Author Archives: Xps
Updating From xHTML To HTML 5
If you haven’t already, now is a great time to update your website code to HTML 5 web standards. Here are a handful of things you can do to really get the ball rolling. Table Of Contents Document Type Self-closing tags Language & Character Set Default MIME Types Attribute Minimization […]
Quick Q & A: 3
Here are some quick answers to questions I’ve received from comments, emails, and search queries. You can find Parts 1 & 2 of this segment in the Quick Q & A category. What is “encrypted_search_terms” in WordPress.com Stats plugin? Encrypted_search_terms is reported within the WordPress.com Stats plugin when the search […]
Posted in: Quick Q & A
Tagged: application, Chrome, email, Firefox, Google, Internet Explorer, malware, Opera, operating system, plug-in, Quick Q & A, search, search engine, stats, web, web browser, web development, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows XP, WordPress
Disable Firefox Missing Plugin Notification
Whenever you visit a media rich website (it’s hard to avoid them these days), you’ll likely be asked to install Adobe’s Flash player or Shockwave player, Microsoft’s Silverlight plugin, Apple’s Quick-time plugin, Oracle’s Java runtime environment, or any number of other web browser plugins.. The fact is that you likely […]
Posted in: Web Browsers
Tagged: about:config, Adobe, disable, Firefox, Java, plug-in, web, web browser
Disable Window “Snap” To Screen Edge
Windows 7 added a feature that allows you to drag a window or program that isn’t maximized/minimized (aka. the “cascade” position) to the edge of the screen and have it “snap” to that side. You can also drag the window’s title bar to the top of the screen to maximize […]
Move Twitter Tweets To The Left
Not long ago, I wrote an article describing how to move Facebook’s timeline to the left of the menu. I’ve come to prefer content on the left and judging by that article’s view statistics, I’m not the only one. Today’s computer tech tip will do the same thing to Twitter […]
Installing BitDefender Antivirus Free 2013
BitDefender has caught my eye many times for years because it’s frequently rated highly among independent testers. One such group, AV-Test.org, rated BitDefender Internet Security 2013 one of the three overall best products among the protection, repair, and usability categories they score. It specifically scored 6/6 in protection, 5/6 in […]
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