Update 2026-07: I really did believe Zorin OS was going to be a better fit for me, but I switched to Ubuntu Linux in less than a month. I liked the idea of using newer versions of software, but the minor annoyances were outweighed by the benefits of using something that “just works”. This is…
You may receive an alert at times if there is too much data being listed in your wp_options table. I had one concerning a bug that is fixed now, but found other resources on how to manage the growth of the options table. wp_options Table Background The wp_options table is a list of information that…
These are the notes I took researching video editors for use in creating my blog. There are no detailed reviews or How-To’s. My main goal was to stabilize hand-held videos and not pay a lot of money. Other uses could be simple trimming, removing and adding sound, and adjusting brightness, contrast, etc. Easily Stabilization with…
Changed domain name in WordPress with plugin ***READ THE TERMS OF USE PAGE. You can really mess up your website doing this! There are not many times when you should be altering the domain name in your website installation but it can still be required. Maybe you have simply found a much better domain name…
Summary If you have a database and you don’t need a full US state and zip database, it might be helpful to have a look-up table of state names and abbreviations. I searched for a little while and didn’t find anything simple right away, so here is a little SQL script to make a state…
Summary Everybody needs a contacts table sooner or later. There is nothing that special about this one, but it is a place to start. Mostly likely, you will need to add and/or subtract field names. The straight SQL files are linked below, including the three look-up tables referenced in the contacts table. There is also…
Summary Here is a “quick and dirty” way to get a drop-down box in an HTML page to show the latest values from a MySQL database. Notice that there is a significant lack of error-handling. It sure did help clean up my HTML form, though. Assumptions: You already have a mysql connection object open and a MySQL database…
Problem: I could not get my responsive Adsense unit (from Google) to show up in the “banner” position module while using the Joomla Protostar template. When I put the same code in a different module position, it showed up immediately after refreshing the page. Possible Solution: After wrapping the Adsense code in a paragraph tag that was…