Comprehensive Google Map Plugin and jQuery
Get the fix here. There are other, more complicated fixes, but that one works.
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Creative Cloud with Photoshop and Lightroom
While I absolutely have to have the full creative suite for my publishing work, this offer for just Photoshop and Lightroom (plus minor goodies) should be of interest to photographs and artists who just use Photoshop. (HT: Digital Photography Review) I’m planning to write up some notes on working with the Creative Suite, especially Photoshop…
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Avoiding Facebook Hacks and Fakes
Top 3 Myths about Hackers on Facebook from thatsnonsense.com provides some good information, though in my experience trying to explain to people the difference between being hacked and having installed rogue software is usually futile. All they know is their computer is doing something they didn’t plan, and they want it to stop. It’s difficult…
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Adobe Creative Cloud with Virtual Box on Ubuntu
I don’t know that there are many people who want this arrangement, but since I’m using it, I thought I’d write a few notes. I use Creative Cloud for book layouts and graphics design for my company, Energion Publications. I have done layout with Scribus, and I intend to post on some of the differences…
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Google+ Is Getting Better
When I first started using Google+ it was largely because I really need to be on various social media platforms to reach whoever I can and also so I know what they’re like when others ask. At first I thought Google+ was just a somewhat less useful Facebook imitator. That is starting to change. The…
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Security and Perfomance Tip: Installing Software
I cannot think of anything that will spare computer users more annoyance and hardship than being careful of what they install on their computers. I’ve cleaned up several machines recently, and in every case there were multiple toolbars, numerous search providers, and a number of utilities. In each case the users could not tell me…
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The Humor of Customer Support – Seriously!
TechRepublic has been running some of the humor of customer support, most of which has to do with clueless users and how funny some of their responses are. I am acquainted with this kind of humor and occasionally pass some of it on myself. I also know some stories of really dumb tech support guys,…
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Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit
I recommend Malwarebytes Anti-Malware regularly. I like to call it the “biggest broom” for sweeping out a computer that has been infected. I want to alert you to a new tool from the same company, Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit (HT: TechRepublic). It’s still in Beta, but is quite well along in that testing. Be sure to read…
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Precisely!
Tech Support Flow Chart!
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Be Careful with Facebook Page Identities
I haven’t posted here much lately, but many more businesses are using Facebook pages, including some of the authors for my other company, Energion Publications. One problem with Facebook pages is that you can change your identity. You can post on your page as the page, which means using your business (or public figure) identity….