resources that help us run our business and provide our services.

1. Website Resources: What Websites do you use in your business and how: For example, http://Speedtest.net to test Internet speed, or Passmark CPU tests to establish a baseline for CPU speed. MXToolbox.com for blacklists mxlookup etc.

2. Training Resources: What resources do you use to keep current and get training? These should include: websites, podcasts, schools, video casts, online training, webinars, etc.

3. Business Resources: Finances, Client tracking and billing

4. Software we use: Password safes, text editors, FTP, Email, PDF etc.

5. Dealing with Windows 10: How do you protect privacy? How do you prepare clients for upgrades?

6. Other: What did we miss?

Please try and make a list of your useful resources and bring it to the meeting. We'd like to get everyone involved.

Moderators: This will be an open discussion involving everyone. Tim Chalmers (Your computer Guy) and Andy Hundt (Pro Activist Computer Support) will moderate.

How You Resolved a Big Technical Challenge

This is an opportunity for members and guests of monthly meeting of the Oregon Computer Consultants Association to share how they resolved a large technical challenge in the last year. An additional challenge will be to present your story in three minutes or less. The goal is to offer useful and novel solutions to problems other consultants could apply to their own work.

Presented by OCCA Vice President Christian Martin will moderate the event.

Christian is the founder of Denali Consulting.

Agenda:

6:00--6:20 Networking
6:20--7:00 No-host dinner
7:00--7:30 Introductions and announcements
7:30--8:30 Main Presentation (followed by Q&A):

Learn how to “Launch a Live Website in a Few Hours”

Join us for an all day Interactive Build Your Website workshop on August 19th, 2017. Most famous companies that you hear of today such as Uber, AirBnB, Tinder, and Snapchat started off with just a simple website to spread their message. Our workshop will teach you how to build and launch a website from scratch with zero coding skills required. At the end of the workshop; you’ll walk out with the professional website you’ve always wanted as well as master skills to manage the new site on your own. Bonus: In addition, when we’re finish building our websites, we’ll be talking about analytics and ways to increase traffic to your new website. This workshop is taught by millennials with the latest digital trends in an easy, laid-back, interactive environment.

BENEFITS:

• Introduction to Consumer Behaviors and designing habit forming platforms.
• Websites normally cost $1500 or more to hire a developer or take months to create on your own. You will have your basic site completed in a day for a fraction of the cost.
• Individual time to work on your site along with the help of classmates and the instructor.
• Learn how to increase web traffic using search engine optimisation (SEO) techniques.
• Learn how to improve the user experience and the content on your website.
• Learn how to integrate your social media presence, please have all these accounts set up before the course if possible. (Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube)
• Practical exercises on your laptop, plus detailed handouts and follow-up video tutorials
• Learn concepts through case studies, interactive role play, exercises and discussions
• Learn how to install Google Analytics and Google Webmaster’s Tools/ Search Console
• Learn the value of building your brand and discover how creating websites can help grow your online presence as well as enhance teaching and learning
• Be entertained by stories from our real-world experienced and knowledgeable instructors
• Learn how to use the latest analytics web platforms, social media management platforms such as buffer/Hootsuite, and design platforms such as Canva.

WHO SHOULD COME?

Created for entrepreneurs, small-business owners, marketing professionals, small practice owners, designers, contractors, artists, musicians, authors, students and other self-starters.

PREREQS/PREPARATION:

Please bring along your own PC or Mac laptop and charger, that is able to connect to the Internet - WiFi access will be available to all attendees. No spares will be available on the day – so it’s essential you bring your own computer along A credit card in case you choose to do any upgrades to have a more polished and professional site such as better features and functionality.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:

This workshop will be led by Heber Michaels, CEO and Founder at Eber Health. Prior to this; Heber Michaels founded IBEA (a non-profit) and quickly grew it to 60+ members while in college (2015). His vision for IBEA was to offer practical courses and resources (that colleges normally don't offer) to fellow students and young professionals in the Portland Metro Area. Since the inception of IBEA, more than 1,000 attendees have attended its courses.

ABOUT IBEA:

Non-profit organization established in 2014, offers practical courses and resources (that colleges normally don't offer) to fellow students and young professionals in the Portland Metro Area. For more information please visit myibea.org.

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS:

For further information: Please Contact Us at [email protected]

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse

Please note: Thursday classes are held in the Classroom. Saturday classes are held in the Meeting Room.

Interested in creating a website, but don't know where to start? Join us at Free Geek for an introduction to the building blocks of the web: HTML and CSS.

Required skills: Comfort using a keyboard & mouse