Joomla

Joomla! 2.5 – Installing a Movable Type API Plugin (XMLRPC)

This installation procedure is for Movable Type XMLRPC for Joomla! 1.7.1 under Joomla! 2.5.0. It is likely the same for other version combinations, but there is no guarantee. Even though the plugin name says it is for Joomla! 1.7.1, it works fine with Joomla! 2.5.0 This installation procedure is NOT compatible with Joomla! 1.5.x. Instructions […]

Mathematics

Proving Alternate Interior Angles are Congruent (the same)

The Alternate Interior Angles Theorem states that If two parallel straight lines are intersected by a third straight line (transversal), then the angles inside (between) the parallel lines, on opposite sides of the transversal are congruent (identical). This is illustrated in the image below: We see two parallel lines and a third line (transversal) intersecting […]

Mathematics

Proving that the Angles in a Triangle Sum up to 180°

Proving that the angles inside a triangle – any triangle – sum up to 180° is very simple, but leaves most people unsatisfied (or unconvinced) because it depends on the properties of something called Alternate Interior Angles. I’ll give the proof first and then explain Alternate Interior Angles A demonstration of the angles of a […]

Mathematics

Demonstrating that the Angles in a Triangle Sum up to 180 Degrees

We are taught that the sum of the angles in a triangle add up to 180° Here is a simple way to demonstrate that fact. A proof of the angles of a triangle summing to 180° can be found here. Materials paper pencil or pen ruler (or some sort of straight-edge) coloured crayon scissors 1) […]

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 11.10 – Adding a Shared Folder Under VirtualBox

This tutorial is for adding shared folders to Ubuntu 11.10 running under VirtualBox 4.1.8r75467 on Windows 7 with SP 1. The instructions should be the same for the same for other version combinations, or even for different OSes on which VirtualBox runs, but no guarantee is made. Assumes you have enabled shared folders for Ubuntu […]

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 11.10 – Enabling Shared Folders Under VirtualBox

These instructions are for Ubuntu 11.10 running under VirtualBox 4.1.8r75467 on Windows 7 with SP1. They should be the same for other version combinations, but no guarantee is made. It shouldn’t matter on which host VirtualBox is running, but I don’t run it on anything other than Windows. I have not tried shared folder with […]

Ubuntu

Ubuntu 11.10 – Installing VirtualBox Guest Additions

These instructions are for Ubuntu 11.10 running under VirtualBox 4.1.8r75467 on Windows 7 with SP1. They should be the same or similar for other version combinations, but I make no guarantee. These instructions are the same or very similar for many other distros of Linux, however, the VirtualBox Guest Additions don’t work with all distros […]

WordPress

Error 404 When Trying to Login – Take 2

UPDATE 14-March-2013 It has been over one year since I have disabled W3 Total Cache and the problem has not reoccurred, thus leading me to suspect the problem was caused by W3 Total Cache since the problem only occurred when I was using W3 Total Cache. UPDATE 23-May-2012 I now suspect the login problem is […]

Joomla

Adding Adsense to Your Joomla! 2.5 Site

This tutorial shows you how to display Google Adsense ads on your Joomla! 2.5 website without installing an extension. Requires you have a Google Adsense account. Should work for other ad providers that provide you with a code snippet for ads on your site. It is less convoluted than it was for Joomla! 1.6 and […]

Joomla

How to View Module Positions in Joomla! 2.5

These instructions are the same as for Joomla! 1.6 and Joomla! 1.7. Some images may be clicked for full size versions. (1) Login to the Joomla! backend. (2) Select Template Manager from the Extensions menu: (3) Click on the Options icon: (4) Click on the Enabled button of the Preview Module Positions entry.Then click on […]

Joomla

Installing Joomla! 2.5 Under XAMPP

This tutorial describes how to install Joomla! version 2.5.0 under XAMPP version 1.7.3 on Windows 7. The procedure should be the same or similar for other version combinations, but no guarantee is made. Assumes you have already installed XAMPP. (Installation instructions can be found here.) created a MySQL database. (Creation instructions can be found here.) […]

Web Tools

XAMPP – Fixing 'Strict Standards' Errors

This tutorial is for XAMPP 1.7.4 and XAMPP 1.7.7. It addresses the problem of many errors being generated by popular PHP applications (notably Joomla!) that you would expect to work, but, instead, generate lots of errors. If you have installed XAMPP 1.7.4 or XAMPP 1.7.7, you may have noticed that some applications (notably Joomla 1.5.x, […]