If you are getting a WordPress media attachment page 404 error, the solution may not be obvious. I got very frustrated with the unhelpful answers found searching on Google, so I dug deep to find […]
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Did you install Microsoft Silverlight on your Macintosh, no longer visit websites which need it, and are tired of the pop-ups that ask to update it? Here is how to painlessly remove Microsoft Silverlight from […]
Yes, the iPod Touch is the greatest PDA. Here you have the power and beauty of iOS, and connection to the Internet, and no monthly service charge (like on an iPhone). And, like all the […]
Yes, books are great. And eBooks are better. And there are an awful lot of books in our house. So, what should we use to read eBooks? The Amazon Kindle best eBook reader. I’m an […]
Here is how to recursively use the command-line utility chmod to change directory and file permissions in Linux and macOS easily. It uses a combination of the utilities ‘find’ and ‘chmod’. I use these popular […]
Here is a simple way to get a disk usage summary in Linux or Mac OS X using the command-line. The “du” command is the conventional choice but gives a lot of information by default. […]
Here is a nice 500 GB hard disk, the Seagate ST3500641AS-RK. Best Buy: Model: ST3500641AS-RK, SKU: 8294632 B&H: Model: ST3500641AS-RK, SKU: SESUK500
Here is how to install the LAME module for Audacity v1.2.x audio software on macOS. Install and/or extract both LAME for Audacity v1.3 and v1.3 to /usr/local/lib/audacity. Create soft link: mkdir /Library/LAME ln -s /usr/local/lib/audacity/LameLib […]
Here is a DreamHost disclaimer that is written in CSS: div.post div.entry div.disclaimer { width:95%; font-size:1em; background-color:#ffeeee; border:1px solid #990000; padding:1.5em; margin:1em 0; } <div class=”disclaimer”>As a standard disclaimer, if youíre not familiar with the […]
Here is how to use the command-line utility rsync without the archive flag (-a). What does the flag -a default to? It is the “archive mode”. -a, –archive; archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X) Where: […]