Archive for January, 2010

Have you ever been tempted to click on your own AdSense advertisements? I am not suggesting for monetary gain, but because you have been on your own site, checking your latest blog for example when you see an advertisement that actually interests you. If I was visiting a web site that didn’t belong to me, I would have certainly clicked on the ad.  But, because this ad is on your own [...]

I was browsing around the web the other day looking for some guidance, advice and tutorials on taking a web design from Photoshop and coding the design for WordPress. Having spent a good hour of browsing I came across http://www.psd2cssonline.com. Basically, this web site automatically converts your Photoshop PSD file into css, xhtml or templates for Joomla or WordPress once you have applied [...]

I had to feature this video on my web site. The Police don’t often get good press and there lots of negativity around this video, but I think it shows the Police in a positive light. Here are a number of officers showing that they are after all human and can have like the rest of us.

Facebook blocked at work? You don’t need to worry any longer about keeping in touch with your contacts. The social media giant has introduced reply to comments via e-mail. As long as your have not changed your settings to stop email notifications, it’s likely that you receive an email every time someone comments on your status updates, photos, videos and Wall posts. Before now, [...]

E-mail marketing is one of the most effective and inexpensive ways to find and keep new customers.  E-mail Marketing is the process of sending e-mails to acquire new customers and convince existing customers to make additional purchases.  It can also be used to enhance the relationship of a business with its customers and prospects and encourage customer loyalty and repeat business. By building [...]

Step 1: Check server settings: Compare the server settings of your current host to the settings on the new host to make sure that your new server is compatible with Joomla! and the extensions you have already installed. Step 2: Back up everything: This includes all Joomla! files, third-party component files, and any other files that you have added to your site such as images, videos, and so [...]

I have added this song as my featured video here because I really love this song. I first heard it early December last year in the cinema. I was with my daughter and we went to see A Christmas Carol 3D and the song was played with an advert. I think it may have been an advertisement for John Lewis; however, I cannot be sure. The original by Guns N’ Roses was their first song I heard and [...]

Having worked on numerous Virtuemart e-commerce websites I have spend many painstaking hours trying to configure Virtuemart urls to be Search Engine Friendly (SEF). Therefore, I thought it would be useful, not only for me, to collate and compile… a list (if you like) of useful resources, utilities, plug-ins and extensions to assist in improving SEF urls. 1. SEF Router for Virtuemart router.php [...]