Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category

A cache-friendly method for reducing WordPress comment spam

A safe-for-cached-pages method of filtering out spam comments by requiring at least some time to have passed between the time the page is loaded and the form is submitted.

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Fixed: XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3].

A simple fix for the XAMPP Component Status Check failure [3]. error when launching the XAMPP 1.7.4 Control Panel.

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How to fix the “PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header()” error in WordPress

Fix the “PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header()” error in WordPress.

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Online tools for detecting malware on web sites

Online tools for detecting infections on web sites and for identifying vulnerabilites.

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Online tools for testing web page performance

A collection of online tools for measuring the performance of web pages, including time to first byte.

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How to remove the GRUB bootloader from Windows XP

How to replace the boot sector and MBR of Windows XP to remove the GRUB bootloader.

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A macro for toggling the read-only attribute of Word.qat

Protect the Word QAT from unintended changes by setting the read-only attribute on Word.qat from within Word itself.

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How to clean up those Mac OSX hidden files

How to delete the hidden files that Mac OSX puts on flash drives, USB hard drives, and other shared storage.

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Simple file backup with a batch file

How to write a simple batch file for backing up files to a drive letter and reducing the risk of those files being copied to the wrong device.

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How to send the correct headers to leverage browser caching

How to use .htaccess to send the correct HTTP headers in order to leverage browser caching and reduce page load times for returning visitors.

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