In addition to AmMap, a useful plugin to generate maps combined with KMZ and KML files is the "Plugin Googlemaps" in the JED. This plug-in produces the well-known maps with the Google Map API. Below is an example of a map that contains a route that was recorded with a Garmin handheld GPS.

Interested in inserting tabs and slides in your Joomla article?
We made the tabs and slides below with the tabs and slides plugin from Joomlaworks. A great little plugin.

Or use this:

You may run into the problem that links to thumbnails in the media Manager are broken and that sub directories cannot be opened. You want to insert an image, you do see the names of the pictures in the media manager, you can insert the code in your article, but nothing happens. What to do?

We already reported on the Simple Image Gallery, an excellent gallery for Joomla. www.bretteleben.de, the developer of the "Very Simple Image Gallery" Plugin for Joomla! 1.5 is a more "simplified" version of the "Simple Image Gallery" with different useful features.

The modified version comes without a light box but provides for some neat features: The plugin shows one large image, followed by thumbnails below or to the right of the main image. You can also add text and a link to an image, add sub sets of images and select how the gallery displays an image (javascript or with a page reload), features that are not available in the free version of the Simple Image Gallery.

Please keep in mind that the reference to the image folder in the plugin tag is case sensitive.

If you are interested in placing advertisements on your Joomla site, we do recommend you use Google's Adsense Tools directly and stay away from extensions that provide adsense capability.

Step 1: Register with Google Adsense. It is for free and within a day or so you will normally get Google's approval to participate in the plan.

Step 2: Using Adsense Setup, manage ads and get an ad.

Step 3: In the custom html module, you insert your Adsense code for the add. Make sure the editor does not strip the code. Choose the position of the module.

Step 4: If you want, you can change the color of links, the border etc. using the manage my ads. We made it red for this website to keep the colors under control.

Once you have made a backup of your Joomla site, you may want to print the entire directory structure or a list of files. If you use Windows, you seem to be out of luck since explorer does not have a print option. Well, there is hope with Karen's Directory Printer, a free opensource program that allows you to print directories and lists of files.

Karen's Directory Printer prints the name of every file on a drive, the file's size, date and time of last modification, and attributes (Read-Only, Hidden, System and Archive)! The list of files can be sorted by name, size, date created, date last modified, or date of last access. A real handy utility for Windows users.

You can download Karen's Directory Printer here along with other useful tools (Windows users only).