I haven’t been on here in forever; but it’s always been in the back of my mind. With all of the advances in my programming skills as of late I’m probably going to toss out wordpress in exchange for an MVC that I can customize.
I might end up looking for pre-built bridges into wordpress; as I love the UI they provide.
The real focus though, needs to be an update/consolidation of all of my portfolio work. The key though will be to make it easily update-able. I always have trouble finding the inspiration to work on something solely for myself because I’d rather help someone with their project or work. Lately I’ve been starting more projects than finishing them; however it’s not due to the fact that I’m dropping them… it’s much worse than that, I keep thinking of ways to make them better, and they grow exponentially.
For example: I’m currently working on a homebrewers resource/community site as a side project and I’ve got a lot of the framework in place, I just can’t seem to get to a good point to skin it.
Between side projects and work I’m at a loss for time; sad to say I feel like my laptop is becoming an appendage rather than an accessory.
Anybody looking for a framework/cms that easily allows you to enter/update portfolio pieces and wanna have a brainstorming session on the tools that are out there and what they’re missing?? I’m not going to reinvent the wheel *as much as I enjoy it* but I do want something geared towards designers with a relatively easy templating system; more than that though -> tons of functionality and customization.
Anybody need a site/business management tool/etc?? I’m always looking for new projects.
Current side projects:
Time Tracking Software (yes, I know about toggl and it’s great but I don’t wanna pay for invoicing – also I want something that auto rounds my hours; allows for maintenance work etc)
Homebrewing community site
Personal Site overhaul
Business Site overhaul
Eggshell mosaic (yes, I do still enjoy physical mediums)