Don't want to be too harsh here because this module does work right out of the box. However it does have a number of basic flaws, chief among them the requirement that your menu have no more and no less than 12 items. So you can't have more and if you have less because it's still embedding target=self links on the page you get ugly missing graphics (Safari 3, for example.)

So first of all there needs to be a field in the xml file to select how many menu items. Also any items you try to leave blank will re-autoopulate with a link to http://joomlaink.com, so in some broswers you'll just have random links for no reason.

Also just to clear up any mistaken assumptions, this module does not integrate in any way with the Joomla menu system. It merely allows you to create a different menu and enter the URLS for exactly 12 items BY HAND.

There is no provisioning for spacing, although that's easily fixed in css. Still shouldn't this really be included OOB? The other minor issues can be fixed in the code, but the module doesn't work with the Joomla menu system.

Having said all that. I did find this module useful, (!) after I made the necessary changes to its code, but wanted to make it clear to users beforehand what this module does and does not do. If I am mistaken about anything I welcome the opportunity to be corrected.

I've tried each of the 9 portfolio components listed on j.d.e. For some reason I decided to try this one last. I'm not sure whether that was a good idea: if I had tried it first, it might have saved me a good deal of time, however by trying it last I don't have to worry about there being a *better* one out there.

YMMV of course, but this is the one that rocks it for me.

As Ant101 & vygandas have pointed out, thumbnails are not working. I installed it on J1.5.14.

Not sure what author means by importance of configuring it first, there are only 4 configuration options listed. This component has fewer config options than most other components for Joomla! I have seen.

Solving the thumbnails issue would make this a great OOB component.