My Quick Fix

Problem
When trying to add a Plugin, Component or Module in Joomla’s Extension Manager, you might get the following error:
JFolder::create: Could not create directory
Warning! Failed to move file.
Shown here:

This is likely – but not definitely – to be after the site has been moved from location to another, a change of directory, or server.
Solution
When a Component, Plugin or Module is added, the Joomla system attempts to copy the installable zip to a temporary directory, called ‘tmp‘. From there, PHP extracts the files and installs them. The error above usually occurs for …

Problem
Every so often when I’m typing, usually when I’m coding because I use so many shortcuts, the at sign ‘@’ and double quotes (”) get swapped. Annoying!
Solution
When this happens it’s because I’ve accidentally pressed ‘Shift + Alt’. THis key combo causes Windows to switch my keyboard (input) language to US. The easiest way to stop this happening, is disable the ‘Shift+Alt’ shortcut:
1) From ‘Control Panel’, open the ‘Regional and Language Options’.
2) In ‘Regional and Language Options’ window, select the ‘Languages’ tab, and click the ‘Details’ button inside the ‘Text services and …

Problem
Yesterday my father-in-law needed to hook his old HP Photosmart 1215 Inkjet to Windows Vista Home Edition. HP don’t provide a Vista driver for the 1215…
Solution
A quick search around the web found that the driver for the Photosmart 7200 works perfectly. He tried it and says it works exactly as it should.
To install the diver use the following steps:

Click the ‘Start’ Icon, and select ‘Control Panel’ in the start menu.
Once the Control Panel window opens, double-click the ‘Printers’ icon.
In the ‘Printers’ window, click the ‘Add a printer’ icon/link in the …