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Here are the articles I’ve written over the years that involve technology, including computers, WordPress, and aerospace.
I was perusing Facebook this morning. Not to brag, but I’m a member of a few diecast toy car collecting groups on Facebook. People post information about various Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Auto World, Johnny Lightning, and other toy-car brands. A lot of it involves people complaining about scalpers buying up all the new releases they …
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink announced on social media earlier this week that the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II attack plane will remain active until 2030. The aging, obsolete aircraft had a retirement deadline this year. The Air Force is now stuck with the A-10 for another four years. This announcement sparked an onslaught of …
I wanted a way of displaying the current date in WordPress. Ideally, I wanted to use a shortcode that would display it. After I checked out the built-in shortcodes native to WordPress, and verified there was not a shortcode for displaying the current date, I looked for a plugin that did it. I found quite a few …
If you would like to have a clickable padlock icon link in WordPress that allows you to log in or log out, follow these easy steps: 1. In WordPress, go to Appearance > Theme Editor. 2. On the right, select functions.php. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and copy and then paste the …
I’ve been experiencing a problem with my iMac. I will work on something and my mouse curser will lockup. The curser will then turn into a spinning beach ball, followed by the iMac rebooting. I’ve reformatted the main hard drive and reinstalled the operating system twice now. The first time I did this, the problem …