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Joomla is pretty cool, though the initial learning curve is not quite as simple as the hype suggests. I did a cpanel install on a client site, then hammered away on it for days before noticing that the index.php file needs a mod_rewrite to be displayed, .htaccess needs a tweak, and you can't also have an index.html sitting around in the directory. Now it's working, and I'm learning about the menus and publishing process... the whole intent is to make it work for a non-technical group so I am not in the critical path to web publishing. It's for CARE, our local environmental group here on Camano Island, and once this is all stable I might incorporate it into my Nomadness site.

I took a big step today, putting a deposit on the Furuno Navnet 3D chartplotter and Simrad AP24 autopilot... as well as a few NMEA2000 goodies. The boat is getting a serious geek facelift!

Available Goodies

The Microship General Store (RSS Feed) has lots of goodies, some of which you surely need, and I also have a small bookstore on Amazon. Here's a sampling of goodies in my eBay store:

Recent Tonnage Reduction:

Vintage Koret Black Suede Clutch Purse Laptop Sleeve - $25.50 to Portland, Oregon
iMac DV, all set up for its new home - $250.00 to Olympia, Washington
2 Ancient General Electric Logo Plates, Aluminum - $33.50 to Torrance, California
Wax sculpted figure doll - probably Vargas family - $11.50 to San Antonio, Texas
Ancient ACR EPIRB, RLB-12, Class B, 1988, 121.5 MHz - $9.99 to Las Vegas, Nevada
1906 Works of Robert Louis Stevenson 10 Vol Complete Set - $172.50 to San Juan Capistrano, California
Taxco Fish Bone Pendant, Silver, Eagle 3, 1.5" long - $12.50 to Carnarvon, Western Australia
Two Fabulous Umbrellas: Palm/Banana Leaf and Frogs - $24.00 to Elk Grove, California

Nickel Generators

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Links and Miscellany

The front door of this web site is the place to start, and the Nomadness site (including a dedicated blog) carries the most focused current info about the boat project. There's a page of Amazon goodies that I can recommend, and I have a section for product reviews that is still not very populated.

The Edirol M-16DX console mixer is ready to install in the ship's zone of geekery.

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Nomadness in Swinomish Channel.

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