In old days I remember PC manufacturing companies provide the consumer with CD backups for the installed software with a purchase of a new computer. However, in the past few years most manufactures have avoided given you the original software CDs. This is for two reasons; one is to prevent software piracy (this is why Windows OS software is no longer provided in its original CD/DVD package) and the second reason is to cut the manufacturing costs. Unless, you purchase the CD/DVD/USB key version of the software, it is your responsibility to go through the initial setup of the computer. Here is a quick guide on how to perform that task; Continue reading How to setup a new computer for noobs
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Restrict Access to Addon Domains
I run several websites on a single hosting plan. While some web developers do this to save money, I did this to save time. When you have all your hosted sites under one cPanel account(or in the same HTTP folder), it is easy to manage them. One problem you need to resolve is that add-on domain databases can be access through the primary domain. It can be fixed by adding a code to our good old .htaccess file in the sub-domain directory that host the files for the primary domain. The .htaccess file in each and every directory of the site must be edited(not the admin folders of CMSes) to include this code. Continue reading Restrict Access to Addon Domains
Instructions for Breathing Meditation
There are many different types of Buddhist meditations. Some can be done while walking, some are great tools to use when you are distract from something and some are exclusively use in a very controlled environment. The environment plays a lager role in breathing mediation than many other types of meditations. Continue reading Instructions for Breathing Meditation
How to Practice Buddhism
A Simple Guide for Beginners
Warning!
This is a republish of an old articles. I can almost guarantee you that you will come across language errors; grammar, spelling, etc. There will be some formatting errors as well. Please contact me if you find any issues. This article is to be rewritten. Thank you.Let me be perfectly clear that I am NOT a Buddhist nor I will endorse Buddhism. I know I posted that I will not publish any religious items on my site. However, certain parts of Buddhism has leaked in to our Western societies to the point that even at University of Calgary, if you request help for stress or exam/test anxiety, the doctors will first direct you to Buddhist meditation over pharmaceuticals. While the professionals in Canada do their best to remove the word “Buddhism” or erase any reference to Buddhism, often they prescribe mindfulness meditations, which is the core Buddhist mediation for lay practitioners. In recent years, Buddhist mediation classes are offered to school children in the Western world from the elementary school to college level at the expense of government tax funds. (e.g.; Canada, Germany, California(US), Australia, UK and New Zealand)
Removing www from your URL
I finally decided to shut down my home based server for HTTP use for good. Why? With all the school work, I don’t have time to fix issues with the system. It comes with an added benefit of having a site that will be up 99.99%(according to the hosting provider’s uptime guarantee.) unless I make a coding error.
Anyway, while I was transferring data from self hosted server to the new hosting provider, I ran into few issues. One would be the transfer of data from the wordpress self host system to the paid professional service. I am still working on database issues such as my massive collection of multiple choice questions database for University of Calgary courses. Continue reading Removing www from your URL