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Joomla! is a state-of-the-art Internet publishing platform and and full featured Content Management System. Joomla! was developed as a branch of Mambo CMS on August 17, 2005. Since then it has grown to slowly become one of the most popular, secure and powerful open source CMS solutions available.

Joomla! is a powerful is an award-winning open source content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. It has won worldwide popularity due to its? ease-of-use and extensibility, and it requires almost no technical skill. Features include a User Manager, WYSIWYG Editor, Media Manager, Language Manager, Banner Manager, Contact Manager, Polls & Syndication, Template Manager, a Menu Manager and more. Thousands of free plugins and templates are available, and a network of Developers worldwide.

ONLINE DEMO
http://demo.joomla.org/

This course teaches you everything you need to know to install, setup and manage this CMS with the minimum time and expense.

Duration: 16 hrs. (8 lessons @ 2 hours each)

Location: You will be notified via email once you have enrolled.

Prerequisites: This is a starter-level course and assumes no prior knowledge of the CMS. However, a basic knowledge of using Windows XP and the Internet is required.

Knowledge and skills with photo-image editing software such as Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop is highly recommended. Basic knowledge of HTML codes is an asset.

Required Student Textbook & Materials:

Joomla! For Dummies
Wiley, ISBN: 047043287X
Paperback, 384 pages
Published January 2009
* This book is included in the course fee.

What You Will Get From This Training Course:

The tuition for this course includes the following:

1. Domain Name of your choice (1 year)
2. Premium Linux Web Hosting (1 year)
3. Joomla! For Dummies (textbook)
   

Your account will remain active for one full year after you enroll in the course. After one year is over you can renew your web hosting at the regular rate or cancel your account.

Joomla CMS
Dates & Times	Hours	Tuition	Status
continuous intake	16 hrs.	$600 CAD	available

Bloggers love WordPress…and there’s a good reason why! If you’re ready to start using this free blogging software, WordPress For Dummies, 2nd Edition is just what you and your blog need to get started fast.

Wordpress is considered the #1 blogging platform in the world. Since its?release in 2003, it has grown each year and developed a reputation for being a user-friendly and powerful open-source software application.

Wordpress For Dummies shows you how to explore theme development and learn where to find free WordPress themes. Learn how to extend WordPress through plug-ins, CSS, custom fields, and more. Find out about archiving, interacting with readers through comments, tracking back, and handling spam using Askimet. Get the inside scoop on domain registration, choosing the right web hosting, and using basic software tools like FTP. Create a unique blog theme and presentation by using template tags with CSS.

Sign up for WordPress.com, log in, set options, and create User Profiles. Install WordPress.org, set up a MySQL database, explore RSS feeds, and organize a blogroll. Discover the secrets of creating a blog that draws readers and learn about Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Get tips on the best widgets, upgrades, and plugins you can add to make your blog outstanding. Learn how to use the Dashboard, manage comments, and make permalinks work with your web server. With WordPress For Dummies 2nd Edition, it’s easy to use this free software to build a blog that stands out in a crowd.

From the Back Cover:

Discover why bloggers love WordPress and make your blog the best it can be!

Blogs are as much a part of life today as the evening newspaper was fifty years ago, and for much the same reason: Inquiring minds want to know. WordPress powers some of the most popular blogs on the Web, and with this guide to help, it can work for you, too. Here’s what WordPress does, how to set it up and use it, and some cool bells and whistles to make your blog stand out.

Product Details:

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (February 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470402962
• ISBN-13: 978-0470402962
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

WordPress is a state-of-the-art Internet publishing platform and Content Management System (CMS). Since it’s inception in 2003, WordPress has rapidly grown to become one of the most popular blogging tools in the world, used on hundreds of thousands of websites and seen by tens of millions of people every day.

WordPress is completely customizable and can be used for almost anything. It is also an ‘Open Source’ project, which means there are hundreds of people all over the world working on developing it so it will never go out of date. For these reasons and many more, WordPress is now the Internet platform of choice when a quick, robust CMS/blogging solution is required.

However, installing and mastering the software and it’s many uses can initially be a daunting task. This 16 hour intensive course gives you a complete and detailed overview of WordPress: from downloading and installing the software, through learning how to use it quickly and effectively, to customizing Wordpress and highlighting some the options open to you for expanding on it’s possibilities and potential. The perfect course for those looking to master the software within the minimum amount of time and expense.

Duration: 16 hrs. (8 lessons @ 2 hours each)

Location: You will be notified via email once you have enrolled.

Prerequisites: This is a starter-level course and assumes no prior knowledge of the CMS. However, a basic knowledge of using Windows XP and the Internet is required.

Knowledge and skills with photo-image editing software such as Paint Shop Pro or Adobe Photoshop is highly recommended. Basic knowledge of HTML codes is an asset.

Required Student Textbook & Materials:

Wordpress For Dummies (2nd Edition)
Wiley 2009, ISBN: 978-0-470-40296-2
Paperback, 408 pages
Published January 2009
* This book is included in the course fee.

What You Will Get From This Training Course:

The tuition for this course includes the following:

1. Domain Name of your choice (1 year)
2. Premium Linux Web Hosting (1 year)
3. Wordpress For Dummies (2nd Edition)
   

Your account will remain active for one full year after you enroll in the course. After one year is over you can renew your web hosting at the regular rate or cancel your account.

Wordpress CMS
Dates & Times	Hours	Tuition	Status
continuous intake	16 hrs.	$600 CAD	available

So you created a Wordpress Theme. Now learn how to install and customize it.

Computer education classes offered by netpluswebhosting.com are held in various locations throughout the Greater Toronto Area and cover a wide selection of subjects. We offer daytime, evening and weekend classes to accommodate all age groups and types of students from beginners to advanced.

Although the primary focus of our training is in the field of web design, we offer supplemental courses on related subjects such as Graphic Design, Programming, Flash Video, Linux and Microsoft Windows OS, Web Servers, and Basic Computers.

Intensive hands-on-training classes are limited in size from five up to ten students. Training seminars or other events can range in size from ten to twenty students. We keep class sizes small for all web design training courses that require a high degree of student-teacher interaction. Personal one-on-one computer training is also available.

Linux Operating Systems
Linux is a powerful, reliable and free computer operating system similar in look and feel to Microsoft Windows XP and Vista. The Linux program has courses for both beginners and professionals on advanced and basic Linux OS subjects.

Content Management Systems
A web Content Management System (or CMS) is a program that runs on a web server that is designed to simplify the publication of Internet based content to Web sites. It greatly simplifies the task of website publishing by allowing content creators to create and edit content without requiring technical knowledge of HTML or costly web design software.

We offer classroom-based instruction in a wide selection of popular, free, CMS applications such as Joomla, Wordpress, Drupal and more.

Digital Video & Multimedia
Advances in computer hardware and software have made it easier than ever to create your own DVD or a video masterpeice to upload to Youtube for viewing over the Internet. Learn to make your own video productions for fun or business.

Adobe Master Collection Suite
These are professional-level training courses designed teach you how to use software that is part of the Adobe Master Collection such as Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Fireworks, and Premiere Pro.

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Training you about web design and how to create or maintain your website for business or personal use is our primary mission at netpluswebhosting.com. We provide customers with several training and support options ranging from basic classroom instruction to customized, one-on-one personal instruction.

Personal computer training is essential to our company. Our competitors offer services but leave their customers to struggle with the new technology in an area where they have no knowledge or experience. This is? especially true in the in the emerging field of eCommerce. There are thousands of companies that provide excellent web design services; but will they train you?

We help our customers learn how to create and manage their own website. Optionally, we can design a website and then train you how to maintain it yourself.

Our website solutions are created using free, open source Content Management System like Joomla or Wordpress.? Student textbooks are available for all classroom training courses courtesy of Packt Publications.

What kind of computer education do you want and need? How quickly do you want to learn? Are you a quick learner who can take accelerated learning or do you want to take things slow and easy because you are just a beginner? These are just some of the questions we ask our customers to provide them with a computer education solution customized to their individual needs and expectations. The field of web design and ecommerce is growing quickly; don’t be left behind.

Working in partnership with NetPLUS College Canada, a provincially approved and certified training institution, we provide customers with affordable classroom based training courses on various subjects related to web design and ecommerce.

Do you want to create your own Blog? We can help you. Do you want to create your own ecommerce store but you don’t know where to start? We can help you. Send us an email and we will arrange an appointment where we can meet to help you gain the skills and knowledge you need for success. Netpluswebhosting.com gives you the tools you need to create the website of your dreams and empowers you with the skills and knowledge you need to make your dream a reality.

Learning Solutions

We offer the following business solutions to provide them with first-class computer education design to meet their individual needs:

• Classroom-based computer training (5 to 10 students)
• One-On-One Personal Training (classroom or in-home)
• Distance Education (via the Internet; one-on-one or groups)

Computer education key subjects:

• Adobe Design Suite (all products)
• Graphic Design (print; web and video)
• Microsoft Office (Openoffice and Google Docs)
• Web Design (HTML, XML, CSS, MySQL)
• Video Editing (DVD; Youtube Streaming Video)
• Programming for the Internet (Javascript, CSS, PHP, Ruby)
• Building Web Servers (Windows 2003; Linux; Clarke Connect)
• Basic Computer Education (Microsoft Windows, Linux, Unix)
• Content Management Systems (ie. Joomla, Wordpress)

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