Jan
24
I have been working with Joomla for quite a few years and with every Joomla install, I now have a certain amount of plugins that are mandatory installs as well: * as of this writing all of these plugins work with Joomla 2.5. Or at least so far..
- Phoca Download: A must have if you are publishing lots of files; either documents or media. With the ability to categorize, link (file, category, multiple files.. ), and are searchable. Best of all it’s free.
- Phoca Download Plugin: This plugin will let you link your Phoca Download files in articles and menus. *you have to put in the code manually…
- Phoca Download Button Plugin: This will input the code for your links within articles for you. So no need to do it manually. Saves a ton of time. Still need the download plugin installed to work..
- Phoca Search Button Plugin: This will allow the search module to include your Phoca download in site searches.
- JCE Editor for Joomla: Just improves the editor interface to be more “office like.”
- JCE Image Manager Extended: A much easier way to insert pictures, media, etc. .into your article.
I do realize that there are many other plugins for SEO and such that are available. But most of my sites don’t require SEO so this is just a base/minimal install that all of my Joomla sites have. After that, it depends on the client. What are some of your favorite Joomla plugins?
Jan
19
Could not synchronize record: Outlook 2011 for Mac
Filed Under Exchange 2010, Exchange and Outlook, Solutions
Problem: Within Outlook 2011, I would get the following error:
Could not synchronize record: Returned mail: see transcript for details to Exchange server.
Operation would change object type, which is not permitted.
Error code: –19760
Tried deleted emails and meeting requests that we thought were causing problems with no luck. Checked all the logs on the exchange server but there was nothing to give a clue to what was wrong.
Solution:
There isn’t a clear cut solution to this problem because several emails and/or folders can be the cause of this problem. Here are the step that I took to fix my particular problem.
- Turn on logging within Outlook 2011 for Mac. Instructions on how to turn on logging can be found here.
- Open the log file within console and I watched the log as Outlook 2011 was initializing. The error, for me, seemed to have happened at startup.
- I noticed within the log that I got a “recoverable error” in regards to a folder that was created to store pop3 messages from another account.
- Deleted that folder and then re-created it and the error went away.
So it turns out that downloading email from a separate account into a folder caused an issue with the Exchange server. This may not be the cause for all so watch the logs. But most likely, error –19760 is caused by a folder or object that, for some reason, can’t sync with Exchange.
Jan
12
Problem: I had a user that had a problem with their icons periodically rearranging themselves on his Windows 7 desktop. Quite frustrating, especially if you have a ton of shortcuts on it…
Solution: Found a program called “Fences” by Stardock, which is a 3rd part program that will organize your icons into little fences. You can organize by type of shortcut whether it’s a program, recently used, document, etc… You can sort and arrange them all you want. It actually has a feel of the old windows 3.1 system. But better. Plus if you want the icons to disappear, you double click on the desktop and they are gone. Double click again and the icons are back… Best part: it’s free and has a low impact on system resources. There is a pro version if you would like more options…
http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/?ref=
Nov
4
Problem: Using the new tabs feature in Safari is a great improvement on how I can surf the web on my iPad. Lately, I’ve been having some regrets when I close a tab and wanting to access that page again.
Solution: Within Safari, there is a “+” sign to the right of your tabs which, of course, gives you the ability to open a new tab. If you hold down that “+” sign a pop up window comes of or recently closed tabs. So problem solved.
Oct
19
Problem: Trying to use Siri on my new iPhone 4s and I keep getting the error “cannot connect to network” Waiting a bit and trying again doesn’t work.
Solution: You can do one of two things. 1. Turn the Siri service off, wait a bit and then turn it back on. If that doesn’t work the try 2: Turn off your iPhone 4s and then back on. Basically a reboot.
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