I was fortunate enough to be asked to work as a beta tester for the newest product from EllisLab called MojoMotor! The product just launched, so I wanted to give a few thoughts on this cool new web development package.

What is MojoMotor?
MojoMotor is a web publishing engine that, in my opinion, bridges the gap between a tightly hand-coded web site and a template-based CMS that’s easy for a non-programmer to update. It has a back-end interface that sits “on top” of your website so, when logged in, you can basically just type directly onto your web page and save the changes. This is particularly appealing from a designer’s standpoint because you don’t have to have a lot of web knowledge to update the content which fits the needs of a lot of clients out there. You could set up the site and hand it off pretty easily. That’s not to say that, as a programmer, you give up control. You can still edit the html/css files and can have full html source editing on every page for more exact tweaking. Here’s a link to their overview for more information.
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I just recently finished a redesign of a website for classical pianist Steven Spooner. Check out the site and listen to some of his excellent recordings.

For those out there in iPhone and mobile browser land, the DESIGNOJEK blog is now iPhone accessible and has a special format when viewed on a small screen. Give it a try! Also, if you make a web clip on your iPhone, there’s a special icon for that, too.

While I’m on a roll, I’ll just get the geek out of my system now:

• - Sun Jar: got one as a gift recently. It’s awesome!
• - Store your new computer with AirMail
• - Some light for your office
• - Public domain images from the Library of Congress!
• - Recycled CD sleeves
• - Cool iPhone emulator – good for website testing