Adding a canonical link element to your Concrete5 website is actually pretty straight forward. What I’ve done is add a few simple lines of code to my header.php template file: <?php $url=Loader::helper(‘navigation’); $canonical=$url->getCollectionURL($c); $canonical=preg_replace(“/index.php\?cID=1$/”,”",$canonical); ?> <link rel=”canonical” href=”<?php echo $canonical; ?>” /> I wish I could take credit for this code, but I can’t – [...]
I must say that I’m slightly disappointed in Grisoft – the makers of AVG antivirus software. I’ve successfully used the free version of their software for several years and have praised their product, turning many free versions into paid versions for them. But recently, I have to question: what is going on with AVG updates? [...]
If you’re like me, then you use social networking websites to keep in touch with your friends and family. My favorite is Facebook – that was until recently. For some reason, whenever someone started to chat with me, the browser window would “steal focus.” Well, even though I enjoy chatting with people, I want to [...]
For no apparent reason, I could no longer login to my IM programs such as MSN Live Messenger or Yahoo Messenger. I looked into all of the ususal suspects (malware infections, firewall issues, my ISP, etc.) but I couldn’t quite put my finger on the problem until I did a search for “Netgear MSN problems” [...]
Occassionally, I’ll run across a virus that takes away some or all of your admistrative rights on a Windows XP machine. Not only is it frustrating for the end user, but its frustrating for me as well. Recenently, I customer brought in a computer with several problems, the majority of which were caused by viruses, [...]
Many people will often ask me, “What’s the best firewall I can get for my computer?” My first response is always ZoneAlarm. Check Point offers a free version of ZoneAlarm for non-commercial installations and its my all-time favorite firewall program. However, getting and installing the free version of ZoneAlarm can sometimes be a challenge if [...]
There is a small feature in the new Firefox 3 called the smart location bar, but some users may find it annoying if you’re used to previous versions of Firefox. This article will describe how to disable the smart location bar in such a way that makes Firefox 3 perform similar to Firefox 2. But, [...]
I’ve already you shown you how to disable AVG Safe Search in Firefox, so now I’ll show you how to disable AVG Safe Search in Internet Explorer 7. AVG Antivirus Safe Search is an add-on feature for IE7 that lets internet users know ahead of time if a link in their search engine results is [...]
AVG 8 was recently released and it contains a lot of neat features that many users will find useful. One of those features is AVG AntiVirus Safe Search. This add-on for Firefox is inteded to help users safely stay away from websites that have been identified as potentially harmful. Unfortunately, some users may find the [...]