Monthly Archives: July 2016

Import MailChimp CSV into Excel

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Grimey

I recently created a email campaign with MailChimp. In order to go over the opening matrix with others I needed to print it I could download the CSV, but I when I opened it in Excel it wasn’t delimited. The … Continue reading →

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Learning more about LESS and SASS

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Grimey

I found an interesting read about LESS and SASS. I am little behind the times on this, but I think this article is a good start. Sass vs. LESS I hope this helps someone else out there…  

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Install Windows 10 without needing a Windows 10 Product Key

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Grimey

I have a Win 7 pro licensed version. I wanted to make the July 29, 2016 deadline for free upgrade to Win 10. I didn’t want to loose my Win 7 configured drive yet. I purchased a inexpensive 250 Gig … Continue reading →

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Windows 10 download throwing error 8x800704DD – 0x90016

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Grimey

Here I am last minute trying to download and burn an ISO of Windows 10 before the free upgrade is over. I started the download of the MediaCreationTool. Looked like it was going to work fine, but I got the … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 25, 2016 by Grimey

We have client that we recently moved their email from Godaddy POP account to a Microsoft 365 exchange account. A week later her Outlook email client was flashing the text “there are more items in this folder on the server”. … Continue reading →

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Chronoconnectivity V 5 for Joomla Tutorial

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Grimey

I love chronoforms and wondered about reading and displaying the data in such a powerful way. I looked at chronoconnectivity many times but quickly got discouraged. I found simply going through their FAQ was a great start. https://www.chronoengine.com/faqs/72-ccv5.html Next I … Continue reading →

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Joomla 3.6 is Faster?

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Grimey

I am close releasing a new site this week when I get the notification that verion 3.6 is available. It feels like the last thing I needed when I am so close. This site has been a bit troublesome. I … Continue reading →

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Speeding Up Joomla Page Load Times

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Grimey

I have been getting helpful emails from Dart Creations about speeding up page load times with my Joomla sites. Google has a page for testing page speeds and gives recommendations. https://developers.google.com/speed/pagespeed/insights/ Lesson 1: Turn on Joomla Cache  – page caching … Continue reading →

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Email cloaking in Joomla 3

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Grimey

I was getting the error “this-email-address-is-being-protected-from-spambots-you-need-javascript-enabled-to-view-it”. I disable “email cloaking” in the plugins and that fixed the issue. In my research I found the article to disable on “In-Motions” website. https://www.dart-creations.com/joomla/joomla-tips-and-tricks/95-this-email-address-is-being-protected-from-spambots-you-need-javascript-enabled-to-view-it.html In the comments section a user suggested No-Number or … Continue reading →

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Speeding up a Joomla site with Envato T3 template

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Grimey

Using Chrome and the “Network” tab we were able to determine page load times. My friend quickly pointed out that I had fonts and CSS that I may not have to load. We found that we could comment out a … Continue reading →

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