Aug 17, 2012 @ 3:25 pm.
I found that over time I had a vast number of custom fields set throughout my posts and pages, put there by plugins which are no longer used. In order to remove these unwanted custom fields, you need to edit each post and click on the delete option for each field no longer required, then save the post.
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Tags: SQL, WordPress | Categories: Software Development | 0 Comments
Aug 10, 2012 @ 4:16 pm.
Having recently upgraded to Mac OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion, I was surprised to learn that SVN (Subversion) is not included in this release of the OS. This was a big pain point for me as I use Coda together with Versions for versioning and tracking revisions to my WordPress themes and websites.
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Tags: Apple, Mac OS X, WordPress | Categories: Software Development | 54 Comments
Aug 2, 2012 @ 2:49 pm.
The hosts file is a text file that maps hostnames to IP addresses. Upon typing a url address in the browser, the system first checks if there is a relevant entry in the hosts file and if exists gets the corresponding IP address. If no entries exists it resolves the IP via the active connection’s DNS servers.
The hosts file can be edited to block certain hostsnames, like ad-serving/malicious hosts, or used for web development purposes, i.e. to redirect domains to local addresses.
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Tags: Mac OS X | Categories: Applications | 24 Comments
Jul 27, 2012 @ 2:27 pm.
The Sudden Motion Sensor is designed to protect your Mac hard drive in the event of a computer being dropped or an unusually strong vibration. Essentially what it does is park the hard drive head when movement is detected, which prevents it from potentially scooting across the disk surface and scratching or otherwise damaging the drive or drive head.
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Tags: Mac OS X, MacBook Pro | Categories: Applications | 1 Comment
Jul 23, 2012 @ 2:23 pm.
After recently implementing WPTouch Pro for mobile devices, I was curious to know what HTML it generated when viewed from my iPhone and iPad. Surprisingly the mobile Safari browser does not have an option to view source, even more surprising is that I’ve just found this out after owning a iPhone for over 3 years!. This little guide shows you how to view the source code for the HTML, CSS and JavaScript code of a web page from Safari on the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch.
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Tags: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Safari | Categories: Software Development | 8 Comments