Well, another idea from my second favorite Joomla! blog, Alledia. Everybody in the Joomla! community sees the specter of the highly anticipated Joomla 1.6 version on the horizon but not too many have gotten a chance to check it out in detail. I did that last night and was giddier than a high school girl that just got asked to prom by the quarterback. It has a ton of cool usability features for administrators, so if you spend a lot of time in the backend of your joomla site, listen up.

Often when organizations and large companies are searching for contractors for a particular project, they will write an in-depth document called an RFP, or Request for Proposal. Contractors in turn submit proposals based on requests in the RFP, essentially presenting a number of line-item services that comply with the RFP's scope of services in a manner that is clear, concise and complete, leaving no questions unanswered. The burden here lies not only on the contractor to respond adequately to the RFP, but on the originating organization to follow certain guidelines when writing the RFP in the first place. With that said, here are some issues that companies should avoid when sending out an RFP.

I just came across a blog post mentioning joomla content creation kits at Alledia. The article briefly went over some of the options (k2, Form2Content, jReviews, and more) and then put it out to the readers to discuss. Check out that post for developer opinions, but be sure to read my comments below if you are a user that wants the real scoop on CCKs for Joomla!.