Some might argue that the point of ad-blocking software like Adblock Plus is to block ads, but Adblock Plus 2.0 introduces a new feature that allows "acceptable ads". The feature is also turned on by default. Adblock Plus wants to change the ad culture to encourage advertisers and websites to choose non-intrusive ads. The feature was announced in the blog post for the 2.0 … [Read more...]
Archives for 2011
Disable Firefox from removing the http:// in the address bar
Firefox is copying a lot of features from Chrome these days to play catch-up. From the rapid-release schedule to the location bar not showing http:// unless it's an https site. It's actually the latter of those two that is frustrating me the most. Copy and pasting a lot of URLS is pretty common for both my day job and writing online and Firefox will drop the http:// from the … [Read more...]
Why an Eaton UPS Should Be On Your Wish List
I picked up my first UPS several years ago as one of the deal items at a Black Friday doorbuster sale. I used it as a battery backup on my PC for several years. Since then, I've upgraded to higher wattage uninterruptible power supplies to support more electronics and have more time in the case of a power outage. Using a UPS has saved my computer from lightning strikes that … [Read more...]
CompTIA releases Cloud Essentials certificate
In a press release today, CompTIA announced the release of a new certificate available specifically to test and profess knowledge of cloud computing. … [Read more...]
20 Awesome, Atypical Themes for Your WordPress Site
If you've worked with WordPress to any extent, you understand that it is a very flexible platform. I have talked with people about my sites using WordPress or discussed the idea of building a site for them but some respond "Oh, I just don't like the format of a blog." Since most of that is controlled by your theme in WordPress, I figured I'd write this post covering some themes … [Read more...]