by Wayne Hastings | Jul 6, 2009 | Gallery 2, Hacks
When everything else is fairly configurable, why are some things so difficult? Here is how to hide the view count on albums in Gallery 2 using the Matrix default template. Edit /themes/matrix/templates/album.tpl Replace this: showViewCount=true With this:...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 27, 2009 | Hacks, Macintosh
Have you figured out that you can color code your Apple Mail messages? Go to Format –> Show Colors Select a message in your inbox, then click a color in the Colors palette. You can’t sort based on the colors, but at least you can do more than just mark...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 26, 2009 | Hacks, PayPal
Here is a simple hack that took me a while to locate, so here is a post to document… The PayPal cart and buy now buttons allow you great variety in shipping, but how do you charge a flat rate for shipping per order? It isn’t obvious. Add the following line...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 19, 2009 | Search Engine Optimization
Google owns search. And any discussion of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) will focus heavily on what we know about Google’s indexing and ranking methods. According to TechCrunch, “Of the 137 billion estimated total searches performed in the U.S. last year...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 18, 2009 | Content Management, Hacks, Joomla
In Joomla 1.5, the system automatically creates a META Generator tag that you might want to change or hide. The default tag looks like this: <meta name=”generator” content=”Joomla! 1.5 – Open Source Content Management” /> There is...
