We are seeing an increasing number of forum posts stating that a site maintainer has had their or their clients sites hacked and they are unable to update from joomla 1.5 due to either custom designed components or not having a budget to do their upgrade.
Leaving aside the dangers of custom component design, not upgrading a site and leaving it open to security risks due to not having the budget is no excuse for a site maintainer with morals.
Highdown Highpriced low value Tea Rooms
A very popular walking spot on the Angmering border called Highdown Gardens has a reportedly very popular tea room. A recent visit there with the furry doorstop did not live up to the expectations of the "raving reviews" posted online.
Never do lunch with me
Names changed to protect the embarrassed!
Pretty soon certain people are going to stop meeting me for lunch. some of you may remember the last time i met up with friend E for lunch. this time we did it again, with similar, disaster results.
Traveling to Portsmouth we knew it was going to go wrong when Friend "E" said she had taken the wrong turn towards Portsmouth and transporting friend "M" ended up the wrong side. Then she couldn't find a suitable space in the car park so just dumped the car where she could.
Overzealous interview requirements
Recently it has become apparent that companies are taking a very impersonal approach to employment requirements. They are becomng possibly nervous over the Right to work act and not falling foul of the immigration act.
Here is a transcript of a recent over the top email chain where the RTW act is overplayed and does not allow any leeway. Bolds added by me for highighting.
I dont go to conferences
Before the new conference season starts its time to get the rant out of the way. For years i have been asked if i am attending certain conferences. its nice to be invited to go to a conference, or even select the ones i am interested in and can actually afford to go to but here are the main reasons i dont go to conferences.
chronoforms and other chronoengine extensions
developer's site was infected with malware, but is now reviewed as "safe" according to Google transparency report.
see https://www.google.com/transparencyreport/safebrowsing/diagnostic/?hl=en#url=chronoengine.com
The VEL do not know of any recent reports of vulnerabilities in the extensions themselves....