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June 3, 2015 / by Marco / disable, index, need, wamp

How to disable directory browsing in WAMP

If you’re using WAMP and are browsing a folder without an index.php or index.html file, the WAMP server will display all the files contained in that folder. Here’s an example: This can become a security risk as the visitor is able to browse and download all the files. In order to disable this you […]

June 2, 2015 / by Marco / new, smartphone, Social Wall, website

Introducing Social Wall for Business Legions

We’ve just added a new page on our website called Social Wall that displays our Facebook posts and also the hashtags #business and #technology from Twitter. It’s a pretty cool tool and you can use it on your website, smartphone, digital screen if you have a retail store, or on a video wall. The possibilities […]

How to reset your WordPress site to defaults

I work on a number of WordPress related websites and setup a development website that I use purely for testing. So when I use a new theme…which I’ve been doing quite regularly with the Tesla Themes, I need to rebuild the WordPress website. What I mean by rebuild, its to delete all the post, pages, […]

May 24, 2015 / by Marco / add, media, new, work

Linkedin adding new media problem

I reported a problem to Linkedin a few weeks ago about not being able to add media item to the first 3 positions in the Experience section of my profile. I tried to explain clearly what the issue was and even provided screenshots. Basically when I edit my profile and go to one of the first […]

May 23, 2015 / by Marco / external, httpd, Order Deny, wamp

How to enable external web access for WAMP

I’ve been using WAMP for several years but keep forgetting one simple step when trying to get WAMP setup up for external access i.e. allow external computer to connect to it. What you need to do is open the httpd.conf file and find this code: Existing: Replace it with Restart WAMP and then test. DO YOU […]

May 22, 2015 / by Marco / error message, issue, Open Chrome, work

Issue with TightVNC Web Viewer and Chrome v43

In a previous post, I wrote an article on how to get TightVNC Viewer Working in Java. The instructions worked well but just recently I tried using the same instructions on another computer and realised that running the TightVNC Web viewer using Chrome didn’t work. I spent hours trying to work out what the problem could […]

May 21, 2015 / by Marco / change, check, theme, websites

Using Tesla Theme for Blog

A few posts ago I mentioned about the Top WordPress Themes from Tesla Themes and wanted to just give you a real life example of how I actually used a theme called Novelty for a website I actually manage. The website is DigitalSignageBlog.com and it’s a website related to the digital signage industry. We’ve previously used two other […]

May 14, 2015 / by Marco / ID, jelled, press, username

Find your Instagram ID

If you’re using the Instagram API and want to find out what your Instagram user ID is based on your username then there is a tool for this. You can use jelled.com All you have to do is simply enter your username and then press the go button and your user ID (number) will be […]

May 12, 2015 / by Marco / Click Share, code, embed, left hand side

How to Embed or Share your Google Maps

I was looking for a way to Embed or Share a Google Map location and I couldn’t figure it out until I accidentally clicked on the correct icon. I had to document this because even the instructions on Google was not correct have a read here https://support.google.com/maps/answer/3544418?hl=en CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS Now here’s the correct instructions: 1. Open […]

May 8, 2015 / by Marco / error message, Linux Malware Detect, maldetect, R-fx Networks

Fix for Problem installing Maldetect

I recently ran into a problem with installing Maldetect on a CentOS system. I almost gave up until I discovered that one of my sites had a malware so decided to dig in further and try to resolve the issue. After downloading and running the install bash file, I received the error message “could not […]

May 6, 2015 / by Marco / country, Mobile Offline Maps, TIDSAVE, time consuming

My Travelling Guide Tips to Malaysia

I recently took a 2 1/2 week family holiday to Malaysia (my wife’s hometown) and wanted to share some of my travelling tips so that I could use them for next time. Credit Card Complimentary Travel Insurance I’ve been a Commonwealth Bank Credit Card member (on Platinum Awards) for many years and always thought that […]

May 5, 2015 / by Marco / com

Just how did he do it. This is magic!

I just watched a video clip from Britain’s Got Talent 201 5 – Episode 2 and wanted to share this with you. You will be amazed by this Magic. If you know how he did it please share in the comments. DO YOU LIKE WHAT YOU’VE READ?Join our subscription list and receive our content right […]