I was looking for a free anti-spam Akismet replacement plugin for Wordpress and I came across Defensio. I run multiple Wordpress blogs and I needed a reliable and accurate (and easy to use) anti-comment-spam plugin. I've been running Defensio for around a month now on a few sites and I must say that I've been extremely pleased. The amount of wordpress comment spam has … [Read more...] about Defensio Anti Spam – A Top Anti Spam Plugin for Wordpress
Defensio Anti Spam – A Top Anti Spam Plugin for Wordpress
How to Refresh your iTunes Library
Unfortunately iTunes doesn't come with a refresh button, so I'll try to show you an alternative. First, before you do anything with your iTunes library and music, make sure that you back everything up first. Once you have a backup, you can refresh like this: 1. Add the new files/folders to your main iTunes directory (for this example we'll assume it's /iTunes/music. 2. Now … [Read more...] about How to Refresh your iTunes Library
Display Fusion Review: Strech the Taskbar and Increase Productivity
I've been using multiple monitors for around the last ten years, and one of the most frustrating limitation of Windows (Windows 95 through Windows 7 so far) is that there is no native support for extending your taskbar. So I worked for a long time, managing my two monitors and their windows by hand, and leaving all of the minimized programs on the primary monitor. Then one … [Read more...] about Display Fusion Review: Strech the Taskbar and Increase Productivity
How to Remove Security Settings from Your Own PDF
Sometimes you add security settings to your .PDF files in order to limit certain features. You can add passwords, restrict printing, restrict reader changing as well as a whole host of other features. But what if you go ahead and secure your document and you want to remove those security settings? The answer is simpler than you may think. 1. Open the secured document on … [Read more...] about How to Remove Security Settings from Your Own PDF
iMovie 09: Freeze Chapter Marker Video
iMovie '09 is kind enough to play your video for you in your chapter markers. But what if you don't want to spoil the show by having your video played? To "pause", "freeze" or otherwise have iMovie NOT play the video in the chapter markers, here's what you do: 1. Command + i (with nothing selected) 2. Move the duration slider to left to 0 (zero) seconds. You can then play … [Read more...] about iMovie 09: Freeze Chapter Marker Video