About software, web, and apps, with a focus on productivity apps, security apps, web hosting info (WordPress) and multimedia software (photos, video, audio).
For blog's using the Disqus commenting system, you may see some article links to other websites below the Disqus comments section, with the heading "Around The Web". Here is how to disable "Around The Web" Disqus links to external website articles.
Redirection, a WordPress plugin, manages URL address redirections for your WordPress blog. Exporting your redirects list (CSV, XML, Apache, RSS) may not work for some users. A solution is given here.
See how to move to Skype from Windows Live Messenger, with the upcoming end of Windows Live Messenger. Also, see answers and links for some common questions about switching to Skype.
There is a category for Google Plus Pages that is meant for blogs and websites, though it may not be obvious or easy to find for some. Follow these basic steps on how to create a Google Plus Page for your blog or website.
At times, laptop users may have problems adjusting laptop screen brightness, where the system does not respond to the brightness changes. More specifically, the laptop screen brightness cannot be adjusted until the system is restarted or rebooted. Here are solutions that may work for some users.
Windows Live Writer is software that lets you write and save blog content on your computer, allowing for offline editing and previewing. But it does not have any built-in backup options, and does not allow you to change the location where it saves your content. Backup tools like SugarSync and Dropbox can both be used to automatically sync and backup your Windows Live Writer content.
If you use AddThis for your sharing buttons on your WordPress blog, you may have seen unwanted extra characters at the end of your blog or post URL. Remove these by editing AddThis code or by changing AddThis plugin settings.
The Vlingo app, for processing voice commands on Android phones, has been both too easy to activate accidentally and too difficult to remove on the Samsung Galaxy S II, according to users. This simple method will uninstall Vlingo without rooting your Android phone (ICS).
A while ago in Gmail, the action buttons at the top of Gmail were changed to display “icons only” by default. If you want to change the icons back to buttons with text labels, then here is how.