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How to quickly change a block of text (or code) that appears on every post (and page) of your WordPress blog

Posted on July 22, 2020

If you have a blog there will likely come a time when you need to change some block of text or PHP code that’s contained on every post and page.

A while back I enabled TLS encryption on this very blog, and one very important step in that process was changing all the URL references in the database from http:// to https:// to force WordPress to display the secure version of each post/page.

I could have made those changes manually but it would have been a long, drawn-out process and chances are I would have made a serious mistake along the way.

And as you probably know, ANY mistake can be serious when you’re dealing with your WordPress database.

Luckily, I found an easy way to quickly make that critical global change (plus a couple of other minor changes) on over 5,000 posts/pages in one fell swoop! [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I connect a second display to my iMac?

Posted on July 14, 2020

Note: The links in this post are affiliate links.

Question from Kelley:  I recently bought this 21.5 inch iMac and I’d like to connect a second display to it.

I have a really nice 1 year-old 27 inch HP monitor with two HDMI connectors that I used with my old Windows computer.

I’d love to use that monitor if I can.

My goal is to have Photoshop running on the 27 inch screen and everything else on the 21.5 inch screen.

Can you tell me if the HP monitor is compatible with the iMac? If it is, how do I connect it to the computer and set it up in the software?

If it won’t work with the iMac can you recommend a good 27 inch monitor that will?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: One of these 25 popular Android apps could be stealing your Facebook login info!

Posted on July 13, 2020

I often write about malicious mobile apps that were designed to cause all kinds of problems on Facebook, but I usually write about just one or two of them at a time.

But now a group of 25 very popular Android apps that were all written by the same company have been removed from the Google Play Store for stealing the Facebook login credentials of millions of unsuspecting users.

[Read more…]

Q&A: How can I prevent a message box from automatically popping up every time I receive a message while browsing Facebook?

Posted on July 12, 2020

Question from Cammy:  I have a Facebook question for you Rick.

Whenever I’m browsing Facebook on my laptop and I receive a message the message box pops up automatically with the received message displayed inside of it.

I don’t like that because I’m usually using Facebook with other people around and I don’t want anyone accidentally seeing my messages.

How can I prevent those message boxes from popping up until I actually click on the “Messages” icon?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I remove the ‘News’ icon from the top of the Facebook app?

Posted on July 9, 2020

Question from Celeste:  I hope you can help me solve an irritating problem.

Every time I open my Facebook app on my phone there’s a little icon at the top with a number on it indicating there are updates for me to read.

When I tap that icon it displays a “News” page with several news stories on it. I always tap it just to clear away the number because I find it very distracting.

I don’t want to get my “news” from Facebook because I don’t trust it. Besides, I watch the news on TV and listen to it on the radio so I don’t need to get it from Facebook too.

Is there any way to remove that irritating “News” icon from the top of the Facebook app?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

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