Are you looking for a super quick way to merge multiple MP3 files into one big MP3 file? This can be done using the CAT (concatenate) command in Mac OS X. I mean, sure, you could load all the MP3’s back-to-back into a track in GarageBand and then export to a new MP3 file, but…
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This is a bizarre issue that has happened on multiple occasions with Windows 2012 servers in a Remote Desktop Collection. Out of nowhere, the screen colors go haywire. It seems somehow the “Windows Basic” color scheme gets corrupted. Black text becomes yellow text. White backgrounds become black backgrounds. The right-hand scroll bar becomes black with…
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In both iOS and Mac OS X, Apple offers a feature called Text Replacement that allows you to configure text shortcuts for commonly used phrases. I believe Apple introduced this feature with iOS 5, and it is a great way to save time typing frequently used phrases, especially on touch devices like iPhone and iPad where…
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So, you’ve accidentally added a misspelled word to Google Chrome’s custom dictionary, how do you remove it? On Windows, Linux, ChromeOS 1. Click the Customize Google Chrome button on the right side of the Chrome toolbar. 2. Click on Settings. 3. Click the Language and input settings button. 4. Click the Edit custom dictionary link. Instead…
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Here are two quicker methods to copy-paste formatted text as unformatted text in Microsoft Office Outlook or Word. 1. After pasting text, highlight that text and press Ctrl + Space to remove all font and style formatting (Office 2003, 2010 and 2013 confirmed). 2. Alternatively, paste the text using Ctrl + Alt + V and choose…
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Here’s a quick way to rename a series of files in Windows Explorer (Windows 7 confirmed, but should work in Windows Vista and Windows 8). After renaming one file, instead of hitting Enter, simply hit the Tab key to start renaming the next file, and so on. It also works in reverse. Hit Shift +…
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If you need to exclude a specific category from your RSS feed, put the following code in your theme’s functions.php. Go to Appearance | Editor | Theme Functions (functions.php) // Excludes Category from RSS Feed function exclude_catid_feed( $query ) { if ( $query->is_feed ) { $query->set( ‘cat’, ‘-1’ ); } return $query; } add_filter( ‘pre_get_posts’, ‘exclude_catid_feed’);…
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If you are running iOS 7 or higher, then yes, your iPhone is indeed tracking where you’ve been. But, it promises to only use that information for entirely benevolent reasons. Honest! Hidden deep within the Settings app is a gem of a feature called Frequent Locations, which is a beautifully generic way for your iPhone to say,…
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