How to fix WordPress’s maximum-upload problem with php.ini
I was helping a friend recover her group’s WordPress-powered site when I encountered possibly one of the more common problems when importing a database to WordPress: a message that says you...
Facebook’s confusing news feed and live feed features
A number of Facebook users are confused by the recent changes in the social-networking site’s feature, particularly news feed and the live feed. A common question is, What’s the...Welcome to Broadband Sucks
Welcome to broadbandsucks.com! I am a journalist based in Manila. In between chasing deadlines and making sense of events in the Philippines, I dabble in a little bit of tech stuff. This is a blog...6 Ways to Tell If Your Nokia Phone Is Fake
Nokia Philippines warned consumers last week that fake Nokia phones are proliferating in the market. These fake phones — Nokia N81, Nokia 5310, Nokia N95, Nokia N82, Nokia 6120, to name some...How to Deal with Multiple Email Accounts
If you have multiple email accounts, checking them individually can be a drag. Fortunately, since I started using mainly Gmail, Google’s free web-based email service, I could forward all my,...What to Use in Lieu of Microsoft Word
Damon Darlin, writing in The New York Times, marvels at the fact that he has been able to survive a month without using Microsoft Word, that de rigueur word-processing software that comes with most...How to Stop Dangerous Website Scripts
Javascript, the scripting language, makes website much more helpful, interactive and interesting. Many websites don’t function well without it. But Javascript can also be dangerous. ...Ways to Extend Your Laptop’s Battery Life
Friedbeef’s Tech has listed several ways — 15, in fact — to extend the battery life of your laptop. One of the tips: Exercise the battery. “Do not leave a charged battery...How to Edit and Handle Images Without Using Photoshop
These days, one of the joys the Internet can bring to people are online or web-based applications. There are several for writing and collaboration (more on these in later posts) and there are many...
