How to install WGET on Apple OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard.

WGET is a reliable download utility for UNIX and Linux. I have found it to be more reliable to Continue Reading

If you haven’t heard yet, Xmarks is shutting down due to a lack of funding and profitable channels.

Things that we can learn from Xmarks.

I understand that people who start something expecting it is free have a hard time wanting to pay. If Xmarks were to have at some point converted to a pay-only service, I’m sure they would have seen their user base drop off the charts. Many would complain and go elsewhere, even the majority, however I am willing to be that a few users would have offered to pay, as many are now. (See any comments page on their blog post announcing the closure of their service).

What could they have done before this point? Xmarks started out only as a bookmark syncing service. Their user base which had signed up only expected their bookmarks to be synchronized. At this point in time, Continue Reading

This guide is for how to automatically remove www from a domain name, or multiple domain names.
If you want to add WWW, read this guide titled Automatically redirect non-www requests to www for all URLs and All Domains.

The below code will enable you to remove WWW for one domain, multiple domains, or all domains. It is generic enough that you just install it in your domains root folder for a singular domain, or the parent folder above multiple domain names if you want it to apply to all domains hosted in child folders (for shared hosting scenarios).

Insert the below code into a text file. Save the file as htaccess.txt, and upload it to your domains folder. Once there, rename it to “.htaccess” without quotes. If you need help on this, read the applicable instructions in my other post Automatically redirect non-www requests to www for all URLs and All Domains.

Options +FollowSymlinks
RewriteEngine On

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://%1/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%1/$1 [R=301,L]

Windows XP comes with Windows Messenger, the integrated version of what’s known as MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger. If you’ve ever tried to uninstall it, or delete it’s folder, you’ve noticed that it magically reappears and will not stay gone.

There is a way to remove it for good. Here’s the instructions to do this very simply in under 30 seconds.

Go to your Start Menu, Start, and then Run and then type in:
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Windows Seven contains a few “Easter eggs” or features for-the-finding. One of these, has been nicknamed “God Mode”, an uber-elite combination of the control panel, system manager, and other assorted control panels, combined to form an AIO (all-in-one) master control panel.

The benefits and applications of such an uber-elite control panel, to any IT savvy computer user, systems administrator, or technician are limitless; Easier and more direct access to troubleshooting and diagnosing system issues, system maintenance, LDAP and domain client-side configuration, etc.

To activate the “God Mode” control panel, we need to create a folder with the specific system registry trigger, included in the folder name. This quick visual guide will cover how to do this in under two minutes. Continue Reading