17 Jul 2009

Dan Luton - ToolboxCreations

Written by Brian Teeman

Dan LutonName
Dan Luton/ToolboxCreations

On-Line name (Skype:Twitter:Joomla forums)
Dan-toolboxdigital : toolboxcreation : Dan L

Website
http://www.toolboxcreations.com

Location
Gloucestershire, UK

Job
Joomla website & template designer/developer

If I weren't talking to you right now I'd be ...
Probably working on one of my projects, or learning some more about the other platforms I’m involved with – Drupal, ExpressionEngine and Magento.

I wish people would take more notice of ...
The advancement of web browser technology.  Why do people still insist on using IE6?

A phrase I use far too often is ...
“I’m too busy”.  Probably not a bad thing...

The most suprising thing that has happened to me is ...
Starting up an IT business only to end up working in web development.  Not what I planned at all, but not one regret...

I'm good at ...
Picking up new skills when self-training. I have a brain like a sponge when it comes to new stuff that I’m really into.  I’m good at games too – I had a 12 year career in the Games Industry (Quality Assurance).

I'm very bad at ...
Knowing when to stop working.

The ideal night out is ...
Decent meal plus movie plus wife, minus kids.

The best age to be is ...
35 :)

What did you dream of becoming as a child?
Michael Knight, with my very own KITT.

My philosophy on life is ...
Play hard, work harder.

How did you get involved in Joomla?
I just discovered it one day not long after I started my own IT business.  Something clicked, the gratification was additive.  After a while I found my path in template development, and was a forum moderator for RocketTheme for a while, what a great, inspiring community those guys have built.

I am involved in Joomla because ....
It’s at the core of my business, and the community is just amazing.  You feel like part of a huge global family.

What one feature would you like to see in Joomla?
Proper, native ACL – fingers crossed for 1.6!

What is the first extension you install in Joomla?
Probably Joomlapack or JCE.

Complete the sentance "Joomla rocks the world because ..."
"...of it’s mind-boggling AWESOMENESS.  It is king of the CMS’s without a doubt."

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About Brian Teeman

  • As a co-founder of Joomla! and OpenSourceMatters Inc I've never been known to be lacking an opinion or being too afraid to express it.

    Despite what some people might think I'm a shy and modest man who doesnt like to blow his own trumpet or boast about achievements.

    But it seems that no blog exists without an "About" page so rather than talk about what an amazingly great guy I am and list all the things I've achieved (and failed at) in life from my Cycling Proficiency Test in 1976 to winning an award for the "UK Individual Contribution to Open / Source" in 2005 here are some links.

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