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You can block websites using squid proxy with 3 easy steps. First you have to create a text file with blocked domain name list such as orkut.com, gmail.com, sex.com, yahoo.com and so on. Second define and Access Control List (ACL). Third and final step Restart Squid.

First, create a file called /etc/squid/blocked.domains.acl (any file name you can use)
# cd /etc/squid
# vi blocked.domains.acl

Google supports several advanced operators, which are query words that have special meaning to Google. Typically these operators modify the search in some way, or even tell Google to do a totally different type of search.

Converting an HTML template to a Joomla template is not as hard as you think. Only five easy steps, and you can create and use your Joomla template.

Why you want to learn this? because  perhaps you stumble into beautiful free html templates while browsing on the net and really want to use it for your joomla based website.

Step 1

Prepare your template. The template should be (X)HTML & CSS compliant. There are lot of HTML templates on the Internet, just search them by using uncle Google. Templates in Joomla is filed under  a directory named templates. Ensure the HTML file, images and CSS file are inside one single directory created under templates folder. For example, take a look at the Joomla template structure below: