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is the site owner of Computer Tech Tips and is passionate about computer technology, particularly Windows-based software, malware removal, and web development. He enjoys helping people troubleshoot computer problems and providing technical support to family, friends, and people around the net. Xps wrote 78 article(s) for Computer Tech Tips.


Introduction To PHP Include & Require

Introduction To PHP Include & Require

The PHP Include function is used to pull different pages together into one. For example, a default header, menu, and footer can be included on multiple content pages. When you want to update the menu, you only need to update a single file. Then the changes are reflected on all […]

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Move Facebook Timeline Back To The Left

Move Facebook Timeline Back To The Left

Facebook is at it again. This time changing the layout and color scheme of the profile page. The new, gray, decaying color scheme is more accurate to the product than they realize. Moving the timeline to the right of your about information was a bad move since that’s the content […]

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Prevent WordPress SPAM Comments & Registrations With JavaScript

Prevent WordPress SPAM Comments & Registrations With JavaScript

The battle against SPAM continues, so I have another hurdle you can implement to help prevent bots from submitting comments and registering accounts. Although this tip is aimed at WordPress, the basic idea can be applied to any application. What we’re going to do is encase (or hide) the submit […]

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Disable Firefox Tab Drag Preview

Disable Firefox Tab Drag Preview

Being able to rearrange your open tabs in Firefox is awesome! Having the tabs preview box cover the indicator arrow – which shows where your tab is moving to – isn’t awesome. In actuality, it defeats the purpose of the indicator arrow. When Firefox choose to adopt a minimalistic interface […]

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RSS Links In Archive-type Pages

RSS Links In Archive-type Pages

A while back, I adjusted the Feeds List page with basic directions on how to find the RSS feed of a specific category, tag, or author. That would allow readers to subscribe to a specific listing of their choice rather than the whole site feed. While doing that, I had […]

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Disable Taskbar Thumbnails

Disable Taskbar Thumbnails

I always have multiple programs, documents, and various other windows opened at one time. I like to fully utilize my computer’s multi-tasking ability and my mouse is constantly on the move. A feature of the Windows 7 Taskbar is rather annoying to me, really since the beginning. That is the […]

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