upgrade

My Christmas RAM is a treat

I now have 8Gb RAM.

I upgraded the RAM in my MacBook Pro. In spite of nerves it all went smoothly and in fact took only about 10 minutes. If I can do this, so can you.

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How to update WordPress

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When a major new version of WordPress comes out it’s a good idea to take a bit of extra care with the update. Here’s how.

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WordPress 2.5 Admin screens totally changed

After upgrading from WordPress 2.3.3 to 2.5 the first, most obvious difference is in the Dashboard.

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Upgrading WordPress to 2.5

A brand new version of WordPress, the software that runs this blog has been available for at least 5 minutes now. Sensible people wait a week or two before they install such things. They wait for others to discover the flaws and problems, to see which plugins need to be updated, and cautiously make sure [...]

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Fixing the ‘no save’ in WordPress

I wrote in WYSIWYG hides WordPress hacking that my client was mysteriously unable to save edits or new Posts or Pages. Whatever save type button we clicked, the edits would silently disappear, and a completely blank admin page would be the response. It was my job to fix this odd behaviour. First, update The first [...]

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Site upgrade underway

Yesterday I overhauled the MacTips Archive; now it’s the turn for this blog. This will be just a small tune-up, but things may be erratic for a while. Watch out for the same new and improved header photos that appear on the MacTips Archive. Update: after doing all the hard work yesterday, this upgrade has [...]

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