Using PHP pspell Spell Check Functions with a Custom Dictionary
Customising Joomla
Making Joomla Modules
A Simple Terrain Model
A Simple ISAPI Filter for Authentication on IIS
Installing Proprietary nVidia Drivers on Ubuntu Linux
Making Joomla Modules Monday, 4th December 06
Rich
There are two essential files: one the XML descriptor, and two the PHP code. Both filenames begin mod_, then are followed by the name of the module, and the appropriate file extension of course.

So, to make a new featured items module (or really a special offers module) is fairly straightforward. The problem is how to mark products for display in this module. It would require some new ... ...
A Simple Terrain Model Tuesday, 5th June 07
Rich
I now want to look into how terrain can be modelled in a 3D game. My feeling is that the terrain model must support a couple of functions, as a minimum. These are elevation(x,y,z), which returns the height of terrain below the co-ordinates passed in, and slope(x,y,z), which returns the slope of the terrain at the specified point.

If we consider a simple single-level ... ...
xorg.conf Settings for a 5-button Mouse in Linux Sunday, 23rd December 07
Rich
Replace the existing entry for your mouse in /etc/X11/xorg.conf with the following and restart X:

Section "InputDevice"
   Identifier   "Configured ... ...
Installing Proprietary nVidia Drivers on Ubuntu Linux Saturday, 22nd December 07
Rich
This article refers to Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon (7.10, 32-bit), but the upgrade to Hardy Heron (8.4) also messed up my screen resolutions, as I expected it would. At least this time I was prepared, and I was relieved that the script here works just as well with Hardy. It also appears to work on Debian - at least, it worked great for me on Debian amd64.

I had had a load of problems ... ...
Reading Email with PHP and IMAP/POP3 Friday, 20th April 07
Rich
Sending email is very simple in PHP, thanks to the mail() function. So what about receiving it? Obviously this would be useful for webmail, but my intention is to allow remote control of a PHP app, which is restricted to specific IPs.

The idea is this:
  1. Check at set intervals for email from a specific sender containing a specific phrase
  2. Send an email to that sender ... ...
Joomla Templates Thursday, 23rd November 06
Rich
The Joomla Template system is very powerful and seemingly elegant. It will be essential for our graphic designers to be able to create templates that give the required professional, and unique, look and feel to our clients' sites. Part of this will necessitate an awareness of exactly how the templates work, so that new ones can be built and deployed smoothly.

There are actually two ... ...
Minor Prang 24 Apr 07
Rich
Returning from Redditch in the Carisma, along the main road to Birmingham (the A441 or A411 I ... ...
Restoring a 1981 Classic Honda CX-500 Motorbike 26 Jan 08
Rich
For the last few years, my 1981 Honda CX Custom has been sitting unused in my garage. It developed ... ...
Tank Wars in G3D 2 Aug 06
Rich
This little game will be a simple two player effort, where each player controls a tank within a ... ...
Compiling and Installing Freespace 2 on Ubuntu Linux 30 Dec 07
Rich
The first thing to do is install Freespace 2 under WINE (you will need WINE already installed and ... ...
World Cup 27 Jun 06
Rich
Quarter finals now. Germany against Argentina - Germany won all their Group games, and won 2-0 ... ...
Finally Fixing the Broken Spoke on my Bicycle 6 Apr 07
Rich
Since early last week, my pushbike has had a broken spoke: the first spoke to break on this bike. ... ...
Formating the Category Listing 11 Dec 06
Rich
The category listing is displayed on the VirtueMart 'home page', ie option=com_virtuemart on ... ...