Joomla Walkthroughs
Global Configuration
In this walk-through we'll go over the Global Configuration area of Joomla's backend. The settings in this section control the Site, System, and Serve...
Read moreAdministrator Panel
In this walk-through you'll get the basics of the Administrator backend panel. I'll show you the main areas of the backend and what they are used for....
Read moreJoomla Terminology
In this walk-through I'll go over some basic terminology in Joomla. It's mostly terms that you should be familiar with and that I'll be using throughout the rest of the…
Installing Joomla
In this walk-through you'll learn how to install Joomla on the server. I use ICDSoft as a Host/ISP so I'll be using them for this installation and examples. I also…
Joomla Tips
Changing the Date and Tim
By default Joomla shows the date and time in the article. While this is, for the most part, a useful feature there are plenty of times I'd rather not ...
Read morePrint Article is Right Al
I noticed when I tried to print an article from one of the contributors at www.shitheadery.com that after clicking on the Print icon the new page come...
Read moreAdding Plugin Code t…
Every time I get a special plugin that can add stuff to content, like attachments, mp3, video, etc. using something like this {link}put your stuff in here{/link} and the plug-in…
Joomla Upload Limit
By default Joomla has an upload limit of 20 MB. A little slim for the 21st century. You can increase this limit by adding a php.ini file or two on the…
Joomla Tutorials & Tips
From the Blog
Hostgator Sells E-mail
Because of the websites I've built and domain names I own I have thousands of e-mail addresses available to me. It came to me a few years ago that I c...
Read more10 Reasons Not to Buy th
I don't hate Apple. I don't even dislike Apple. I have an i-Phone. I made fun of everyone I knew who had an i-phone ... until I got one, then I couldn...
Read moreOffice 2010 Beta
I installed the Office 2010 beta a couple of days ago. I'm trying to use it like you'd use any new product. I've only cracked Outlook so far and I…
Jailbreak the iPhone…
I'm certainly not going to condone illicit behavior or suggest you do something that may void a warranty or cause the Mac police to storm your house like Israeli Special…
Software Tips
Hide Desktop Icons
The ability to hide the desktop icons is pretty neat if you have a lot of icons on your desktop. I'm a bit of a minimalist myself, but my dad has mana...
Read moreReadability for Firefox
Readability is from the same guys who brought us Google Redisigned. This is particularly a good Firefox addon if you like reading websites without all...
Read moreFirefox Keyboard Sho…
One of the things missing in IE is the sheer amount of available keyboard shortcut keys. While there are quite a few, they are fairly typical of most Windows shortcuts…
Disable Sticky / Fil…
Have you ever been doing something and the annoying Sticky Keys warning popups in the middle of the screeen. You press No and it goes away. It's a pretty helpful accessibility…
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