by Wayne Hastings | Jun 4, 2009 | Hacks, Macintosh, Utilities
Occasionally in Mac OS, I’ll get an e-mail with a .dat file extension. .dat is pretty generic, but typically this is from an older Microsoft e-mail program bundling the message and one or more attachments into the .dat. The Microsoft program knows what’s...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 3, 2009 | Hacks, Joomla
When it somes to Joomla 1.5, sometimes having to create a feedback form is overkill, when all you really need is for a Contact to do a graceful redirect to a thank you page upon submission. This hack requires modifying a core component, so be sure to save a copy of...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 2, 2009 | Google, Hacks, Macintosh
I’ve been using Gmail Notifier for a couple weeks now, and it is growing on me. The default value for checking for new mail is something like 4 minutes, much too long when I’m in the middle of a busy day and have people counting on me to be on top of my...
by Wayne Hastings | Jun 1, 2009 | Hacks
I’ve been doing a lot of random research lately, looking for ways to get things done and to extend the functionality of the various systems I work with daily. I’m a big fan of Delicious, but the very nature of the Internet means these resources I have...
by Wayne Hastings | May 25, 2009 | Joomla
I’ve been blogging so much about WordPress that I’ve neglected posting about Joomla, the CMS I spend most of my time mucking around with. Here are some Joomla plug-ins I can’t live without. ChronoForms Allows you to create forms in Joomla without...
