Author Archives: Daniel Curran

Firefox Crashes When Adding an Image in WordPress -Solution

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Daniel Curran

If you are running a WordPress website and have noticed that Firefox crashes whenever you try to add an image – here is the solution. Just Disable Google Gears. Go to Tools > Add-Ons, select Gears and ‘Disable’ it. Fixed.

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How To Fix Your Port Settings If Cannot Send Mail From Outlook

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Daniel Curran

Almost all mail client program send e-mail using port 25, which is also the port used by mail servers to talk to each other. But port 25 is widely abused by malware to spread worms and spam. As a result, … Continue reading →

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Quickly Reduce the File Size of an Image with Microsoft Outlook

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Daniel Curran

Sometimes when you want to upload photographs to online services or self-maintained systems like WordPress you may find yourself in the position of needing to reduce the file-size of the images. After all, your 8 mega-pixel camera takes pictures that … Continue reading →

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What To Do If You Get An Error 500 – Internal Server Error After Upgrading WordPress

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Daniel Curran

When upgrading WordPress you may receive the dreaded Error 500 – Internal Server Error: Don’t Panic. This usually means that the files you uploaded did not completely replace their predecessors. Check your FTP settings and tell your FTP program to … Continue reading →

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How To Create A Reminder Email For Outlook Email From Excel

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Daniel Curran

Do you want Excel to alert you of an approaching due date? Do you want to be able to send an automatic email to a person related to an item in that spreadsheet? Try it this way: Continue reading →

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How To Update Twitter With Articles You Digg – Tweet on Twitter What You Dugg on Digg.

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Daniel Curran

Digg is a place for people to discover and share content from anywhere on the web. From the biggest online destinations to the most obscure blog, Digg surfaces the best stuff as voted on by their users. You won’t find … Continue reading →

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The Best Free All-In-One Instant Messenger: Digsby (And a Brief History)

Posted on January 20, 2009 by Daniel Curran

Your brother is on AOL instant messenger, your cousin uses MSN instant messenger. Your buddy is a die-hard GoogleTalk user while everyone else is crazy about Facebook talk. And now that Twitter is gaining a foothold you are about to … Continue reading →

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