Verizon v. FCC 2014 Helgi Walker Statement
Nov 22, 2017Web and Internet
On the topic of net neutrality you may have seen this quote floating around:

"I'm authorized to state by my client today, that but for these rules we would be exploring those commercial arrangements."
This is from the Verizon lawyer Helgi C. Walker, and is touted as evidence that Verizon plans to prioritize or block Internet traffic discriminately, or create paid fast-lanes. Here's a little more detail on this and where you can listen to the full exchange.
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How to Unmap an eBay Listing in M2E Pro for Magento 1.9.x
Nov 16, 2017Web Development
When setting up M2E Pro, you can map 3rd party eBay listings to M2E Pro listings and Magneto products. But what if you want to unmap or "release" eBay listings so they're no longer managed by M2E Pro? Like asked in this M2E Pro suggestion. There's no built-in way, but you can do it with some database edits.
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How to Disable Firefox Screenshots Feature
Nov 14, 2017Web and Internet
Firefox Screenshots is a feature that allows you to take, download, collect, and share screenshots. Mozilla added it to version 56 of Firefox. If you don't need it or never use it, here's how you can disable it.
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How to Disable and Remove Reader Button in Firefox URL Web Address Bar
Nov 14, 2017Web and InternetComments (1)
Firefox Reader is a feature that strips away clutter like buttons, ads, and background images, and changes the page's text size, contrast, and layout for better readability. Here's how you can disable it.
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How to Disable and Remove Pocket Button in Firefox URL Web Address Bar
Nov 14, 2017Web and InternetComments (1)
Firefox Pocket is a service that allows you to save documents, articles, and other content for later reading. It used to be an add-on for Firefox, but Mozilla decided to integrate it directly into the browser, which upset many users. Here's how you can disable it.
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Should You Pre-Order That Video Game?
Oct 30, 2017PC GamingComments (1)
Most gaming platforms and publishers offer a pre-order or pre-purchase option for their major titles leading up to release. This behavior has garnered a lot of enmity from gamers, especially when it involves exclusives. If you're really excited for a game, should you pre-order it? Here are some advantages and disadvantages to doing so.
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Secure Your WordPress Config File (wp-config.php) by Moving it Above the Document Root
Oct 26, 2017Web DevelopmentComments (2)
WordPress by default runs entirely inside the public document root. This is unfortunate for security reasons, but is required in order to preserve backwards compatibility. There is one exception to this, and that is the config file (wp-config.php). WordPress automatically looks for the wp-config.php file one folder above the document root, if it doesn't find it in the document root.
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What is the Document Web Root Directory for a Website?
Oct 26, 2017Web DevelopmentComments (1)
The document root, which is also called the web root or website root directory, is the publicly-accessible base folder for a website. It is where you'll find the index file (index.php, index.html, default.html, etc). This folder is often named public_html, htdocs, www, or wwwroot, depending on your web host and settings.
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WooCommerce How To Change the Number of Products Per Row
Oct 16, 2017Web DevelopmentComments (2)
Here is how to change the number of products/columns per row on WooCommerce product pages. You should be using a child theme of the default Storefront theme that comes with WooCommerce and not editing the Storefront theme directly. If you're using a theme other than Storefront, I'm not sure if these instructions will work.
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How to Disable Reviews in WooCommerce
Oct 16, 2017Web Development
Disabling reviews (comments) on WooCommerce products used to require a plugin, but the functionality is now built into WooCommerce itself. Just navigate to WooCommerce > Settings > Products, uncheck Enable product reviews, then click Save changes.
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WordPress 4.8.2 Empty & Clean MySQL Database SQL File
Oct 2, 2017Web Development
Here is a completely empty and clean MySQL database file for WordPress 4.8.2. It's the same as a clean install, with the sample and welcome posts removed.
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WordPress Disable Autosaves & Delete All Autosaves from Database
Oct 2, 2017Web Development
If you don't want WordPress creating autosaves of your posts and pages, here's how you can easily disable them and also remove any that currently exist in your database. This does require that you have access to PHPMyAdmin (or SSH) and your database login.
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WordPress Disable Post Revisions & Delete All Revisions from Database
Oct 2, 2017Web DevelopmentComments (1)
Post revisions can take up quite a bit of space in your database. If you don't need them, here's how you can easily disable them and also remove any that currently exist in your database. This does require that you have access to PHPMyAdmin (or SSH) and your database login.
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How to Bulk Delete all Images in WordPress Media Library and Database
Sep 30, 2017Web DevelopmentComments (25)
There are two options to completely delete all media in your WordPress media library in bulk. One using the WordPress admin page (safer) and one performing direct deletions using FTP/SSH/PHPMyAdmin, which is good if you have thousands of items to delete.
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