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Joomla: Removing Mootools from the frontend and optimising your site

A simple one today, one simple way to slightly optimise you Joomla installation.  You will notice when using YSlow and other optimisation tools that it suggests including less javascript files.  Http requests to the same server can only return one file at a time and only one request can be made to the same server [...]

Manage multiple WordPress installations easily

At work, I’m managing quite a number of websites.  We have all the clients sites setup with their own account in cPanel and in quite a number of cases were running WordPress to content manage.  As the number of sites we’re managing is going up, maintenance is becoming something of an issue, and falling behind [...]

My first mobile post

So it thought I’d try a mobile post to see if it works. Hopefully it should, but I’m wondering if my cache plugin will clear cache afterwards.  I could see this being very useful! A good little iOS app WordPress have here!

Website updated

So I’ve updated my website.  Maybe you won’t be able to tell since the site looks identical.  However, it now runs on WordPress! I have been working mainly in WordPress development recently rather than Joomla so have felt it appropriate to migrate my site to WordPress.  While I wouldn’t really call WordPress a proper CMS I [...]

Optimise your site with scheduled image optimisation

I have found a tool that loslessly reduces image sizes, and best of all, it can be scheduled via a cronjob as it is a Linux based solution.

10 photography portfolios to inspire

I have gathered a number of photography portfolios together that will impress and stun you all. With some of them, their excellence is not immediately apparent, but if you take a look at their portfolios, you guaranteed to be impressed. Again, this isn’t a collection simply of amazing websites, but also of amazing content! There [...]

15 amazing websites to visit

I have put together a list of impressive websites that you may find inspiration from! They amazed me with either there design, their use of technology or in some cases just there content! Enjoy! Aspiration Active A site providing support to people with learning disabilities.   B-Reel The portfolio of a very impressive digital development [...]

Study web development at Harvard University, for free!

I have found a resource that I have found hugely useful in improving my web development skills.  Harvard University released a series of incredibly insightful lectures entitled, Computer Science E75, and I have been sitting these in order to expand my knowledge of web development. The course covers a number of topics including HTTP, PHP, [...]

Installing Plesk

This tutorial outlines how to install a basic Plesk installation and was done on a fresh Cent OS 5 Rackspace Cloud Server build. I believe that Plesk is free for one domain. Should you wish to host more domains or provide reseller account you will have to purchase a copy of the software from Plesk’s [...]

Installing WHM/cPanel

This is a tutorial you can use to help you install WHM/cPanel on your server.cPanel is not free and you will have to purchase a license from the cPanel site (http://www.cpanel.net/), however, they do offer a trial license, to allow you to evaluate the product which will last you 15 days. Before continuing this tutorial, head [...]