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Reducing SQL queries in WordPress Templates
Is the_tags() not working with database cache and global PHP object until the whole content is shown? Find out about an interesting thing to look out for in your templates.
How to create a network backup with Apple’s TimeMachine
Apple has removed the preference allowing people to use TimeMachine over a network. With a few command line tricks, you can keep using TimeMachine via your network.
How much is a good logo worth? Case study: Agile Pain Relief
Does a strong logo make a difference to how much you can charge or getting the business at all? We think so. Here’s a case study of a homemade log vs designer.
WP Spam Free: Reducing Server Load
There’s a new experimental option in WP Spam Free which will bring your server load down a bit, as we know that this is not the fastest plugin around.
Trouble with WordPress Subscribe to Comment Plugin in WP 2.9: Gurken’s the solution
We didn’t want to take charge of a fork of Mark Jaquith’s plugin. Too much on our plate. Fortunately Martin Spuetz has published the excellent Gurken.
Different ways to use web based file manager
Different schemes of permissions used on directories while using web based file manager.
Foliopress WYSIWYG Image Management now works in Safari
Built-in image management tool finally works in Safari. Check out the latest Foliopress WYSIWYG now!
ImageMagick vs GD vs Photoshop
We want to have nice pictures in our posts. So do You. Good composition, colors and focus are by all means necessary. But there’s at least one more step between picture in your camera and picture on your web – resizing. Either on your computer in your own image editor, or on the server using […]
LinkedIn: How to Delete your Account
How can one quickly and easily delete one’s LinkedIn account? It turns out nohow. But here’s how you do it, if that’s what you want.
Shortest Amazon Affiliate Links
Get much shorter Amazon Affiliate Links thanks to our new tool.
Google 7 Day Indexing Delay: WordPress All in One SEO Plugin
Senseless SEO scare meme doing the rounds about WordPress SEO plugins. Why you should still be using FV Simpler SEO.
Keep your Apple OS X Computer Running Fast with MenuMeters
MenuMeters lets you know right away when something has gone out of control on your Mac and gives you the tools to get more info and fix it right away.
Apple iTunes Library: Move iTunes Successfully via the Finder
Moving the Apple iTunes Library via the Finder is unnecessarily difficult. But with a simple text editor, you can take your library anywhere. Here’s how.
FreeDB or Musicbrainz: Why is there no software to upload album info in OS X?
Gracenote stole the CDDB from its contributors. FreeDB and Musicbrainz appeared. But why is it almost impossible to use them on OS X?
Apple Mail: How to avoid being tracked yet still see images
If you are using email these days and you don’t want your every move tracked, you have to prevent your email client from loading external images.
New Foliopress WYSIWYG version released
New version of one of our most popular plugins Foliopress WYSIWYG (FV WordPress Flowplayer is doing pretty good and so does FV All in One SEO Pack) contains several usability improvements: WYSIWYG style configuration now resides in plugin options. Easier configuration – no need to edit your CSS file to make your editor true […]
Using Soft Hyphens to Disable Embedded Shortcode in WordPress or other CMS Web Tutorials
Sometimes it’s important to show a command in code tags but not have it execute. Square bracket shortcodes were giving us trouble. Soft hyphen to the rescue.
Backup Router-Firewall for a Small Office: D-Link DIR-100 vs ZyXEL Prestige 334
For a small business backup router/firewall, there’s no need to break the bank as it shouldn’t be in service much. Here’s how D-Link and ZyXEL stack up.
Paypal sucks but so does Digital River and Google Checkout is no great shakes either
Between 10% commission rates and Paypal’s arbitrarily account freezing, how should a small business or software process transactions?