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  • Backup or move your Joomla site

    site backup extensions that could do a similar job. Installation Installation follows the usual Joomla extension install process. Once installed there is a component configuration wizard that sets up some server-specific values (such as where to store...

  • Computers are for life, not just for Christmas

    Part of the planning process for any new computer systems should be to identify its on-going maintenance requirements and the person or group within the organisation that will be responsible this upkeep. Without this support commitment, even the best...

  • Moving out - changing web hosts

    by asking a few pre-sales technical questions and getting answers that weren't just correct, but were actually useful. The process Because most of my site uses Joomla!, the migration process was fairly simple. I can use Akeeba backup [2] to clone my...

  • Output oriented analysis

    initial product should only require content editing, not significant reformatting). Once is never enough For a 'once-only' process it's quicker to just sling something together that give the right result but relies on knowing exactly how all the pieces...

  • Choosing the right tool for the job

    is fine, so long as it really is a short term solution. Lack of analysis. The long term requirements of a new system or process can be difficult to foresee. This is where experience (bitter, bitter experience) come into play. If you've got the scars...

  • Adventures in synchronisation volume 3 - Files and Stuff

    burn down. This isn't a substitute for proper backups, but can complement them. Issues Synchronising files is a two-way process (duh-oh!) that imposes some overheads on the host device. In different operating system contexts, these constraints give...

  • Reporting Bugs

    everything; not all of these steps are appropriate for every situation and the specific actions may change, but the general process remains. Has it already been reported? If someone else has already reported the same problem, don't create a new bug -...

  • Making the move to Joomla

    to add new content and have it appear in the 'right' places. Adding new content (like this blog post) becomes a simple process without the need to consider the effect on existing content. Compared to adding a new page to a static site, where...

  • Bad security is worse than no security

    are data loss and having your computers highjacked as proxies for further attacks. Things to do Security is as much a process as a product. Don't think that just because you've installed _name brand anti-virus/personal firewall_ that you don't need to...

  • Network Security

    is a compromise between the risks of exposure and the need to operate in a flexible and functional way. Network scanning processes can provide evidence of the potential for attack – log analysis can show traces of past attack attempts (although some...

  • Documentation

    Although this section describes documentation in terms of computer based applications it also applies to manual processes. Program documentation Program documentation is what the programmers see and use to modify or extend an application. There are many...

  • Adventures in synchronisation volume 2 - Calendar

    (where invitees accept or reject the meeting) The calendar should be a 'normal' part of my everyday email/calendar process. Web-based calendars, such as Google Calendar [2], Microsoft Live [3] and similar could be an option, but have some issues with...

  • Adventures in synchronisation volume 1 - Address book

    to Outlook, leading to... Import/Export Outlook does not play well with others (even more so at that time), so my sync process was a manual export from Thunderbird and import back into Outlook. This was messy. In theory updates could flow both ways, but...

  • RSS in Firefox - let's use Thunderbird instead

    feed using' question. We can do this from two places: the Firefox preview window, or the Firefox preferences window. The process is similar. Starting from a page that contains an RSS feed (such as http://www.dropbear.com.au/index.php/blog ), click the...

  • No Optical Drive? No Problem

    Software solution If you have, or can borrow a different computer with an optical drive, there is a software solution. The process is to rip the CD/DVD contents to an iso image (this is the bit that needs the optical drive) then use virtual optical...

  • Beyond the Blackboard

    environment. For many organisations, the provision of training to staff and customer represents a significant cost. As the processing power and network bandwidth available to desktop PCs increases, the performance and features of on‑line learning...

  • OpenOffice / StarOffice macros

    some fairly simple, but necessarily customised functions, can make many daily tasks much more efficient. For instance: Word processing documents You can automate the 'fill in the blanks' part of creating letters, faxes, memos etc and (a) make the...

  • Convincing Joomla that an update exists

    The built-in update function introduced in Joomla 2.5 is a great leap forward in simplifying Joomla version maintenance and generally works just fine [1]. Except sometimes, when you know there's a newer version available, but the update checker remains...

  • Are we there yet?

    The success (or otherwise) of IT projects is often difficult to measure; it's even harder if you have no clear idea of the results. A successful project (IT or otherwise) should meet a few goals: be delivered within the agreed time-frame be delivered...

  • A Taxonomy of Loss

    physical theft to the intangible cost of customer satisfaction and confidence. Hardware The purely physical structures; processors, disk drives, memory, monitors etc. Software The applications required to use the hardware; operating system, database,...


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