by djc | Jan 23, 2023 | InfoTech, 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...
by djc | Jan 23, 2023 | GhostScript
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...
by djc | Dec 7, 2022 | Web Development
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...
by djc | Oct 31, 2022 | Web Browsers
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...
by djc | Sep 13, 2022 | Ecclesia, Prayers, Saints
Pray this consecration on the 11th day of every month. Illustrious Virgin and Martyr, St. Philomena, whose name and miracles are known even to the ends of the earth, graciously be pleased with the confidence we place in thy intercession, as we come to commend to thy...
by djc | Aug 10, 2022 | Apple, InfoTech
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...
by djc | Jul 20, 2022 | InfoTech
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.
by djc | Jul 19, 2022 | Databases, InfoTech
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...
by djc | May 4, 2022 | ASP.NET, C#, Coder, Frameworks, Programming Languages, Web Development
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 =...
by djc | Jan 6, 2022 | Software, Visual Studio
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:...
