Browsing Mac Shares from Windows 7
I wasn’t able to see my Mac network share from Windows 7 and the single edit to the security policy that worked for Vista, didn’t work for Windows 7. It turns out a second step was needed, as detailed below:…
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Mac OS X 10.4: How to prevent .DS_Store file creation over network connections
I came across this useful article on the apple support site. This explains how to prevent Mac OS creating .DS_Store files onto network shared drivers, like Windows Home Server (which I use).
HP Mini 2140, Broadcom 4322AG, European WiFi channels
I just spend many hours trying to track down why my HP Mini wouldn’t connect to my home Wifi network when I set my channel to 13. After installing varying drivers, I still couldn’t get it to work, so eventually…
Using SMF SSI when your forum is in a subdomain
I’ve been battling to get SSI working for some time now when I had my forum in a subdomain, ie Fortunately I came across this information, which fixed it for me. The actual fix from that site is as follows:Create…
Install Windows 7 From USB Drive/Pen Drive
This is an excellent guide on How To: Install Windows 7/Vista From USB Drive [Detailed 100% Working Guide] via Install Windows 7 From USB Drive/Pen Drive.
Integrating twitter into my other sites using PHP
Ever since Twitter changed their authentication method I have been meaning to fix my software update scripts so that they automatically post new software to Twitter. Fortunately a quick Google search took me to this excellent HOW TO which had me up…
How to add Google adsense adverts to WordPress
I spent ages trying out various plug ins, then I came across this site, I tried it, it worked, exactly how I like my tips to be! Simples!