Enabling and working with module outlines (Morph developer tool)

This screen-cast will show you how to use Morph‘s built-in developer toolbar to outline what Joomla module is positioned where.

You will also learn how to understand how any site using Morph is built up using the different blocks and module positions. (more…)

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5 Firefox plugins for website development

The age old debate: IE vs Firefox? Well, we already know that Firefox is fast taking over IE’s dominance as the favorite web browser – but there are still a those that choose IE because they don’t know any better. I hope that after reading this (if you aren’t already using Firefox that is) you will be convinced that Firefox is the way to go.

First things first, if you are not using Firefox to develop and build your websites you need to start. Firefox is the defacto standard and if you are trying to build a website in IE you are making things 10 times harder on yourself so, let’s make you a better person. (more…)

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WideScreen your Mail.app in Snow Leopard 10.6

Did you upgrade to Snow Leopard and discover the Widescreen/3 pane plugins for your Mail.app no longer worked?  Well so did I and the past few weeks have been miserable in the default Mail.app view.

3 pane Mail.app

3 pane Mail.app

After using PC for years and getting my mail via Microsofts Entourage and/or Outlook I came over to the bright side and started using a Mac. Mail.app is an amazing little app that I always seem to come back to because it just works well. The only thing that bugs me about it, is the layout.  It’s not conducive to my workflow.  I just simply like 3 pane view.  Once I learned I could use plugins with Mail.app, I went hunting. (more…)

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Paypal and 2Checkout make friends

We’ve had loads of questions lately about the changes to the payment methods we are accepting. Since our new offices are back home in Sunny Cape Town, South Africa, our only option at this stage is 2Checkout as Paypal has not managed to crack open our Forex laws, which is why we have had to disable Paypal as a payment option in the checkout. That being said, we are glad to announce that 2Checkout now offers the ability to pay with your Paypal account, giving us the best of both worlds! More information about this can be found on the 2Checkout website So.. if you prefer using Paypal, then when checking out, click on Pay Now with 2Checkout and once you are taken to their secure payment site, you will now see the option to pay with Paypal.

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