Recently a tech-recipes fan dropped me an interesting question. She was seeing political ads that offended her on Facebook and wanted to know how to keep these ads from appearing. Here is how to block any ads that you find offensive.
For user convenience, the default download manager in Google Chrome browser has a function which will automatic run the files immediately after they are downloaded. However, this feature can also harm your computer if the downloaded files contain dangerous payloads. Also if you have enabled auto-opening for a file type but now regret it, this tutorial will help you.
If you experience trouble with SCSI devices, one of the best ways to determine if the host hardware can see the SCSI hardware is with probe-scsi-all. This recipe describes a procedure to use this command.
In Access 2010 if there are errors in your database object, the error indicator will appear in green. As the green color has a tendency to blend in with other elements, you may have trouble finding these errors. Luckily, you can change it. Continue reading to find out how.
Using the MANPATH environment variable, you can select which man page directories are searched when using man or apropos. This recipe describes changing your MANPATH variable when using the Bourne shell.
TFTP (trivial file transfer protocol) provides a convenient means of quickly transferring a Cisco IOS image to a firewall over an ethernet interface. This procedure is substantially faster than transferring over a serial port.
A common task in linux and UNIX operating systems is to create an archive of many files or directories in a single file. The tar command is one option for archiving and has many options and can do many things.
Using the hosts file, ip addresses can be mapped to hostnames. This is useful to access systems that do not have a DNS entry and for test and development purposes.
A static route adds an entry to the routing table for a specific destination IP address or subnet.
Occasionally when downloading an application from the Mac App Store, users are unable to update due to a “hash mismatch” error. If you receive this error, these steps should correct the issue.
The cross-site scripting (XSS) filter feature in IE9 can prevent one website from adding dangerous script code to another website. The XSS notification in IE often appears when users click a link from another website an an instant message application. Although this is a helpful feature, many advanced users may find this notification annoying. Here is how to disable it.
The bottom app drawer in Samsung’s Touchwiz lets users access apps quickly from the home screen. Although the four default apps are quite helpful, many users will want to add their favorite application to the bottom drawer for easy access. Here is how to do it in Touchwiz 4.0.
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