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Enable Time Machine on a Network Drive
On Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.x), there’s a nifty built-in backup program called “Time Machine”. By default, it only works with drives that are directly connected or connected through an airport extreme. The hack below allows it to at least see network drives, although there is no guarantee that the backup will be [...]
Read More..>>Block spam SMS messages on your mobile
Not a new phenomenon, but increasing in prevalence is spam SMS messages, also known as m-spam or SMS spam. I’ve personally not received any, but per a post by David Pogue of the New York Times, here’s how you block them…
* AT&T: Log in at mymessages.wireless.att.com. Under Preferences, you’ll see the text-blocking and alias [...]
Read More..>>Enable php 5 on Apache 2 for Mac OS X Leopard 10.5.3
Notice: Mac OSX 10.5.3 Leopard uses Apache 2 and has different file paths from Mac 10.4.11 Tiger (Apache 1). The older instructions for Apache 2 / Mac OS X 10.4.11 are located here:
www.semiconducted.com/diy-tech/2008/enable-php-on-apache-without-modifying-the-default-httpdconf-file.html
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With this method, you can create your own custom file which will override the default Mac Apache 2 server settings without [...]
Wordpress Error 404 when modifying permalinks
While recently modifying Wordpress 2.5.1 to use the pretty permalink structure using the WP control panel has resulted in a “Error 404 - Not Found”.
I followed the instructions at the Wp codex here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks
with no luck.
The answer was hiding here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory
Not as easy or straightforward as I would have hoped, but I discovered an oversight [...]
How To Copy Your WordPress Database
repost from:http://ageeksjourney.com/wordpress/how-to-copy-your-wordpress-database/
Export the Database
This is best done by using the Database Backup Plugin. Download and install it in your online blog. Export everything except the optional tables and set it to download the backup to your Desktop.
The plugin exports the data into an SQL file. If you have used images or videos in your posts [...]
Secure sensitive sites by using https (SSL) instead of http
How to: Secure Gmail, Google Documents, and more by using https (SSL - or Secure Socket Layer)
An easy way to secure your internet activity is to use https:// instead of http:// before the URL address. Doing this encrypts your session with SSL, making it a bit more secure. Many, but not all sites [...]
Enable PHP on Apache without modifying the default httpd.conf file
I’ve recently been setting up a local Apache server on Mac 10.4.11 to do some simple development in PHP and came across this method for setting it up nicely.
With this method, you can create your own custom file which will override the default Mac Apache server settings without modifying the original
httpd.conf file. [...]
Email to SMS codes for phone carriers
Below are the phone carrier codes to send email messages to someone’s phone as a text MMS/SMS. Theoretically, you can use this as a workaround to send picture messages or effectively double your plan’s SMS allotment by sending through the iphone’s email application. Next step is to find a lookup service to match [...]
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