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How I fixed my Feedly Syncing Issues

I’ve been having issues with Feedly being out of sync with Google Reader. I had 45 unread TechCrunch items in Google Reader and there were 400+ in Feedly. I waited a few days to see if it’d catch up, it did not. I then contacted support a few days ago and have yet to get a […]

How to open Visio documents on a Mac; for free.

Ever get a Visio document and wonder what’s inside it? There are a few paid programs on the Mac that view Visio documents, but they are a bit spendy when you just want to see the file. Instead, grab LibreOffice. Checkout LibreOffice LibreOffice is a full office suite and it has the ability to read Visio files. It may not be prefect, […]

Adminer is phpMyAdmin with only 1 file.

Sometimes you need phpMyAdmin to get into a database and manage things, but you don’t want to go through the hassle of installing it; or for some reason, the host doesn’t give you access. That’s where Adminer comes in handy. Checkout Adminer Adminer has almost all features of phpMyAdmin in one small file. Not only that but […]

How To Fix Video.js’ Flash Player Fallback

I used video.js for the first time this week and it works well, but there is some confusion in the documentation as to how to get the Flash fallback to work. It’s actually pretty simple. First off, do not use the CDN version. Use the self hosted version. When you use the self hosted version, […]

Safari 7 & the New Webkit Inspector

Yesterday I wrote about how I was hoping for an awesome new Safari 7 at WWDC. The good news is that it was talked about, but it’s those little features like reopen closed tabs and private browsing that I won’t know about until I get to use it. I was informed however that the upgraded […]

Why is no one talking about Safari 7? #WWDC

WWDC is upon us and I always hold out hope that Apple is going to release a kick ass Safari update. Something that takes Apple’s awesome design and functionally skills and makes a better browser. Now Safari 6 isn’t horrible, it’s actually a pretty darn good browser. However, there are a few things that make […]

How To Get Gmail’s Priority Inbox Back – Guaranteed

Have you tried out Gmail’s new inbox groups? They’re kind of nice, but I’m not a fan of the pre-defined categories. I’d rather see those tabs as some of my labels. That’d be much more productive for me. If you want to switch back to Gmail’s Priority Inbox first click on the gear icon and […]

Setup a Wireless Printer with D-Link’s Shareport

If you have a D-Link wireless router chances are there is a USB port on the back. With this, you can set up a printer wirelessly. Sadly, you can not just plug it and be happy. That’s too easy. Instead, D-Link created Shareport. Shareport is their software that is supposed to make the magic happen, but it sucks. […]

Secure Your WordPress Site with 3 Simple Changes

If a site asks you to login, then someone will try to hack it. WordPress is no exception. The good news is it’s really simple to make your site even more secure. 1. Strong Passwords This should be a no brainer, but people continue to use simple passwords. I’ve seen major companies using horribly easy to guess […]

Facebook Home – Facebook’s Android Announcement

There is lots of buzz on the internet right now about Facebook’s Home app. The basics: Facebook Home is an application that puts people first, apps second. It’s not a phone, although Facebook partnered with HTC and ATT to build phones that are built around Facebook Home. Facebook now has ‘Cover Feed’ this is the […]