Month: May 2008

Google Error We’re sorry …

Today, we have been getting this strange message, while simply launching Firefox. The Firefox default homepage is http://en-us.start2.mozilla.com/firefox%3Fclient%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official. The message: We’re sorry …… but your query looks similar to automated requests from a computer virus or spyware application. To protect our users, we can’t process your request right now. We’ll restore your access as quickly as possible, so try again…

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WordPress Plugin one-click-plugin-updater error and fix

I had downloaded a great little plugin for WordPress that works as advertised. It will update a single plugin rather quickly. I recently made some changes to the table names and imported into another mySQL database. In each case, the one-click-plugin-updater plugin failed to work 100%. The plugin page would be plagued with error messages at a specific line number….

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Encypted WordPress Theme footer.php

Have you ever downloaded a WordPress theme to discover that the footer.php is encrypted.  This can be annoying considering that the footer may be leaving out the one detail that every site should have, your own copyright notice. Some footer.php files even have information that you may want on your sidebar not footer. For whatever the reason, write your own…

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Enable Curl support for php in Windows

I had been testing an installation, where I encountered an error that curl support was needed to continue. After a little research, I found the following to work for me. After restarting the service, curl was recognized and the installation was permitted to continue.

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Combine multiple installations of WordPress into the same MySQL database.

When in a situation where the internet hosting site will only permit the use of one MySQL database and it is serving one WordPress installation, and you would like to serve more than one WordPress installation, then combine the multiple installations of WordPress into the same MySQL database. This can be accomplished using phpMyAdmin to select the default WordPress database…

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It is possible to remove IE7 from an XP SP3 upgrade

There are too many articles that claim that after installing Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Internet Explorer 7 may not be uninstalled. This however is not entirely accurate. It is not possible to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 after applying SP3 to an installation that already has Internet Explorer 7 installed. However, it is possible to uninstall Internet Explorer 7 if it…

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Diskeeper 2008 reports \$Extend\$UsnJrnl incorrectly

Diskeeper 2008 may report the \$Extend\$UsnJrnl [Excluded] file size incorrectly. I have addressed this anomaly with the same solution that is applicable to Diskeeper 2007 in this article. The process outlined in this article, has been tested and verified to work.

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Microsoft Outlook 2003: Apply Global Custom Views

Microsoft Outlook 2003 forces a default view of which includes AutoPreview, GroupBy Settings, and Reading panes. These settings may be changed at the current view; however, there is no documentation or choice when it comes to changing these settings globally. The settings change for a current view, may not be so bad, if only a few folders existed, however, with…

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Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 Released

Today, I installed Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3 on a test box. It is released as WindowsXP-KB936929-SP3-x86-ENU.exe (MD5: BB25707C919DD835A9D9706B5725AF58) and became available for download yesterday, May 6, 2008. The installation was uneventful and took around 20 minutes on a Pentium 4 2+ Ghz system. The service pack is available from Microsoft here. Immediately after applying SP3, I checked for…

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Firefox Plugin: Adblock Plus to remove those unwanted Ads

I have grown tired of visiting my favorite websites only to be inundated with ads and images that take up so much real estate. I have found that Firefox has a great plugin or extension called Adblock Plus. I have tried editing the hosts file to point the junk and ad sites to 127.0.0.1, but the site still left a…

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Hacking Firefox Add-ons Extensions to support future Firefox Versions

Mozilla Firefox permits, even encourages the use of add-ons, whether they are Add-ons or Extensions, Themes, or Plugins. To add Extensions, click on Tools > Add-Ons > Get Add-ons. Most plugins listed are created and verified for use for version 2.0.x of Firefox. However, many plugins have not been updated or verified for use with the Firefox 3.0 Beta5 release…

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