FireFox hint – Increase Text size in the address bar
If you ever need to increase the size of text in the address bar within FireFox it’s very easy to do. Before picture: The below directory location may only applicable to Windows 7 but am sure if you...
View ArticleFireFox Hint – Keywords and bookmarks
Well carrying on from my previous post on Increasing the size of the address bar I thought I would share another little hint. If like me you have many bookmarks then getting to them quicker can be...
View ArticleGmail Tip – Customise your address
Signup for a lot of newsletters? Well there is a way to individualise each newsletter just by adjusting your email address. Say your email is mrjohnsmith@gmail.com and you fancy signing up for bt...
View ArticleGmail Tip – Ensure your connection is always secure
A simple but very effective tip in helping secure access to your email account. Within settings of your email account there is the following section under the 1st tab “general” called “browser...
View ArticleBack to basics – Windows Shortcuts
There are always times when you’re in the middle of doing something and then you realise that there maybe a quicker way to do it. Windows users should be aware of the following: Function Keys F1 –...
View ArticleBack to basics – Windows Shortcuts Part 2
Since my last post back to basics – Windows Shortcuts I have discovered some more shortcuts. Windows key + Shift+Left/Right – Have dual monitors? Select window and press the shortcut to move it from...
View Article2 Simple ways to make your wireless network that little bit more secure.
I was looking through my router setup options and it occurred to me that I could make my network more secure by changing a couple of settings. Most routers sent from ISP’s are all preconfigured to be...
View ArticleGmail supports shortcuts……….What?
I was setting up my Gmail account to read another email address when I saw a setting for keyboard shortcuts. I am a big fan of shortcuts that can be shown from previous posts on this matter. Any...
View ArticleGmail labs – Protect yourself from yourself
For people who use Gmail as their email provider there are a couple of features that can as the title suggests “protect yourself from yourself”. I am going to cover 2 features you may or may not of...
View Article405 Server Error with certain verbs while using ServiceStack.net
It’s an error that can be very common in rest services but in this case it’s the classic worked on my machine but when deploying to a development server things started going wrong. At this point I’d...
View ArticleJavascript unit testing frameworks
Myself and Simone have been in discussions about creating a jQuery plugin for many months now. With real life, time… The post Javascript unit testing frameworks appeared first on Simon Philp.
View ArticleLearning in Lockdown
The light at the end of this long dark tunnel is slowly getting closer and closer, “normality” is in sight.… The post Learning in Lockdown appeared first on Simon Philp.
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