Category: Computer Use
Make Your SSH Keys for FileZilla and SiteGround
How to generate your own SSH Keys for FileZilla and Terminal, for secure file transfers. Linux and OS/X.
Delicious Desserts and Breads, Diabetes Healthy
Desserts and breads that are delicious, healthy for diabetics (low glycemic), all natural, heart healthy, gluten free
XAMPP “Limit Not Allowed” in .htaccess
Quick Version: In \xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf Find each occurrence of AllowOverride None Change it to AllowOverride All In \xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf Make the same change. How I Have XAMPP Set Up I have XAMPP, a full Apache web server for Windows, installed on my computer. Lets me develop and test web sites where only I can see my mistakes,…
Web Site Development Tools (Windows and OS/X)
Software and tools for web site developers, WordPress users, programmers, and using computers effectively.
Favorite FireFox Add-Ons
Here are the FireFox add-ons that I use NoScript Essential security for your web browser! Allow active content to run only from sites you trust, and protect yourself against XSS and Clickjacking attacks. Firebug Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug,…
iMacros for Retrieving Information from Multiple Web Pages
iMacros is a great tool for grabbing information from web sites. People often use it for grabbing the latest stock prices, or getting the latest prices on many products. Putting the data into a spreadsheet-compatible file is easy. You can also use iMacros to fill out forms from a spreadsheet (.csv) text file. iMacros is…
SysInternals Utilities
SysInternals Utilities, to kill a misbehaving process, stop Windows from automatically loading programs you don’t need, and a presentation utility for zooming and drawing on the screen.
WordPress 3 Allow Posts in Menu (as well as Pages)
Easy way to add specific Posts to a WordPress 3 menu. Normally all you see you can add is Pages or Custom Links.
PayPal “last action could not be completed”
How to enable cookies in Firefox, if transactions (such as PayPal) don’t work.
KeyCaps Font for Computer Documentation
How to use CSS or a web-licensed keyboard font with all the special keys needed for computer software instructional pages.
Safely Remove Hardware icon Missing?
Has your Safely Remove Hardware icon disappeared from the Task Bar? There is a Quick way to get it back! From the Start menu, pick Run, type cmd and you will have a Command window. Paste this into the command window (copy to clipboard, switch to Command window, Alt-Space, Edit, Paste): C:\WINDOWS\system32\rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll You…