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More on Joomla RSS with RD RSS & DS-Syndicate

Take it from me, and don’t learn the hard way like I did.
There are too many assumptions about how people use Joomla by the developers (I’m referring to 1.0.x here since I have done nothing more than install 1.5 – no testing).  One of the biggest problems I have with it is the RSS feed [...]

RSS Feed: Change it now, please!

I have changed my RSS feed to a FeedBurner feed, and updated the auto-discovery links here (Thanks Bofe) so if you’re using one of the older feeds, I’d love if you changed over… thanks!

Making A Great Joomla Site: Part 1

I call this “Part 1″ because inevitably, as before, I’m going to find something I left out.
What I want to do here is go over some of the very first things I do with any Joomla install, and there have been several now. For this example, I will be referring to 1.0.1x versions of [...]

The Everyday Stuff

I had a bit of a “brain blast” this morning (quoting Jimmy Neutron there… real cool). I realized that I was misusing and under utilizing another tremendous web tool: del.icio.us
You see, for some reason I am always a bit resistant to change. Ask my wife – she has to move all the furniture [...]