Author: mrn-developer@mrnwebdesigns.com

  • Adjust initial view of PDF file

    To adjust the users initial view of your PDF file, you need Adobe Acrobat. Go to File…Properties….Initial View. Here you can set the magnification to “Fit Page” or another option that you choose.

  • Adding graphics and links to your email signature on your iPhone and iPad

    I was asked by a client if there was a way to put in the company’s logo in the email response when he is using his iphone.  A little research on the internet and I ran across a great article by Allyson Kazmucha.  Check it out here: http://www.imore.com/how-create-html-rich-emails-signatures-your-iphone-and-ipad 

  • Contact Form in Dreamweaver

    I ran across some easy code to implement on your dreamweaver site. I use CS5. Go to this link and follow the directions closely – http://www.freecontactform.com/email_form.php . Also, make sure you also edit the PHP settings in .htaccess file located in your domain root and put custom sendmail_from: php_value sendmail_from postmaster@domainname.com

  • Adding Captions to Pictures in Joomla Article

    To add a caption to the picture in a joomla article, click on the picture, then go to the picture settings icon (where you adjust size and alignment) and choose “caption” in the class.  You may need some spacing adjustments, but this class will display the title that you typed in the picture settings box.

  • Making Rounded Edges in Photoshop CS5

    I came across a great video on YouTube, which can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUI-fVckmGw This video show you how to create rounded edges in photoshop cs5.  Below are the steps: Open image In Layers panel right click on Background and go to “Layer from Background”, then click “OK” in Window Click Layer in main menu,

  • Asian Domain Registrar Scam

    One of my clients recently received an email from the Asia Domain Registry Services in China stating that they received an application that a company claimed “Enyihan Investment Co” were applying to register my client’s domain as their Net Brand and some other Asian countries top-level domain names through their firm. They requested my client

  • Download video through Firefox Plugin

    I found a need to download a video from the web and save it on my computer. Firefox has a great plugin that can do this very easily without having to pay for a 3rd party app.  Go to:https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/

  • URL for Joomla Article pages

    I am working on a joomla site and am new at it and each time I figure out how to do something that my customer asks for, I am going to post it to my blog.  Today, I was trying to figure out how to create a link in an  article to another article on

  • To upload pictures into Phoca Gallery in Joomla

    Upload pictures Phoca Gallery in the Administration Panel (Components…Phoca Gallery…Images…New) Type in a title, alias, select the file to upload from your PC.  (Click on Select Filename and scroll to bottom, click on choose file, start upload wait while the thumbnails are generated, then click on the picture that has just been uploaded Add Meta

  • Joomla editing icons

    If you are not seeing all of the editing icons when you are creating a new article or page in Joomla, go to the Administration login, then to Extensions, and Extension Manager.  Go down to Editor-TinyMCE .  Make sure that you pick “Extended” from the Basic Functionality Drop Down.  See below: