Recently, my rebate application was rejected. I called and was told that I needed to resubmit the rebate with a copy of the invoice, instead of the order receipt that I had included in the original application. They offered to receive it by fax, in addition to snail mail. (The…
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Over the weekend, I signed up for a shared web hosting plan because of a special deal. I spent a day setting up the host, migrating a website, and testing to make sure it worked. On Monday, when I went to work, I thought I would check to see the…
Leave a CommentI recently needed to handle a file upload using PHP and was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was. I am sharing my file upload test script below. Create a file named “upload.php” with the following content: <?php { // Handle GET or POST if ($_SERVER[’REQUEST_METHOD’] === ‘POST’)…
Leave a CommentHave you ever noticed that Youtube’s initial page shows videos that are related to those that you have viewed in the past? While one could argue that it is convenient, I am a bit disturbed that Youtube remembers my past viewing history. Worse, now that Google has purchased Youtube, that…
Leave a CommentA few months ago, my sister complained that her Time Warner Cable Internet Broadband Plan’s monthly charge had increased by $4-5. I asked to see the bill and saw a $3.95 cable modem rental fee, which after checking with her, was a new addition. A quick google revealed that Time…
7 CommentsI was writing a Yelp review (log into Yelp and click the “About Me” tab) and noticed a small google map object on the Yelp page that showed the locations for my reviews one by one. At the bottom of that object was a link named “I want this bling…
2 CommentsToday, my Firefox browser decided to freeze on startup while loading the pre-existing tabs. After killing it and restarting several times, I realized that the only way to recover was to prevent Firefox from loading the tabs. I located Firefox’s “sessionstore.js” file and moved it (one could also rename it).…
5 CommentsRecently, my trusty 2.4Ghz wireless G router (a Netgear WGR614) died after many years of service. I went looking for a new router and found that the information on which router to get was not clear or conclusively. The routers that people agreed were the best cost easily over $100.…
Leave a CommentIf you have ever wanted to post a movie on your website (instead of using Youtube and other similar services), the steps below might help you get started. I will provide instructions for converting a movie AVI file from my digital camera into a Flash Video (FLV) file for posting…
Leave a CommentI recently bought an iMac for my sister. While setting it up, the Software Update would keep aborting due to network disconnects. While testing, I noticed my wireless G connection would start off fast, then drastically slow down, then pause for a minute, disconnect/reconnect, and finally just unable to connect.…
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