This is a handy component and the only one that seems to fit fit for job listing. It works and is easy to use. I'm mostly happy with it.

For some reason the job description throws in some extra tags that make the output look crappy. There are templates that the end user can edit to change the display but they don't fix this.

It would also be nice to be able to display jobs by categories. The inability to do so was almost a deal breaker with my client. But using this sure beats trying to develop my own, so I'm not complaining loudly.

Looking through the reviews, I see that most of them are excellent and there was one person for whom Thyme was overwhelming. That seems about right. This is far and away the most capable of the calendar components available and a great stand alone app without Joomla. At $50 it is a terrific bargain too. That's just a fraction of the cost of anything comparable, as a stand alone program. Nothing comparable integrates with Joomla.

And it is a bit complicated to set up. But then so is Joomla if you want to truly get the most out of it. It is incredibly difficult to write software that is both powerful and easy to use. I think that Thyme does a pretty good job of being usable and a great job of being configurable and feature rich.

Documentation is very good. Online support from both the Thyme forums and the developer are excellent. The program is reasonable to customize and has great email and RSS integration as well as iCalendar export and import. It beats the socks off any Open Source calendar project I've seen in ease of use. It looks pretty nice, too.

Joomla integration with Joomla isn't complete. Thyme's own administration is more capable than that found in the Joomla Admin. That's a very minor annoyance. The public face of Thyme looks just like the rest of the site. I'd like Thyme written as a pure Joomla component/module. But that would be another product. As it is, Thyme is perfectly usable in Joomla. I'll live with the inconvenience. Thyme's strengths far out weigh its minor awkwardness.

Maybe the Ruby on Rails hot shots will do something slicker some day. For now, this is hands-down the top of the class and a bargain, too. If you want something drop dead simple to install and configure, go elsewhere. For a reasonably experienced developer, Thyme is terrific.