The Lowdown on Laptops: Data Security for the Road Warrior
Scan the lobby at any office building and you’ll see them: Busy executives scrolling through messages on their PDAs, flipping through stacks of client files, and carrying on animated conve ...Read More
The Cost of a Lost Laptop
It happens millions of times a day: rushing off to the airport and dashing out of a cab to catch a flight; having a distracting conversation at a restaurant; returning a rental car; checking ...Read More
Securing Windows 7
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Understanding Windows Permissions
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Software Vendors Encourage Security Lapses
I am now convinced that computer software vendors, knowingly or otherwise, help perpetuate insecure computer practices. They do this by the ridiculous practice of pushing out updates through executable files which ninety-eight percent of the time will get blocked by the security software we encourage users to install on their systems. You get a notification that an update is available, and you click on the “update now” button and sit there and wait, and wait, and wait….
How to browse a JavaScript-ridden Website
Have you ever gone to a website to read an article and find yourself playing mouse pilot trying to avoid those pesky text-link ads, pop-ups, scrolling and flashing banners and other annoyances? Some websites are just horribly notorious for this kind of behavior. Some even hold you hostage for half a minute with ad pages the won’t go away unless you “click here to skip this ad”. I admit that the publishers of these websites have every right to generate revenue – that is how they are able to offer us free content, but come on!
How to remove “Welcome to Joomla” on the front page
Joomla! is a terrific Content Management System (CMS) that makes the creation of a professional-looking website a breeze. It is a very popular tool with tons of add-ons – templates, modules, plugins, components etc. – that allows you to customize the software to your heart’s content. Once in a while, the need arises to change something and you do not know how to go about it. Joomla! is open source, so there are a lot of support forums on the internet where you can quickly get answers to some vexing problems you may be having. In some cases, it may take a while to get straight answers to a simple question because disagreements between “gurus” as to what the right solution is. Such was the case recently when I wanted to remove the “Welcome to Joomla” title on the front page of a Joomla-based website. Long story short, I had to figure it out myself. The irony of it all is that it is so simple that you wonder why there is so much hyperventilation on the support forums.
To remove the title on the front page of a Joomla! website, do this:
- Log in as admin on the backend,
- go to “Menus” and choose “Main Menu”.
- Look for a menu item called “Home” and click on it to edit.
- On the right side, there are a few “Parameters” settings. Look for the one that says “Parameters (System)” and click on it to expand.
- Look for the “Show Page Title” option and select the “No” radio button and save.
That will hide the “Welcome to Joomla or Whatever” on the front page.
On the other hand, if you are trying to change the title or greeting from “Welcome to Joomla!” to “Welcome to Our site”, you can do that here too. Instead of hiding the title page, just change the title to reflect the new greeting.
It worked great for me and I hope this helps. It drove me crazy for a while.