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Sep 09 2011

PayPal Email crashing Outlook [FIX]

office 2010 pst

This problem is due to PayPal not using a https when sending imagery causing Outlook to stall.

It will eventually open but can take some time.

However, here’s a quick fix to stop paypal email crashing outlook.

Aug 29 2011

Alexa page rank showing Private in Firefox 6

firefox 6 alexa

After upgrading to Firefox 6 your Alexa page rank no longer shows any ranks and simply displays “Private”, this is down to Alexa requiring you to accept new T’s and C’s

May 23 2011

yum install php-soap not working

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If your php-soap install via yum is not working then here’s a quick fix to get things moving.

This problem can usually be fixed by editing the yum config file.

May 04 2011

Move Firefox 4 Homepage Icon

firefox 4 home icon

Simple way of moving the Home page icon and other elements back to the usual, more convenient position in Firefox 4.

This is a simple 3 step procedure and will make all the difference if you spend a lot of time surfing the web in Firefox 4.

Sep 28 2010

Google removed page numbers from search

Google removed page numbers

An interesting development of the new instant search feature from Google, see’s the omission of Page numbers from the footer of search pages. This really does show Google’s focus on the SERP (Search Engine Result Page) hierarchy.

Sep 01 2010

Paypal’s new checkout for Firefox

Google removed page numbers

From September 1st 2010, Paypal has revised how its checkout looks, the Paypal checkout now resembles a normal eCommerce checkout, seperating the Order Summary and Payment methods with enough space to train the eye on the important aspects of the page. UPDATED: This new checkout only seems available on Firefox - Internet Explorer seems to be using the same old checkout.

Aug 26 2010

Send test e-mail message: Cannot send the message. Verify the e-mail address in your account properties.

Google removed page numbers

So you’ve followed Google’s instructions for getting smtp working from Outlook 2010, and yet Outlook is still returning with an error!? If you are experiencing this problem, then here’s the quick fix.