MSN Hotmail comes with the ability to connect your account to a POP3 email inbox on your server. By doing so all new mail will be automatically delivered to your inbox, and you’ll have the ability to send mail from that account. Here are the steps to set that up:...... read more

Create a page of all categories

<?php foreach ($this->getStoreCategories() as $_category): ?>
<?php $open = $this->isCategoryActive($_category); ?>
<?php
$cur_category=Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load
($_category->getId());
$layer = Mage::getSingleton('catalog/layer');
$layer->setCurrentCategory($cur_category);
if ($immagine = $this->getCurrentCategory()->getImageUrl()):
?>     

<div style="float: left; margin-right: 30px; text-align: center;
width:140px; border: 1px solid #ddd; padding:10px;">
                <div class="linkimage">
                    <p>
                    <a href="<?php echo $this->
                    getCategoryUrl($_category)?>">
                    <img src=""
                    alt="<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($this->
                    getCurrentCategory()->getName()) ?>" width=
                    "135" height="135" />
                    <?php echo $_category->getName()?>
                    </a>
                    </p>
                </div>
</div>

<?php endif; ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>

Save to catalog/category/list.phtml...... read more

In a previous post we talked about configuring Thunderbird to connect to a POP3 e-mail account on a server so that you can download new mail and send mail through that address. In this article I will show you how to use Google’s Gmail for the same purpose....... read more

Wordpress is a fantastic blogging platform that is becoming more and more popular, not just for blogs but also website content management systems. Although the admin “dashboard” may seem a little daunting at first, it’s actually not too complicated. In this article I’ll take you through some of the basics of using your Wordpress-powered website....... read more

In a previous post I explained how to set up Thunderbird to access your e-mail accounts on an external server.  Thunderbird requires some basic account information such as your incoming and outgoing mail server settings.  Here I will show you how to access this information on your cPanel account....... read more

Thunderbird is an open source (free) alternative to Microsoft Outlook for your computer. With it you will be able to access and manage e-mail from multiple in-boxes, including POP3 accounts associated with your personal website....... read more

The .htaccess file is a nifty little file that’s used to control directory-level configuration files. With it you can do several things, including control security settings, redirect pages, rename file extensions, and set your cache control. It is typically placed in the root of the directory and controls all sub-directories below it....... read more