Category: Tech Tips
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Moving WordPress Server
This is really just a quick note. Much can be found on WordPress codex describing the steps when moving server, but this one caught me out. I decided that I would move all my wordpress sites off my shared hosting reseller account to a VPS (Virtual Private Server). As I had paid for WHM/Cpanel, it…
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This site is proudly powered by WPMU DEV
WordPress is great and Multi site is even better, if you want a network of blogs. WPMU Dev gives you a low cost way to build a multisite wordpress installation with all the features you need to create you own fully monetised (or free) blog network. It is no surprise that WPMU Dev is celebrating…
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Skype customer support useless
Following on from my Skype account being hacked I found out just how useless Skype customer support was. They have canned scripts, they have no authority to do anything and only contactable by live chat. They are clearly using canned response buttons and dealing with probably many customers at the same time. I reported…
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Is Internet Explorer in terminal decline and losing its grip on the Browser Market?
It has been a few years since IE was the only browser anyone really used. It used to be the dominant browser by far. However, last night on TV, Microsoft were advertising the virtues of IE 9. So, when I see an established company advertising an established product on TV, it gets me wondering why. Clearly, Microsoft…
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Replacing all occurrences of a string in Linux
Every now and then, I have a reason to replace all occurrences of a certain string in every file in all sub-directories. Geneerally this is for scripts that will run on a Linux server, and finding a program to do this on windows seems hard!. Now its possible on Linix using a combination of Find and Sed,…