I just encountered the very first hardware issue with my 17 inch MacBook Pro running Mac OS 10.6 (Snow Leopard). I had inserted a blank DVD+R and it never mounted. When I pressed the eject button, the DVD+R did not eject even after several attempts. Here’s how I resolved the issue. I simply opened the [...]
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Look Sharp: How to Tie a Windsor Tie Knot
An important life skill for looking your best is learning how to tie your own tie. It’s important that you practice before you need to look sharp and impress Below is a video showing how to tie a Windsor tie knot: For diagrams and additional information, please visit the Windsor tie knot page on Tie-a-tie.net. [...]
Quick Money Saving Tip: Use Coupon Codes to Save on Your GoDaddy Purchases
If you use GoDaddy.com to purchase and manage your website domain names, you should always do a quick web search with a search phrase like “godaddy coupons” or “godaddy coupons February 2010″. I had to renew my domain registration for my blog on organic raw living food and veganism. I found a page that gives [...]
Are you having trouble getting search engine friendly (SEF) URLs to Work Properly on your New Joomla Install? Try checking your .htaccess file.
If you’ve just installed and started setting up a Joomla based site, one of the things that you should do is enable search engine friendly (SEF) URLs. (If you don’t know why you should do this, you should definitely check out Google’s search engine optimization starter guide). You do this by logging as an administrator [...]
Bicycle Repair How-To Tutorials from Park Tool Company
I’m in the process of building my own bicycle from reused parts, starting with a nice Miyata frame & fork. This will be the first bicycle I’ve put together from parts. I was telling one of my good cycling buddies about this and the fact that I have a lot to learn about bicycle mechanics. [...]
Adding PHP in WordPress Posts
For certain purposes, it may be useful for you to include PHP snippets inside your WordPress posts. (If you try, you’ll find things will likely not work properly.) Well… Sören Weber created the plugin Exec-PHP exactly for this purpose. Below is a banner from the Early To Rise affiliate program. I’ve written a snippet of [...]
