Category: General Tips

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    Toshiba Touch pad is not Working

    I always like to put tips when I run into a problem and figure out how to fix it.  After giving a presentation on my Toshiba Satellite laptop, my touch pad mysteriously stopped working.   I did a search on the web for possible fixes and nothing seemed to work.  I then remembered when I projected

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    Robo Calls to verify your Google listing are not from Google!

    I have been getting calls placed with a recorded message asking to verify my google listing, otherwise Google will drop my business listing.  BEWARE!  Curious, I hit the #1 prompt to see if it did indeed took me to a Google rep.  When I asked the gentleman who came on if we actually worked for Google

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    Tip on Editing the Hosts file as an Administrator

    During the process of moving a site from one hosting company to another, it is a good idea to test the site on the new host.  You can do this by modifying your computer’s hosts file (you should use local administrator/root user to be able to save changes). You may test your site using your

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    Setting Google Search to Past Year

        Whenever I do a search in Google, I am always changing the time frame to “Last Year”.   Many of my searches are technical and I don’t want information that is 10 years old because Google defaults to “Anytime”. I found a great link that will do this, thanks Marty!: http://www.theflexguy.com/2013/05/16/how-to-create-a-default-date-range-for-google-search/      

  • Web Page Screen Shot

    After trying several ways to capture an entire website screen page, we came across this easy to install and use Chrome Add On: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/capture-webpage-screensho/mcbpblocgmgfnpjjppndjkmgjaogfceg    Installing in just a click, it is very easy to install and use!  Here’s how the MRN Web Designs site looks using this tool: