My community portal site for the Capital of the Canadian Arctic, www.iqaluitonline.com, depends on a few components. I purchased and built a couple, as well as use a few Open Source, but am always on the look-out for a better option. For a business directory I’ve been using a good Open Source tool, and was considering going with Mosets Tree (I use Hot Property).

A few days ago, I was browsing the Joomla! extensions site, seen SOBI for the first time, and decided I would check it out. All I can say is wow! I may need to customize a couple things, but as a free Open source component, I have to admit this is about the most functional and well-built as I have ever seen. If you are looking to create a free or paid business listing section for your Joomla! Site, you have to check this out.

I had wanted to offer high-score enabled games on my site for a while, but had never found a convenient solution. I ran into dcsflashgames a couple weeks ago when version 1 was announced. I tried the free version, and was so impressed I paid for the high-score version immediately.

As version 1 was released, Adam provided great support, helping me every step of the way until everything was working. I knew all along that I wanted it, but when high-scores for over 20 of my Flash games started being captured, I realized it offered a while other dimension to my site.

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