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Finally Upgraded
I’ve finally managed to get a successful upgrade to a very recent version of Wordpress. After the last failed attempt, I decided to go about it differently. I’ll tell you what I did in case you run into trouble in the future. First, I went into the admin panel to the manage menu and exported [...]
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New and Improved Chrome
Google has dropped the ‘beta’ from the Chrome browser in the latest release. I posted recently about my issues with the browser and why I was moving back to Firefox. Having updated to the newest version and tested it out briefly, it appears my major gripes are gone. The text area bug that annoyed me [...]
Dec 12th, 2008 | Filed under Software -
Missing Comments
It’s been two months since I attempted, and failed, to successfully upgrade the blog. That attempt was, IIRC, with Wordpress 2.5. Last night I gave it a go with the latest in the 2.6 series. I wound up with the same error I ran into last time. There was no problem viewing the blog, but [...]
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WordPress Upgrade Problem
I attempted to upgrade to the most recent version of Wordpress a few days back, but something was borked. The site worked fine for visitors, but I was unable to log in to the admin panel. I let it go for a few days while I tried to find a fix. Several Google searches and [...]
Oct 6th, 2008 | Filed under Software -
Google Chrome
Google has entered the web browser arena with Chrome, a browser based on the same rendering engine as Apple’s Safari. Never a fan of Microsoft’s IE, I’ve been a diehard Firefox user for a few years. I did use Opera for a short while, but there’s something about it I never quite liked. It’s an [...]
Sep 3rd, 2008 | Filed under Software -
Firefox Download Day 2008
June 17 has been declared Download Day for Firefox 3. The purpose behind the promotion is to set a Guinness World record for the most downloads of a software product in 24 hours (though the official page says they are going for the record for ‘the most software downloaded’, which isn’t quite the same — [...]
Jun 16th, 2008 | Filed under Software -
Tips for Buying Software Online
In the comments section of my ever-popular RegCure Key Morons post, it’s rare to get a comment from a legitimate user of the software. But recently, an unhappy user did leave a comment complaining about an error he had when trying to use it and wondering what good it is. I replied with what I [...]
Jul 12th, 2007 | Filed under Software -
My McAfee Saga Continues
Last August I posted about my abysmal experience with McAfee VirusScan and how I removed all traces of it from my system. Last month I posted about the unexpected charge I received on my credit card for auto renewal of my VirusScan account and how I was planning to ask McAfee for the refund they [...]
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McAfee Auto Renewal
Last year I bought McAfee VirusScan and subsequently uninstalled it after it turned out to be worse than a virus. At no point during the process did I realize that my account was set to automatically renew my subscription. So I was a bit surprised today when I got a text message on my cell [...]
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Why Linux Will Never Go Mainstream
Some Linux advocates long for the day when the OS will be ubiquitous, having replaced Windows on the desktops of the majority of computer users. Some are more realistic, hoping just to increase the Linux market share and decrease that of Windows. Both groups are quite loony. Linux will never make it to the mainstream [...]