Wheat Sheaf
A solitary sheaf of wheat amongst a field of crops.
A solitary sheaf of wheat amongst a field of crops.
An abstract portrait of the Woodbridge Sunset. Original image was taken at Melton Riverside.
The moon a week before full moon. Photographed using a basic consumer telescope as the lens, but the scarred surface of the moon is clearly visible.
Two three week old kittens both try to get a closer look at the camera from within their wicker basket.
Close cropped shot of raindrops on the bonnet of a blue car.
A racoon looking straight into the camera lens
A seagull flying below a beautiful blue sky
The moon at it's fullest. Taken using a basic consumer telescope the pitted surface of our moon is clearly visible including the fallout surrounding larger craters.
There are small, bright points of light visible in some places. These are due to asteroid and debris impacts creating glass which then reflects the suns light.
4 Subwoofers installed in a diamond configuration, backlit by a neon blue light.
AutoAuth is a plugin designed to display a form button alongside retrieved credentials so
that a user can click a single button to login to the specified system.
It uses POST data, so only currently works with systems that use a webform for login, and
won't work with any system requiring a unique form token to be specified (such as Joomla!)
Full documentation available at
https://www.bentasker.co.uk/documentation/phpcredlocker/plugins/167-autoauth
Linux for Business People is intended to introduce Linux to those involved in selecting systems for businesses to use. It is not, per se, aimed at IT staff instead at the decision makers above them.
The first section of the book provides practical experience of using Linux based systems, whilst the final half examines the experiences of companies already using Linux.
The two sections of the book have been kept completely distinct (i.e. you need not read the practical section to understand the Business Case sections), and are (hopefully) written in a way that will be understandable to even the most tech-illiterate of mangers.
Also available on Amazon Kindle.
2021: You can access the book here.
This book is designed to give Sysadmins some entertainment in the form of winding users up (in a non-destructive manner). The book contains tricks ranging from puerile to annoying, all designed for those administering Linux workstations to play on those using Linux workstations!
All are achievable remotely, allowing the Sysadmin to sit back and listen for the sounds of frustration safely out of range of flying staplers. Intended as an exercise in humour, it should provide Sysadmins with some entertainment. Don't expect it to beat a Friday afternoon read of Bootnotes and Odd's n Sod's though!
It's a pretty short book, hence the low price.
2021: You can access the book here.
JoomShopping for ObRSS is a plugin for the latest versions of ObRSS allowing you to create an RSS feed containing product information.
The documentation details use and configuration of the plugin, however the basic feature list is as follows
This product is no longer under active development (or support), however, as of May 2017, you can now download the plugin from Github
Mod_BGithub is a simple module allowing you to embed commit details in a Joomla! site. It uses the GitHub API to retrieve repository information including commits and issues. It can also retrieve user information and display a (very) basic user profile, including a list of the user's public repositories.
The module supports both Joomla! 2.5 and Joomla 3.x and allows for filtering of all displayed information.
There are three pre-configured styles: Chromed, Light and Dark. The latter two are very simple but provide a good starting point for those who want to style the module themselves.
This module is available for free on Github, however the free version comes with no support. Purchase includes 12 months support
The full feature list is below, (configuration options are detailed in the documentation
NOTE: V2 includes an update to implement support for V1.1 of the Twitter API
Mod_BTwitter is, by design, an incredibly simple Twitter feed module - Designed for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x The idea is that it contains sufficient to display tweets on a Joomla based site, without adversely affecting page load speed or insisting on lot's of un-necessary chrome. The three key aims when creating this module were to create a module that
The documentation contains a far better description of what can be configured, however as a brief summary, mod_BTwitter supports
This module allows you to display your Twitter feed anywhere on your site, as inline HTML (although the follow button does require an iframe) allowing Search Engines to include that information when they crawl your site.
Mod_CatImplode is a Joomla module designed to display all articles within a com_content category as one indexed article. It was designed to increase the manageability of API documentation, as it allows each section to be maintained as a separate article (with the added benefit that users can choose to view a specific section, or the entire documentation).
The documentation details the use and configuration of the module, however the basic feature list is;
You can view mod_CatImplode in use on Vehicle Fuel Tracker
Mod_GoogPlusFeed is a simple module designed to embed your (public) Google+ posts into a Joomla! site. It allows visitors and search-engines to see your latest posts.
The core principles when building the module were
The documentation details the use and configuration of the module in more depth, however as a summary the module supports
The module comes with a pre-configured Google+ API key, however it is recommended that you follow the steps in the documentation to create your own.
You can view Mod_GoogPlusFeed on my About Me page.
LivingStreets is a national (UK) charity that "stands up for pedestrians", working to create safe attractive and enjoyable streets.
This free module interfaces with the Living Streets Site to capture walking statistics for display on a Joomla website. Stats for individuals are not currently available, though they are planned for a future release.
All that's required is to set your Company name as it appears on LivingStreets.org.uk and to set how you want your company name to appear on your site.
To download the Joomla 1.5 Version click here.
LivingStreets is a national (UK) charity that "stands up for pedestrians", working to create safe attractive and enjoyable streets.
This free module interfaces with the Living Streets Site to capture walking statistics for display on a Joomla website. Stats for individuals are not currently available, though they are planned for a future release.
All that's required is to set your Company name as it appears on LivingStreets.org.uk and to set how you want your company name to appear on your site.
To download the Joomla 2.5 Version click here.
To download the Joomla 3.x Version click here.
Mod_lotto is a Joomla module (also known as LottoPredict) designed to display and check results from the UK's National Lottery and Thunderball games.
Uses the Public API key for LottoPredict, but supports personal keys too.
Supports Joomla 2.5, does not support 1.5.
Mod_yourData is a simple module designed to show visitors exactly what data your Joomla! 2.5 or 3.x site is storing in their browser.
It can be assigned to a custom module position and embedded into your privacy policy using loadposition, or used as you would any other Joomla! module.
The module includes support for displaying the name and value of
The user is able to click displayed objects to delete them from their browser (Note: some cookies aren't accessible with Javascript and so can't be deleted - these are assigned a specific CSS class).
The module configuration options allow you to specify some text to display before the items are listed, as well as to disable any element of the module (including the ability to click and remove).
By default, the module displays a 'Powered By' notice, however this can be disabled in the module configuration.
Send Custom Headers is a plugin for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3 allowing you to conditionally send custom HTTP Headers and cookies. Its primary design is to allow easy implementation of Reverse Proxy Caching with caching of certain pages disabled.
The plugin has the following features;
You should read the documentation (and the warnings within) before enabling the plugin on your site. However the plugin will install in an unpublished state, giving you the opportunity to correctly configure it before enabling
This plugin is no longer actively supported, and so can now be obtained (for free) from my Public Repos
Sitemap Update Ping is a plugin for Joomla 2.5 and Joomla 3.x. It sends a ping to various search engines, notifying them that your sitemap has been updated and should be refreshed (leading to the new content being crawled).
You can view the plugin documentation here
You can configure whether pings are sent for modifications, or only for new content.
Currently supported are
As of XMLRPCPLG-4, Sitemap Update Ping is considered EOL, and no support is offered. However, the codebase is made available here and here for those who want to install it.