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Hello Facebook Friends!

February 26th, 2010 | Add a Comment

For those of you who have received a Facebook invite and been kind enough to visit I really appreciate it. I hope to get my Google ranking up from page 3 to page 1 with these efforts. Please register on the right hand side and if you wish to leave any comments you are able to once registered. Please feel free to pass on my link to yuor friends too. I will cover any required topics IT wise on the site with requests via the contact form should you need anything. But try turning it off and back on again first…. Many thanks. Martin. … Read entire article »

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Citrix Program Neighborhood This application has failed to start because WINHTTP.dll was not found

February 25th, 2010 | Add a Comment

  After installing this version of the client on a Windows XP workstation that has no Microsoft Service Packs installed, an error message might appear when launching Program Neighborhood, indicating that the file Winhttp.dll was not found. This application has failed to start because WINHTTP.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.  To resolve this issue, install Microsoft Service Pack 1 or later for Windows XP Workstation. … Read entire article »

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Change your Ubuntu server from a dynamic to static IP address

February 23rd, 2010 | Add a Comment

To allow your Ubuntu server to work with a static IP, you need to amend a couple of files. If you have Webmin installed, its much easier to do this in the network interface section of the System settings. However details below are how to do this from the command ssh terminal prompt. Edit your interface file sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces Change it to look the same as the following – obviously amending it to have your relevant network details in. auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.100 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 gateway 192.168.1.1 Press shift ZZ to save the file once amended. Amend DNS settings We need to add in the DNS settings by editing the resolv.conf file: sudo vi /etc/resolv.conf On the line nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx replace the x with the IP of your name server. Remove DHCP client This will remove the now … Read entire article »

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WordPress landing page template 12 for 10 offer

February 22nd, 2010 | Add a Comment

No more bad WordPress Landing Pages Now you can quickly and easily create great looking sales letters and squeeze pages inside your favourite themes. For a limited time only, you can get the entire set of 12 WordPress Landing Page Templates plus all the bonuses for the AMAZING price of just $47.00. You can use them as many times as you want in all your sites for this one great price. Click here for more details and to get this offer How Do the Templates Work? The templates allow you to use your favorite WordPress theme for your overall website look and feel while creating individual pages with a different look and feel. These templates are perfect for special offers, affiliate promotions, joint venture offers, email signup pages or squeeze pages, product sales letters, etc. Click here for … Read entire article »

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WordPress Smart YouTube Plugin

February 12th, 2010 | Add a Comment

This is an excellent must have plug-in for your WordPress blog. Download the plug-in by searching for it via your WordPress dashboard or download directly and upload to your site – http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/smart-youtube/ Its so easy for you or other members to add  YouTube videos to your blog Find the video link on youtube.com that you want to post and copy the link from the address bar “as follows below” and paste into your post. e.g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d5p6YJwO2I Once pasted just add a V to the http part as follows- httpV://www.youtube.com/…….. Examples @ – http://www.britishblueshorthair.com … Read entire article »

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