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VM2 Tags
02 days
by admin
in Joomla News
Enhance your Virtuemart business and SEO with this simple yet powerfull product tags cloud feature.
Price: 34.00€
Artisteer Virtuemart Category Menu Module
02 days
by admin
in Joomla News
Designed to allow Joomla themes that are designed using Artisteer to have Product Category Menus using the same Vertical Menu style that is created in Artisteer. This allows for greater styling possibilities that the inbuilt Virturmart Category Menu.
When you change your Artisteer theme, it will also change the Virtuemart Menu!
Includes dropdown, accordion or standard Artisteer behaviours as set in the design.
Designed to work with Joomla 2.5+ and Virtuemart 2.0+ and Artisteer 3.1+
Install, configure and add art-vmenu into the module class suffix.
How to use:
1. Install the module using the Joomla Extensions Package Uploader.
2. Go to Extentions Module Manager, click mod_artisteer_vm_category
3. Modify the Title, enable or disable the titke.
4. Choose a position i.e left
5. Change Status to Published
6. Choose Category Layout from Default, Acordian and Dropdown.
7. Include JQuery yes or no, default is yes.
8. Included Default layout icon, this indicates a sub category or child to dropdown.
9. As with all Artisteer styling for modules, you must add art-vmenu in the Module Class Suffix
Hybrid 1.6.5 Update Released
02 days
by admin
in Joomla News
The Hybrid Joomla 2.5 template has been updated to version 1.6.5 which contains several bug fixes.
5 Web Hosting Options
3 days
It’s extremely exciting building and launching websites. Fortunately these days it’s fairly easy to do.
Getting your website hosted should be as easy as finding a service that has the facilities available to take care of your site. Once your site is in a server, web hosting you can move on to other things like marketing your site.
But operating high-end servers cost a lot of money so hosting providers need to charge accordingly depending on how much power and how many features are needed to run the site. You have generally have 5 hosting options to choose from and one of them should perfectly fit your needs.
1. Free Website Hosting
Free hosting doesn’t cost a thing and that can save you several hundreds of dollars if you manage to have a successful website hosted for more than a couple of years. But the server specs are simply not good enough to be hosted on serious business websites or interactive communities or services.
To make things worse, the resources of the server are shared with other free website hosting users, opening up possibilities for one site to consume more resources due to more traffic, resulting to other websites suffering in performance.
2. Shared Web Hosting
Shared website hosting is powered up version of free web hosting where the resources are still shared but the server specs are much better. These servers often offer more features ranging from 1-click script installations to free email accounts and FTP reseller hosting access. These types of servers are more reliable overall and are pretty cheap when it comes to hosting fees. This is the safest option for launching a blog that you hope to profit from in the future.
3. Virtual Website Hosting
Shared hosting plans are not very controllable since all websites within the server have access to the same operating system and same resources. Virtual hosting uses the same configuration as shared hosting but adds an additional virtualization layer where every hosting account gets its own virtual environment.
This basically puts you in a dedicated hosting environment which is good if you want to know what it is like to manage your own server but cannot afford the $100+ price tag. Performance benefits compared to ordinary shared web hosting are not that noticeable since the resources are still shared but the overall stability is much better since the resources are divided more evenly. Expect to pay less than half the price of a typical dedicated hosting package.
4. Semi-Dedicated Hosting
Semi-dedicated hosting is a more fully developed upgrade of shared web hosting because you get both the stability and performance enhancements without paying the premium monthly cost. The servers that are used are far more powerful and they are shared evenly amongst a small number of users.
Companies and small businesses that are on a tight budget but need a lot of operating power can benefit from this type of hosting package. The savings compared to dedicated hosting can really add up every month.
5. Dedicated Hosting
Dedicated hosting gives you full access to a server and you pretty much have full management rights to configure the server to your liking. Your site will take full advantage of the server’s abilities and it will likely give you more than you need so hosting multiple websites on that one server shouldn’t hurt.
It is important that you do some research and comparisons of the different dedicated hosting providers so you can get the best deal without overspending.
JBolo! 2.9.7 released
03 days
by admin
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Hello everyone, we have released JBolo! 2.9.7 with following bug fixes and other minor changes. Given below are detailed changelog and upgrade instructions.
JBolo! 2.9.7 Changelog -
Compatible with Joomla! 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x, 2.5.x
Bugs fixed in this version include -
#5672 On Facebook type chatbar – images are broken(randomly) on hover
#8776 Loss of very first chat message while switching…
Complete Information on Dedicated Servers
3 days
Dedicated servers – Overview
A dedicated server is a kind of server in which users get sole usage of the server. Hence, clients do not have to share the server with any other user. This kind of web hosting is useful for the website owners who want complete control over the servers. The users can configure the settings as per their requirements; they can install operating systems, hardware and applications of their own choice. Moreover, users’ get full usage of bandwidth and hard disk space.
Different types of specify servers
There are two kinds of dedicated servers – managed and unmanaged specify servers. If the customer opts for managed server, the internet service provider maintains and monitors operating system. The client need not have the administrative staff as the host provider is responsible for taking care of the clients and all the associated problems. Clients find this option suitable as they can focus on core business.
On the other hand, clients monitor and manage the operating system on their own in the case of unmanaged specify web hosting. Web hosting provider provides storage space, bandwidth and security of the servers. However, in this case company needs to have competent staff to take care of technical problems that arise. This kind of web hosting is best for the clients who want to have sole control over the servers.
Dedicated Hosting – Advantages
Specify web hosting offer following advantages to its users -
⢠Exclusive use and higher reliability
⢠Greater security and higher reliability
⢠Fast access and customization
⢠Stability as you have full control over
⢠Flexibility as the user can install application and software that they need
Because of the above advantages companies having huge traffic and huge online presence prefer to go for dedicated servers.
Dedicated Server Hosting
There are many companies rendering web hosting, they provide managed dedicated servers coupled with quality technical support and services to customers. These web hosting ascertain you 24*7 monitoring, full hardware maintenance and technical support. Specify server hosting in India also ensures full power back up, server and network security besides offering high bandwidth internet connections.
Working of dedicated Web server
Firstly, the client’ browser take the address which is there on the protocol. Domain name then translates the typed domain name into IP address. Further, browser looks at protocol and sends the signal to retrieve the data stored on the server. Then it comes to the web page of the browser.
New Joomla Template Release, Formula
04 days
by admin
in Joomla News
Our Formula Joomla Template is a Recipe for Success
Give your website a healthy start by using the right Joomla Template – - the right Formula. Joomlashack’s Formula was built using the reliable Wright Framework. It comes with 6 cool colors each in light and dark versions and with some cool CSS3 animations.
Formula, your Clean and Minimalist Canvas
Doohickeys, doodahs, and gizmos are all…
Service Area Google Map Module
04 days
by admin
in Joomla News
Service Area Google Map Module shows exact point of the company with a self defined pin and a service area circle.
Features
-Easy to install and use
-Map width, heights editable from module parameters
-Map styles (e.g. border, border color) editable from module parameters
-Information Window editable from module parameters
-Custom Pin for the center point
-Circle Background Color editable from module parameters
-Circle Border Color, Thickness editable from module parameters
-Service Area Distance kilometers or miles selectable from module parameters
-You do NOT need to register for google map api key
Service Area Google Map Module
04 days
by admin
in Joomla News
Service Area Google Map Module shows exact point of the company with a self defined pin and a service area circle.
Features
-Easy to install and use
-Map width, heights editable from module parameters
-Map styles (e.g. border, border color) editable from module parameters
-Information Window editable from module parameters
-Custom Pin for the center point
-Circle Background Color editable from module parameters
-Circle Border Color, Thickness editable from module parameters
-Service Area Distance kilometers or miles selectable from module parameters
-You do NOT need to register for google map api key
3 Mistakes in Scrapbook Design
4 days
Beginner scrapbookers will always commit mistakes in their scrapbook designs. That is to be expected, anyway, but there are also ways to minimize these boo-boos and avoid ruining a perfectly good project. Do you still remember the mistakes that you did while you were still learning the ropes? Beginners usually fear the prospect of committing scrapbooking blunders, and these fears tend to be the reason why they don’t continue with the hobby anymore, which is quite a pity.
Creating a beautiful scrapbook design certainly takes creative talent, knowledge of techniques, and a passion for learning the craft. If you’re afraid of committing mistakes, then you will never learn anything, because nobody gets it right the first time. Even the experts developed their skills through trial and error, you see. The first step is to be aware of the most common mistakes, so that you will learn to avoid or minimize these mistakes as you work.
Pictures
One of the most common mistakes that beginners commit is becoming overwhelmed by the amount of pictures that they have. For example: they have recently arrived from their vacation and want to create a scrapbook about the sights and sounds they enjoyed. As they start to gather the dozens of photographs they have taken during the trip, they also start to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of photos in front of them. Most beginners tend to become frustrated or confused in this situation, which should not happen at all.
The best way to handle this is learning to organize your photos from the start. You should be able to arrange them in chronological order at the very least. You should also consider that you don’t have to use all of your photos. Just pick out one or two photos that you really like, and you’re in good shape.
Cropping your pictures
There are lots of times when you need to crop your photos to fit a page or match a layout. This is perfectly fine, and all scrapbookers do this all the time. The mistake is when you overcrop a photo, so you don’t get the effect or look that you were going for in the first place. Look at your picture first, and think about what part of that photo do you want your audience to focus on. Sometimes you don’t even need to crop the photo, and there will be times when the background helps to tell the story so that cropping the picture in this case will only ruin it.
Buying Overpriced Materials
There are scrapbookers who don’t realize that they are already buying overpriced materials, even from their favorite stores. This will have a huge effect on your expenses especially if you frequently go shopping for new scrapbooking supplies. You should be patient and do a little window shopping first before making a decision to buy something. Just because you can afford to buy embellishments and papers everyday doesn’t mean that you’re getting the best for your money. There are plenty of stores, both local and online, that sell quality scrapbooking materials without the mind-boggling price tags, so it would be worth your while to look for them.