Category Archive: Technology

WordPress Plugin: My Site Functions

This is a simple WordPress Plugin for adding site functions rather than using theme functions. One of the biggest drawbacks with using theme functions in WordPress is that switching themes or updating themes causes the functions you created in the theme to no longer work – it is theme specific. There is a lot of […]

June 8, 2015 / by Marco / Keyword Detection, Script Explanation, setup, visual basic

Using Screencapture IcyScreen in batch file

Several posts ago I mentioned about a tool that I use called IcyScreen to capture screenshots of a monitoring system that I use for work. You can read this here: Automatic Screenshots using IcyScreen. I setup IcyScreen to capture the screen at an interval of 30 minutes, however, I found that this was not the […]

June 4, 2015 / by Marco / need, passcode, scanning, USB

How to connect your Bluetooth Keyboard

I recently purchased a small bluetooth keyboard from iPazzPort and decided to write the instructions on how to pair the bluetooth keyboard with a computer’s bluetooth dongle. I’m planning to use this keyboard for support related jobs. Since it’s small and very portable its easily fits in my bag. The Windows 8.1 PC (the instructions […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

April 26, 2015 / by Marco / blog, business, modern, responsive, tesla, teslathemes, Themes, top, websites, Wordpress

Top WordPress Themes from Tesla Themes

WordPress themes are the best options in this competitive world to make your website or blogs look more attractive. They are designed neatly and have exclusive features that offer great support to any aspiring business or blogger. WordPress programmers today are offering much more than it did before and now they can easily create beautiful […]