ScribeFire is the new name for the old performancing blog posting extension. Once installed it works very well; however, by default it posts “Powered by ScribeFire” at the end of every post. Very painful. Here is how to turn this off.
Lotus Symphony is IBM’s variant of the popular OpenOffice for use on Windows and Linux systems. You can set the file type associations to allow Lotus Symphony to open SmartSuite and/or Microsoft Office files. It will also use these associations when creating new documents (instead of odt, ott, odp, etc.)
When you run a command from a UNIX or UNIX-like shell, the shell looks for the executable file using the directories listed in your PATH variable as a map. For convenience, adding directories to this environment variable means you don’t have to go hunting for a file each time you run it. Following these directions will allow you to add a directory to the search PATH.
Add-Ons and ActiveX plugins can really expand IE7’s abilities. However, these added features are more likely to contain bugs and cause the browser to crash. Here is how to remove or disable these once they are installed.
In OS X, hidden files (those starting with a period like .profile or .bashrc) can be a challenge to edit because they are, well, hidden and don’t show up in Finder windows. While there are tricks to make hidden files visible in Finder windows, I prefer to keep my hidden files hidden. I also prefer to edit them using vi, but I know that many folks are likely to think ‘six’ instead of ‘editor’ when presented with vi. What follows is a simple way to edit a hidden file using TextEdit without making any changes to the system.
Recently on google’s webmaster blog, google announced that web site owners and bloggers can directly improve and change the short summary that is displayed for each web result. By improving this summary (aka snippet), you will increase your chances that users will click your link from google and visit your site.
DivShare is a web host allowing the unlimited storage of various types of files. This makes it a great source for finding free media. using the following Google queries as a guide will have you downloading in no time.
Windows Defender protects your computer against spyware. However if you wish to use another application to fill this need or if you feel confident that you don’t need it, you can disable Windows Defender by following these steps:
A friend of mine just asked me why some of the menu selections in OS X have dot-dot-dot after them and others do not. The answer is simple and is not isolated to just OS X.
Many users are finding that they must manually enable ringtones in iTunes. If you are not seeing a bell beside any of the songs in your iTunes library, this is what you need to do.
This recipe explains how to remove and delete all enrolled users and fingerprints in Wave’s Embassy Security Suite. This is very handy if you, like me, had enrolled fingerprints/users but then did a clean install of an OS without deleting the enrolled fingerprints/users. Usually you will get an error saying that the fingerprint is already enrolled but none show in the security center.
Photoshop is a beautiful tool. I love this little tip. You are one mouse click (or key shortcut) away from resizing your image to fit your working area. Here is how to do it.
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