Unhide the Public Desktop in 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...

Redirect the Home Page Only with .htaccess

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...

Fixing Pixelated Fonts in Google Chrome

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...

Add A Recovery Email To Your iCloud Account

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...

Get the URL From Current Page in C#

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 =...

Browse Anonymously With Tor

Browse the internet privately without a VPN using a Tor browser. A Tor Browser lets your browse the internet privately and securely using the Tor network and it cost much less than a VPN, i.e. its free. This is great for using unsecured wifi in public places. A...

Using Response.Write in a C# Class

It’s not that difficult to use Response.Write() in a .NET Framework WebForms class. Classes in a WebForm application can’t use Response.Write() by default. The following steps will allow you to use this function along with other functions such as...

Running PowerShell on a Remote Computer

Remoting in a computer with PowerShell is easier than connecting by VNC or RDC if you just need to do a few admin functions. Enable PowerShell to accept remote connections. Go to machine and run PowerShell as administrator. Run this command: Enable-PSRemoting -Force...

Setting Default Document for Laravel in IIS

If you build Laravel applications in Windows 10 using IIS, you will get an error message if you try viewing your web site. This is easily fixed appending web.config. When you setup a website entry in IIS and point it to your Laravel application, you’ll get the...
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