Category: Blog

Super Busy…

October 12, 2024
Super Busy…

Ahh! I haven’t had time to update this site in several months. I hope I can get back into it again. Anyway, here’s a little life update. I’ve been taking online classes at Oregon State University to finally finish my computer science degree. So that’s been occupying a lot of my time. I was in […]

I switched to WordPress

July 23, 2024
I switched to WordPress

After about a month of effort, I’ve finally converted all the 120+ guides I wrote on the Joomla version of Kevin’s Guides into the right format for WordPress! I hope it was the right decision. Here are some reasons I made the change: As a web designer, content writer, and software developer, I’ve got some […]

I’m Redesigning This Site

July 17, 2024

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. No new guides or site updates. Been busy with school and a move across the country. I live in Colorado now! I’m free for the summer and need to work on my portfolio. I thought a good project would be redesigning Kevin’s Guides. It’s going to be a […]

ProWritingAid Occasionally Suggests Awful Corrections

July 17, 2024
ProWritingAid Occasionally Suggests Awful Corrections

I have written well over 100 articles for Kevin’s Guides over the last three years. Most of my articles are quite lengthy and thought out. I’ve written several hundred thousand words for this website, more than the length of The New Testament in the Bible. That’s a lot of writing! Naturally, I need to check […]

Internet Browsers in 2024 (Why I’m Stuck with Chrome)

July 17, 2024
Internet Browsers in 2024 (Why I’m Stuck with Chrome)

As an avid tech enthusiast and web developer, I love experimenting with all sorts of different software, including web browsers. I loved using Netscape Navigator before it was discontinued. It had tabbed navigation four years before Microsoft’s Internet Explorer (IE). Firefox was a revolutionary upgrade over IE. Opera browser promised to be the fastest when […]

Not Everything is AI!

July 17, 2024
Not Everything is AI!

Ah, yes. We are in the Artificial Intelligence age. The media and marketing departments of every company that’s remotely aligned with electronics and software are leeching off this AI terminology.  Of course, I’m certain that you are smarter than this. Not everything marketed as AI has anything close to the technical prowess of today’s most […]

I do not like how Joomla 5 handles dark mode

July 17, 2024
I do not like how Joomla 5 handles dark mode

Update 4/16/24 Joomla 5.1 has introduced an improved dark mode with the ability to change the dark/light style setting of the template. Hooray!!! Old grievances below if you care to read: While I am happy that Joomla 5 finally has a dark mode supported back end, I do not think they implemented it in the […]

Site Update: Ads Are Back, Comments are on

July 17, 2024
Site Update: Ads Are Back, Comments are on

Hello! Just a couple of updates on advertisements and the comment system. I’ve re-enabled the comment system for all users, and guests. Guests may post with just a name and email. If I see a lot of spam, I may have to turn this feature off. However, usually we get good comments from users. This […]

Joomla 5 is here!

July 17, 2024

Yesterday morning (October 17th), the Joomla! team officially released the latest major version – Joomla 5. Here are some thoughts… What’s New Honestly, I don’t have much to say. It largely looks and functions the same as Joomla 4. The only big difference you might notice is that the admin template now supports a dark […]

More Developer Resources for Joomla 4/5

July 17, 2024

I wanted to share some valuable resources I’ve come across in recent months while looking for information to help with Joomla 4 extension development. The short of it is, this lovely eBook on all facets of Joomla 4 development by German author Astrid Günther and this article series on how to create a Joomla 4/5 MVC component from […]