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  • How to Display HTML Code in Blog Comments

    How to Display HTML Code in Blog Comments

    You can easily display HTML code in a blog comment you leave on a blog. Unfortunately, it does require some minor changes to the HTML before you write it to the comment as regular HTML tags won’t usually be displayed properly, mainly due to security concerns.

    When someone would like clarification about a particular piece of code, they attempt to paste it into the comments, but unfortunately, the code is removed and empty white-space is what appears. In this post I will describe how you can easily paste HTML code in your comment, not only on this blog, but probably any blog.

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  • Tips for Taking Tack-Sharp Digital Photos

    Tips for Taking Tack-Sharp Digital Photos

    It has been a while since I have written a post regarding digital cameras. Since that time I have been learning more about digital cameras, especially on apertures and shutter speeds. While I am enjoying the learning process the one element that I have also been focusing on is taking tack-sharp photos.

    For the most part, I usually hand hold my cameras when taking pictures. It is easier to move around chasing my boys while hand-holding the camera than keeping it on a tripod. At the same time, I have also started to look into taking photos of still life, and eventually want to look into landscape photography. During my experimenting I have learned about some points that will help make sure I take tack-sharp photos.

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  • New WordPress Theme – Slow Performance

    New WordPress Theme – Slow Performance

    Well I did it again. Not being happy with my last theme, I decided to start a new theme from scratch. The good news was that I was able to reuse some of the PHP code from the last theme, so I saved some typing. I’m happy with how this theme turned out, so I’ll keep it for a while.

    One issue I did notice was that this theme became slow after I applied it to Technically Easy. I couldn’t understand why, as the amount of code is actually less than my previous theme. Upon further investigation, I was able to determine a problem, which was unrelated to my theme, and was able to find a solution.

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  • Play Classic Games on Your PC

    I am a child of the eighties, and grew up playing many of the early computer games. The games were smaller and simpler back then, and at times, you had to manage everything on your computer, including disk space usage and conventional memory. I started on a 8088 with 20 MB of disk space and 640 KB of RAM. Oh, and a CGA graphics card that could display 4 colours.

    At times, I do enjoy trying to get some of the older games to play on my current computer. Sometimes they work, many times they don’t even want to try to work on XP or Vista. Then again, I’d rather not work on Vista myself. About a year ago I discovered a great site that sells old computer games, that will also play on the current Microsoft operating systems. I purchased one game back then, and I wasn’t disappointed.

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  • What Makes a Great Backup Plan?

    What Makes a Great Backup Plan?

    It has been a little while since I have talked about data backup. I like to bring up this subject once in a while since I think it is important for everyone to understand. If you have taken many digital photos, collect your family genealogy information, or have written many work/school assignments then you probably have it stored on your computer.

    The reality, unfortunately, is that if you haven’t implemented a good backup solution, or workflow, you are at risk of losing your data. Think about your data and ask yourself one question: can I stand to lose all of my data? You will probably answer “no”, so let’s look at what you need to think about when developing your backup plan.

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  • Protect Your Computer with Sandboxie

    Protect Your Computer with Sandboxie

    Keeping your data and computer secure is very important, especially if you spend much of your time online. There are many ways for hackers to gain access to your computer while you download files from web sites. This is why it is important to always install and use anti-virus and anti-malware software, a software firewall, and a hardware firewall.

    I recently came across another utility that can also help protect your computer. This utility allows you to isolate all your internet activity so everything can be easily deleted if needed. It is a really small tool that I have been using for a few days called Sandboxie.

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  • How to Backup Data in Windows XP

    How to Backup Data in Windows XP

    I take backing up data very seriously. I have a lot of digital photos and several home videos that I have taken and have currently backed up. The main reason that I backup my data is that the data can’t be replaced, and I don’t want to lose any of the files.

    Many people probably don’t think about backing up their data until it is too late. What they don’t know is that it isn’t hard to backup their data using the “Backup” tool that is include with Windows XP. It may not rich in features, but it can help to keep your data safe. Let’s see how to use the tool to backup your data.

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  • Microsoft Word 2007 Keeps Registering

    Microsoft Word 2007 Keeps Registering

    My trials with Microsoft Vista continue. I had issues in the past with iTunes continuously configuring itself, and now Microsoft Word 2007 doing something similar. I never had these problems with Windows XP, only on Vista.

    This time Microsoft Word continued to auto-register itself whenever it was launched. I wouldn’t mind it so much, but it caused a 2 minute delay from the time I clicked the icon until it finally opened. Back to Google’s search I went and found a solution that worked.

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