Fix Internet or Restricted in .resx Files
If you download a Visual Studio project as a .zip file, it might get flagged as blocked because it came from an internet zone. Some applications, such as Visual Studio, will mark this as an untrusted document. You will get a similar error to the following in Visual...
Unhide the Public Desktop in Windows
The Public Desktop in Windows is hidden by default. This desktop is the best place to install shortcuts for sharing with multiple users on a computer. To unhide this folder, follow the steps below: Login to the computer as the administrator user. Browse with...
Updating GhostScript 10 Silently From The Command Line
The preferred way to to update GhostScript is through the Windows installer, but this occasional fails if files are open which will lock its folder and prevent changes. You can shut down all running instances or reboot the computer and then update. Or you can run the...
Redirect the Home Page Only with .htaccess
When a website is redirected to another site, it may be necessary to redirect the home site to a local page instead of the new URL. This can be to show redirect information or just show a logo on the old web site. The redirect info can be written in the .htaccess file...
Fixing Pixelated Fonts in Google Chrome
Steps to fix text pixelation: Open Google Chrome and click the 3 horizontal dots in the upper right corner. Select Settings. Select System. Turn off the option for Use hardware acceleration when available. Restart the web browser (a quick way to do this is type...
Add A Recovery Email To Your iCloud Account
A recovery email on your iCloud account is necessary in case you forget your password and need to get back into your Apple device. I recently talked to the tech support in a cell phone provider to try to restore a phone that was accidentally reset to its factory...
What Is My IP Address?
A quick way to get your IP. You can find the IP of the device (computer, phone, etc) your using by doing a simple google search. Open the google site, and enter what is my ip address. The search results will have your current IP as the first item.
How To Grant Remote Connections to MySQL and MariaDB in Windows Server?
Solution to common problems that Windows servers have in allowing remote users to connect to MySQL. Windows Server is commonly used to run MySQL and MariaDB. The main problems that user may have connecting remotely to it can be through firewall settings blocking port...
Get the URL From Current Page in C#
You may need to get the URL from an ASP.NET web page in C#. Here are some examples on how to do this. Example: http://localhost:78000/Sandbox/Default.aspx?q1=1&q2=2 Code: $host = HttpContext.Current.Request.Url.Host; $authority =...
How to Fix the Visual Studio Error: “package did not load correctly”
If you get a "..package did not load correctly" error in Microsoft Visual Studio, this can be easily fixed with through the command prompt. Close all running instances of Visual Studio. Run the following from the command line with administrative rights: devenv...
