Category: How to
How to lock your computer
Ever since I worked in a call center we were taught to lock our computer whenever we left the desk. It’s important for privacy and to protect whatever information you have stored there as well as whatever you’re working on. I was surprised to learn that a lot of people don’t know how to do [...]
Searching Twitter
Did you know that you can search on Twitter? Way down on the bottom of the page there’s a link called Search. I never noticed this was down there for the first couple of months that I used Twitter. The basic search form is just a simple field, like Google. Advanced search offers capabilities to [...]
How To Single Click In Windows
Some people prefer to single click within Windows, just as they do when surfing the web. I myself don’t like this approach, sometimes things inadvertently open that I don’t want open. But if you’re one of the people that wants to use single click in Windows, here’s how to do it. Open Control Panels. Open [...]
How to properly email a group of individuals
You’re wondering why someone would write a how to about sending an email, aren’t you? Here’s the deal. Anyone who works with email a lot has seen this happen. You open an email and it’s been send to you and twenty other people. Not necessarily the worst thing except you don’t know them and now [...]
How to customize your WordPress 404 page
Ever searched for something on a blog and didn’t find it? It’s awful to see that 404 message and not have anywhere to go from there. Have you tested your blog’s 404 page? Try testing it out by trying to go to yourblog.com/testpage or some other page you know isn’t there. If you only see [...]
How to insert random text in Office documents
Have you ever been writing something or working on a website and wondered what the finished results would look like complete with text? If you use Microsoft Office you don’t have to wonder. There’s a way you can enter “dummy text” effortlessly. It’s great if you’re working on a newsletter. Depending on which version of [...]
Add This – How to add social bookmarking options to your post
Did you ever see a widget within a post that had a + and said bookmark this, add this or share this? And when you rolled over it a bunch of different social bookmarking sites were listed? You probably have. If you’ve seen the one I’m referring to it’s a free WordPress widget called Add [...]
How to find out how many words are in your post
Have you ever wanted or needed to know how many words you’re written in a post on your blog? It’s easy to check at any time if you use the WordPress plugin Leprakhaun’s Word Count. To use it, just unzip and upload it into your plugins directory. Then activate the plugin in your WordPress dashboard. [...]
How to clean up your blog archives
A couple of weeks ago I came across a plugin that organizes your archives on a page of their own. This easy to use plugin is called SRG Clean Archives and can be downloaded for free. The plugin will lists the years, months and days that you’ve posted in. The listings include the post permalink [...]
How to manage the ads on your blog
Do you have sell advertising on your blog? Wouldn’t you like an easy and efficient way to manage the ads? If you would, then you need to get OIO Publisher. OIO Publisher is a WordPress plugin designed for managing blog monetization and sales. If you’re like me you might have kept track of things in [...]
