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Fortunately, the recently released Posterous Android App makes creating, editing and managing your Posterous account much easier. Basic Posts Once you have launched the Posterous app, you have the option to create a new post or “Login” to your Posterous account. If you do not already have an account, create a post by clicking on “Post” and input a title and text of your choice. You can additionally add media content and attachments by clicking on the “+” icon....

Gauge Site Speed Using PageSpeed Insights There are many factors that can affect a site’s loading times. Rather than guessing what you should do to optimize your site’s speed, it is best to make use of PageSpeed Insights by Google to find out what needs to be fixed for your site. Head to the PageSpeed Insights website. In the text box that reads “Enter a web page URL” enter your website....

System Preferences Layout The first thing to know about System Preferences is its layout. The app is organized into four distinct sections. The top left is basic and just your name plus a preselected logo. At the top right of the screen are two icons that lead to Apple ID and Family Sharing options. Clicking on Apple ID will open another window where you will see all of your Apple ID and iCloud account settings....

Here we cover all you need to know about this versatile utility to ensure that you stay on top of any PC problems. Running a Basic SFC Scan To run the System File Checker (SFC), you need to run the command line in Administrator mode, which can be selected from the Start menu. It’s a very easy-to-remember command you need to enter to begin the basic system scan. The SFC command runs equally well on Windows 10 as well as Windows 8....

Good to Know: Make sure you don’t fall prey to one of these Facebook Marketplace scams. How the Tech Support Scam Works The Boston Division of the FBI issued the warning about tech support scams, but it’s clear that people across the world should heed the warning and that it shouldn’t be confined to the New England region of the United States. The bureau is seeing the scams evolve, with more people falling for them and more money being lost....

Installing FengOffice with E-mail In the last article, I elected to leave the “Mail” component out of the installation. Well, I’ve come to find that there is no way to re-run the installation to add this functionality after the fact. So if you chose to leave that component checked during your install, congratulations, you’re way more forward thinking than I am! If you followed my advice, like me, you’ll have to re-install FengOffice (and remember to leave “Mail” checked)....

As frustrating as it can be, the good news is there are several fixes to resolving the problem. Before you switch to a different browser, here are some tried and tested solutions you can use to get Chrome back to a stable state. Preliminary checks Check the address bar for any typos in the URLIf the page takes too long to load, either your connection is slow or the page is busy....

What does that sentence mean? Read it in a few different tones, and you can hear a sincere threat, simple anger, or a playful outburst. Text-based communication doesn’t really give you that level of understanding, though, and since that’s how the Internet works, the ambiguity can be a problem. Luckily, human language evolves when it’s confronted with a challenge, and while the lack of context can lead to a lot of misunderstandings, Internet-speak has developed some conventions to help get your mood across....

Enabling Facebook Chat Heads in Chrome We are going to be using a Chrome extension called faces.im that allows us to use Facebook chat heads in Chrome. Since it only runs under Chrome, you cannot use it on any browser other than Google Chrome. You should be logged in to your Facebook account before you follow the following procedure. Head over to the faces.im page on the Chrome Web Store. Make sure you are using Chrome to visit the website....

And then you wait. And practically nothing happened. No comments, no shares. The analytics plugin shows a few visitors to the article, but you suspect they are your friends and family who tried to be polite. You know that your writing is good. If only you could get enough social traction, it would become viral. The question is, how can you persuade your readers to share? If you are a WordPress user, one of the solutions is to use Social Locker....

Here are some basic steps to maintain your Android and keep it in tip-top shape and running as fast as it possibly can. Power Cycle your device Power cycling your phone or tablet simply means to power it down completely and power your device back on every day or two. What this will do is force the phone to find the cellular towers again. If your text messages aren’t coming to your phone in a timely manner or you phone isn’t ringing but you are getting a voicemail, power cycling your device can help....

Internet made the sharing business a whole lot easier. You can instantly email your overseas friends about the latest and greatest song from your favorite rock band, or tweet about it to your followers. But why stop there? Why not join GetGlue – a community where people from all over the world share and discover things that they love? Make Everything Stick GetGlue describes itself as “a social network for entertainment“....

Since there is obviously a lot to like about both Gmail and Outlook, it would be useful to compare them based on their individual features and performance. To answer which is best: Outlook.com or Gmail, we have looked into the following criteria. 1. Ease of Use Although Gmail has occasional page-loading issues on non-Chrome web browsers, once you’re logged in, it’s smooth sailing from thereon. There are various inbox categories and tabs which help you organize your emails properly....

Note: we’re assuming here that you’ve done the basic things like tested your Internet connection with other browsers and reset your router before coming here. If you haven’t, you should! Kill Chrome Sometimes something on a web page – an advert, video or bad piece of coding – can cause Chrome to seize up and the window to become unresponsive. In these situations you can’t even click the cross to close Chrome or Alt + F4 your way out of it....

It all started back in Nov 2007 when I wanted to have a personal space to document all my tech knowledge. I am tired of bookmarking a tons of tutorial sites and return to find that they are no longer around. I reckon that the only way to have these tutorials at my fingertips is to keep them on my own blog so I can refer to them anytime I want....

Update: The latest version of Pidgin (2.7.7) has fixed this issue. For Windows users, uninstall your current version, download and install the latest version. For Ubuntu users, add the following PPA and update your system: If you are using Pidgin to connect to your MSN messenger, you will probably receive the SSL certificate error message. it’s kinda irritating and prevents you from connecting to your MSN account. Here’s the fix....

Did you know, however, that you can purchase small devices that allow you to have even more control over your HDMI management? These are called “splitters” and “switches,” and they both play an important role in keeping your HDMI outputs organized. Let’s take a look at what both of these are and how they help. How to Use an HDMI Splitter HDMI splitters perform one job: they take a single HDMI output and “split” them onto several screens....

What Makes You Anonymous? There are multiple things that happen when you connect to the Internet. The most important part of it all is the assignment of an IP address. Once that happens, you’re tied to this number. It’s your identification when you go online. Whether or not you are “logging in” to a site, you can always be identified by that address. To be anonymous is to be clear of any form of identification....

So what exactly did the hackers get? Every hack is different, but they almost definitely got your email address, user information, records of your activity on the site, and possibly much more damaging things. Good news, though: a lot of the most sensitive data was probably encrypted. There’s also a good chance it wasn’t encrypted, but let’s take the best-case data theft scenario: your information was stolen, but the sensitive stuff was encrypted with AES-256....

Automator allows you to create custom apps on your Mac to get your tasks done. You can use it to create an app that adds a startup sound to your Mac. Here’s how. Adding a Startup Sound to Your Mac In order to do this you are going to use the built-in Automator app to create an app with shell script that runs the required commands to play a music file when you start your Mac....