Author Archives: Rudy

Windows 7 Repair Installation

Well over a year ago, I ran into some sort of networking issue on my Windows 7 computer that left me with a partially disabled Internet connection.  I could not use Internet Explorer, and that also meant that some Internet … Continue reading

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Android: manufacturers and wireless providers need to get with the program!

I rarely rely on ruffling feathers, but the more I use and enjoy Android, one thing nags at me constantly: the lack of OS upgrades. While the developers of Android offer the latest quickly, it takes the smartphone manfacturers and … Continue reading

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First Look: vBulletin 5 beta demonstrated today

While we no longer support versions of vBulletin from 4.0 and up, we still keep an eye on the major players in the market.  Today marks the release of a beta version of what the folks at Internet Brands are … Continue reading

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Dot Com 2.0: Is another shakeout at hand?

Anyone else feel like 2012 is “Dot Com Boom 2.0″?  Consider Instagram’s market valuation around 500 million, with Facebook offering twice this amount today to buy Instagram.  Other companies I’m sure have been over-valued in recent months.  A lot of … Continue reading

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Epic Google+ failure: Google, where’s your “sharing” API?

Right up front, let me say that I have enjoyed the clean and uncluttered look of Google+ over any of the other social media services.  I also greatly appreciate how easy it is to maintain your privacy settings, as opposed … Continue reading

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Protect your entire network using OpenDNS with DD-WRT

My original quest for DD-WRT came about due to using OpenDNS.  I originally had a D-Link wireless router which let me input the DNS addresses for OpenDNS, but the wireless signal eventually died in it.  I replaced it with a … Continue reading

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Opinion: Social Media and Sharing–We Have Too Many Options

Overall, social media and sharing has been quite the rage in the Smartphone Era.  While there are a handful of very popular social media services, there are dozens (or even hundreds) of others, and everyone has their own preferences.  Take … Continue reading

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WordPress plugin and theme support: please keep us up to date!

As I am deploying quite a few WordPress installations as of late, and have been working with WordPress for a few years now, one of the shortcomings I’ve seen is that the plugin and theme databases tend to become outdated. … Continue reading

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Share your life’s stories on Path

“Path is the smart journal that helps you share life with the ones you love.” This is how Path sums up their new social media and sharing service.  For those who would like to share “moments” (as Path calls them) … Continue reading

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jQuery not working in WordPress? Here’s a quick fix!

On two WP sites, I was attempting to use a modified version of an existing PHP page that used a jQuery modal overlay to display additional details.  It worked on a standalone PHP page, but not in WordPress.  (I use … Continue reading

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