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Ubuntu 12.04 – Adding a Shared Folder Under VirtualBox

richardsplanet — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

This tutorial is for adding shared folders to Ubuntu 12.04 running under VirtualBox 4.1.12 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 12.04.

Instructions for enabling shared folders can be found here.

Some images may be clicked for full-sized versions.

NOTE: the virtual machine must be off (not running) for these instructions to work.

1) Start VirtualBox:

2) Right-click on the virtual machine you wish to add a shared folder. This will bring up a context menu. Left-click on Settings…:

3) Left-click on Shared Folders in the left pane:

4) Left-click on the Add Shared Folder icon:

5) Select Other… from the Folder Path: dropdown box:

6) Navigate through the Directory Browser until you find and select the folder you want to share. Click on OK:

7) Click on the Auto-mount checkbox to enable it. Then click on OK

8) Verify the folder has been added. Click on OK:

You can always add additional folders by clicking on the Add Shared Folder icon.

You can remove a shared folder by selecting it and then clicking on the Remove Shared Folder icon (this is the folder icon with the minus sign on it).

You can edit the shared folder by selecting it and then clicking on the Edit Shared Folder icon (this is the folder icon with the dot on it).

The next time you start your virtual machine, you will find the shared folder located in the /media folder. The shared folder will have the prefix sf_.

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Adding Adsense to Your Joomla! 2.5 Site

richardsplanet — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:32:54 +0000

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! 1.7

Some images may be clicked for larger sizes.

It is very easy to place Google Adsense ads on your Joomla! site without installing an extension.

Yet, the last time I looked, there were at least 30 different Joomla! extensions to help you display Google Adsense ads on your site.

Embedding ads directly within your article requires a plug-in and is not covered by this tutorial.

Determine Ad Placement

You need to find a place for the ads on your site.

Ads are typically placed at the:

top of the page

bottom of the page

side of the page

See this article on how to enable Joomla 2.5 to display module positions.

To reveal the module positions available in your Joomla! template, append

?tp=1

to the end of your URL. As shown below, the various module positions available on this site are revealed:

You can choose to place ads in a currently empty module position, for example: position-6, position-8, position-3, position-0, position-12, position-2 , position-9, position-10, position-11 or position-14 in the case of this template. Or you can place them in already occupied module positions, for example, position-5.

Where you place the ad will determine the type of ad you place. For instance, if you choose to place an ad on the left position, then a narrow and tall ad makes more sense than a short, wide ad.

Remember the name of the module position where you want to place your ad.

Disabling the HTML Editor

Joomla! tries very hard to prevent users from entering malicious code. This also means it prevents adding legitimate code. To get around this we need to disable the HTML editor.

1) Select Global Configuration from the Site menu item:

2) Select Editor – None for the Default Editor:

3) Click on Save & Close to save the changes:

After you are done, you can restore the editor to the TinyMCE editor (or which ever editor you were using).

Adding Adsense

You require an Adsense account.

You also need the HTML code Google will provide you for your ad.

1) Select Module Manager from the Extensions menu item.

2) Click on New to create a new module.

3) Click on Custom HTML:

4) Fill in the module information.

Details

Title: enter a title for this module. If you want to display the title, something like Sponsored by is a good choice.

Show Title: select Yes to display the title, No to not display the title. NOTE: Adsense has strict rules about what you can and cannot display as a title. Usually, it is best to set it to No.

Position:·from the dropdown list, select the name of the module position you decided on earlier when determining your ad placement at the top of this article

Status: set to Published to show / display the module.

Access: ensure Public is selected.

Ordering: if there are other modules occupying your selected position, you can choose the ordering of the modules.

Start Publishing: leave empty.

Finish Publishing: leave blank

Language: leave as All.

Note: optional note to display in the module list.

Custom Output

This is where you paste the HTML code that Google Adsense gives you.

Advanced Formatting Trick

It is likely that the ads will be left justified in the module position.

You can horizontally center the ads by adding

before the HTML code Google Adsense gave you and adding

at the end of the Adsense code.

Menu Assignment

Ensure On all pages is selected. This will place the ad module on all pages of your Joomla! site.

If you want some pages to be ad free, then select one of the other Module Assignment options (No pages, Only on the pages selected, or On all pages except those selected) and then select only those pages were you want the ads to appear or not appear.

5) Click on Save & Close

6) Observe that the module has been correctly installed. To locate the newly created module, I find it easiest to click on the ID column and sort the column in descending order (the newly created module will have the largest module number):

7) Check that the ads show up and are correctly positioned on your site (in this case, I created a single Adsense module in position-6 (the ad unit is wider than the position, so it is clipped):

NOTE: it can take 20 minutes or more after you create a new Adsense unit before it starts delivering ads. If you are getting a blank space instead of an ad, this is probably normal – check back in 20 to 30 minutes.

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Adding Adsense to Your Joomla! 1.7 Site

richardsplanet — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 12:08:38 +0000

This tutorial shows you how to display Google Adsense ads on your Joomla! 1.7.x 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.

Joomla! 1.7.0 has backend compatibility problems with IE 8 (and possibly other browsers). These instructions worked using FireFox 6.0, but will not work using IE 8 because you will be unable to edit the Global Configuration page using IE 8.

NOTE: Joomla! 1.7.1 does not have this problem and works as expected.

Some images may be clicked for larger sizes.

It is very easy to place Google Adsense ads on your Joomla! site without installing an extension.

Yet, the last time I looked, there were dozens of different Joomla! extensions to help you with Google Adsense ads on your site.

Embedding ads directly within your article requires a plug-in and is not covered by this tutorial.

Determine Ad Placement

You need to find a place for the ads on your site.

Ads are typically placed at the:

top of the page

bottom of the page

side of the page

See this article on how to enable Joomla 1.7 to display module positions.

To reveal the module positions available in your Joomla! template, append

?tp=1

to the end of your URL. As shown below, the various module positions available on this site are revealed:

You can choose to place ads in a currently empty module position, for example: position-6, position-8, position-3, position-0, position-12, position-2 , position-9, position-10, position-11 or position-14 in the case of this template. Or you can place them in already occupied module positions, for example, position-5.

Where you place the ad will determine the type of ad you place. For instance, if you choose to place an ad on the left position, then a narrow and tall ad makes more sense than a short, wide ad.

Remember the name of the module position where you want to place your ad.

Disabling the HTML Editor

Joomla! tries very hard to prevent users from entering malicious code. This also means it prevents adding legitimate code. To get around this we need to disable the HTML editor. A compatibility problem between Joomla! 1.7.0 and IE 8 means you will need to use a different browser to do this. FireFox 6.0 worked for me. Joomla! 1.7.1 does not have this problem.

1) Select Global Configuration from the Site menu item:

2) Select Editor – No Editor for the Default WYSIWYG Editor:

3) Click on Save & Close to save the changes:

After you are done, you can restore the editor to the TinyMCE editor (or which ever editor you were using).

4) Click on Article Manager from the Content menu (non-intuitive, I know):

5) Select the Options icon:

6) Click on the Text Filters tab:

7) Scroll down to Super Users and select No Filtering from the dropdown box.

NOTE: this step assumes you are logged in as an administrator and thus have super user privileges.

8) Scroll back up and click on Save & Close:

After you are done, you can restore the option to Black List (default).

Adding Adsense

You require an Adsense account.

You also need the HTML code Google will provide you for your ad.

1) Select Module Manager from the Extensions menu item.

2) Click on New to create a new module.

3) Click on Custom HTML:

4) Fill in the module information.

Details

Title: enter a title for this module. If you want to display the title, something like Sponsored by is a good choice.

Show Title: select Yes to display the title, No to not display the title.

Position:·from the dropdown list, select the name of the module position you decided on when determining your ad placement

Status: set to Published to show / display the module.

Access: ensure Public is selected.

Order: if there are other modules occupying your selected position, you can choose the ordering of the modules.

Start Publishing: leave empty.

Finish Publishing: leave blank

Language: leave as All.

Note: optional note to display in the module list.

Custom Output

This is where you paste the HTML code that Google Adsense gives you.

Advanced Formatting Trick

It is likely that the ads will be left justified in the module position.

You can horizontally center the ads by adding

before the HTML code Google Adsense gave you and adding

at the end of the Adsense code.

Module Assignment

Ensure On all pages is selected. This will place the ad module on all pages of your Joomla! site.

If you want some pages to be ad free, then select one of the other Module Assignment options (No pages, Only on the pages selected, or On all pages except those selected) and then select only those pages were you want the ads to appear or not appear.

5) Click on Save & Close

6) Observe that the module has been correctly installed. To locate the newly created module, I find it easiest to click on the ID column and sort the column in descending order (the newly created module will have the largest module number):

7) Check that the ads show up and are correctly positioned on your site (in this case, I created a single Adsense module in position-10:

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