In fourth grade I had a Keyboarding class for a quarter. I was well versed with typing at that point and followed along in the class to improve even further. One day we had a typing test (complete with those goofy cardboard things that keep you from seeing the keys) where we were supposed to type a paragraph twice. I finished the test as quickly as possible and told the teacher … [Read more...]
Get Adobe Flash and Reader without GetPlus in Firefox
Adobe seems to be rather insistent that you use their GetPlus software. Despite complaints that I've lodged in the past, GetPlus is a Big Minus, Adobe has spread GetPlus from Adobe Reader to also be used with Adobe Flash. Combined with the fact that Firefox is now prompting for Adobe Flash updates with its own updates, it seems a lot of people are stirred up and having problems … [Read more...]
Version Tests for Common Browser Plug-Ins
It is often well versed to keep your web browser up to date; there are many threats on the Internet that could exploit an out-of-date browser. There are a number of other components that make up your web browsing experience though, in particular, you want to make sure you keep plug-ins also running their latest version. This article will show you how to easily tell what … [Read more...]
iGoogle Supports Secure Gmail Again!
The previously reported problem of no longer being able to access Gmail through the iGoogle gadget can be repealed. Previously reported April 29, 2009, you can now use the Gmail setting "Always use https" AND be able to access your Gmail account with the official, and (now) fully functional Gmail gadget. The original error message, below, has finally gone away this … [Read more...]
phpBB: “Table is marked as crashed and should be repaired”
I visited my forum this morning and was getting a peculiar error: General Error SQL Error [ mysql4 ] Table 'phpbb_sessions' is marked as crashed and should be repaired [1194] It then goes on to describe the SQL query that it tried to run and shows some of the function calls that led up to the error. Fortunately, this is a fairly easy error to resolve. What do you do when … [Read more...]