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Leopard: How to Install WordPress

Installing a local version of wordpress is one of the first things most designers and developers need to do. Leopard adds many new wrinkles to this task. These steps should get you up and running as painlessly as possible on OS X 10.5.

Fix for ASP Pages That Will Not Display an ADO Recordset based on a #Temp Table

Here’s the problem: your asp page is designed to display the data contained in an SQL generated #temp table. When you run the page, you get an error that states that the operation is not allowed when the object is closed. If you execute the SQL command in a query window though, the data is displayed as expected.

Ubuntu 7.10: How to Uninstall KDE

If you’ve installed KDE and find yourself yearning for the Gnome desktop, here’s what you need to do to get KDE off of your Ubuntu install:

Time Machine: Force Backup Now

In OS X 10.5 Leopard, Time Machine will handle the backups with minimal user input. This works well for a fixed backup system. However, when connecting external drives, the automated system does not work well. Who wants to connect a drive and then wait 10-15 minutes for the backup to kick in? Here is how to force time machine to start the backup process.

Gmail for Mobile: Remove Promotional Footer from Composed Emails

Google’s java app for accessing your Gmail from your cell phone is a great solution for staying in touch when you’re on the go. However, the application likes to promote itself by placing a promotional footer on every email you send from it. If you don’t want your emails to be sent with the footer (Sent from Gmail for mobile), then follow these steps:

Troubleshooting Wii Buttons not working

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I had an experience where the 2nd controller in Virtual Console would only move, not jump. This happened with both the WiiMote and the Classic Controller.

WS-1025 Digital Window Thermometer Review

I recently snagged the WS-1025 Digital Window Thermometer from ThinkGeek. After using it for a few days, I wanted to give everybody an honest review of this geeky thermometer. Tons of screenies included…

Tinyurl.com : Preview links / disable autoredirect to full URL

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Tinyurl.com is a great tool/site to use when you need to send links to mobile devices or even just shortening those horribly long URLs. However, sometimes its nice to be able to preview the full URL prior to actually going to the link (spammers/phishing/etc reasons).

Ubuntu : Installing, Removing, and Searching for Packages & Apps from Terminal

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This is a quickie on how install, uninstall, and search for applications/packages in Ubuntu Linux from the Terminal window.

Wii: How to Locate the Console’s MAC Address

If your wireless router uses MAC filtering, you will need to know the MAC address of your device so that it may connect to the internet for updates and gaming.

Wii: How to Disable the Rumble Effect on Your Wii Remote

The Wii remote control (Wiimote) allows you to feel vibrations (rumbles) during gameplay on certain titles. While this is intended to add a sense of realism to the game, some users find this to be a distraction. To disable the rumble effect, follow these steps:

Aperture: Create landscape or portrait only orientation smart albums

Smart albums in Aperture allow gathering photos based on specific metadata keywords, camera type, date and so on, basically anything you can see in the Metadata view. One useful smart album trick is filtering based on orientation, portrait or landscape. This recipe will walk you through setting up this type of smart album.

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