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Google Sitelinks: Customize the subpages which appear in the Google search...

For websites that come up in a Google search, you might notice that sometimes Google displays links directly to a few subpages of the site. This is usually about 2-6 subpages. It’s kind of a mystery as...

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Microsft Excel Error: SYLK Error –“The file you are trying to open…is in a...

Do you ever see this error when trying to open up CSV files in Microsoft Excel? “The file you are trying to open, ‘filename.csv’, is in a different format than specified by the file extension. Verify...

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How to improve Windows 8 Battery Life

Windows 8 battery might be worse than Windows 7 for some users (read more) but regardless of the reason, you’re probably reading this article because you want to improve battery life on your Windows 8...

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jQuery .load() complete callback function doesn’t work properly

jQuery’s .load() method supports an optional callback function called when the request is complete. However, you might find that the complete callback function doesn’t work properly. The jQuery .load()...

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Windows 8 Metro Apps: Compensating for other problems

Windows 8 apps can be very useful, but their reputation and usefulness is mixed. After a few months of using Windows 8, I find that one of the main reasons Windows 8 Apps are useful is because of...

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Windows 8 apps running in the background, using memory and CPU when they are...

Microsoft has touted their new Metro Apps as a key feature of Windows 8. Metro Apps have a bit of a mixed reputation. On one hand, they provide some much overdue features to the Windows line. On the...

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jQuery: AJAX File Uploads made easy

jQuery is an incredible Javascript library. It allows programmers, as well as other web developers with less programming experience, to develop high-end Javascript and AJAX features on their websites....

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Solution: How to keep your PHP sessions open as long as possible

Keeping PHP Sessions open, or any sessions open regardless of what language you use, can be a pain. One of the most commonly asked questions is “How do I keep my sessions open for 30 days or more?”....

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Latest Windows 8 Annoyance: App Upgrades and Skype

This isn’t the first time this has happened, and it probably won’t be the last. I like Windows, I am a long-time Windows user, a long time Windows XP lover, a big Windows 7 fan, and a big Windows 8...

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Dear Skype: WTF?

Aside from Skype joining with Microsoft to provide a variety of new-age App-related annoyances (read more here), when I finally got through those problems and logged into Skype I found another severe...

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