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Google Reader Keyboard Shortcuts

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Google Reader has lots of useful keyboard shortcuts. Here is the list.

Navigation
j/k        : next/previous item
space        : next item or page
<Shift> + space    : previous item or page
<Shift> + n/p    : next/previous subscription
n/p        : item scan down/up (list only)
<Shift> + x    : expand folder
v: view original
<Shift> + o    : open subscription or folder

Acting on items

s        : star item
t        : tag item
e        : email item
<Shift> + s    : share item
<Shift> + d    : share item with note
v        : view original
o/enter        : expand/collapse item (list only)
c        : add comment
<Shift> + c    : view comments
m        : mark item as read/unread
<Shift> + a    : mark all as read

Jumping

g then h    : go home
g then a    : go to all items
g then s    : go to starred items
g then <Shift> + s: go to shared items
g then u    : open subscription selector
g then t    : open tag selector
g then <Shift> + t: go to trends page
g then d    : go to discovery page
g then f    : open friend selector
g then <Shift> + f: go to friends’ shared items
g then c    : go to comment view

Application

r        : refresh
u       : toggle full screen mode
1        : switch to expanded view
2       : switch to list view
/        : move cursor to search box
a       : add a subscription
=       : increase magnification
–        : decrease magnification

via: Google Reader
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HowTo: Find Model and Serial Number of your Computer using DOS Commands

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portable-computer-256x256A few days ago I found a really nice tip about how to find your serial number and model of your computer without too much hassle. Some desktops and laptops of the most popular brands come with a serial number. This information comes in handywhenever you are about to get technical support, or wanting to register your product online, just to mention a few cases.

Here is how you can find the Model and Serial Number, you just need to follow this steps:

1) Go to  Start -> Run -> cmd

2) Once you are in the command line, enter wmic bios get serialnumber this will return the serial number of your computer.

3) And if you enter wmic csproduct get name, this will return the Model Name of your computer.

As you can see, this works well in computers with a popular name like DELL, HP, IBM, etc. Pretty easy, huh?

via: Kabytes

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HowTo: Solution to Errors when Configuring OsCommerce with PayPal or Upgrading OsCommerce to PHP5

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configureA couple weeks ago I was in charge of configuring an OsCommerce account with PayPal Module. Unfortunately, when searching on the internet I came to find out that there wasn’t a lot of documentation on the web about this subject. So I had to spend a few more minutes trying to figure out some things that I wasn’t familiar with. Fortunately, I didn’t run into many problems, since I had configured OsCommerce a little while ago already, and I only had to take care of configuring PayPal.

However, there were a couple problems that  I noticed there wasn’t a lot of help documentation available online, so here I leave you a pretty short and specific post which I think is going to be very helpful for those who are looking to fix some problems while configuring their OsCommerce with Paypal or upgrading.

Problem:

Shipping Modules not showing up in OsCommerce Admin Module

Solution:

On the live server  login to the Admin page, and go to Tools > Server Info. Search for “DOCUMENT_ROOT” then copy and paste the value for that field into admin/configure.php and add the catalog directory onto the end of it, like this:

define(‘DIR_FS_CATALOG’, ‘/home2/www/public_html/catalog/’);

This fixed both the images folder issue and the modules issue. I have tested installing/removing modules and it’s all working ok.

Problem:

Error When Clicking on Customers in the OsCommerce Admin page.

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #1 is not an array in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/admin/customers.php on line 733

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/admin/customers.php on line 733

Warning: array_merge() [function.array-merge]: Argument #2 is not an array in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/admin/customers.php on line 735

Warning: reset() [function.reset]: Passed variable is not an array or object in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/admin/includes/classes/object_info.php on line 17

Warning: Variable passed to each() is not an array or object in /home/xxxxxx/public_html/admin/includes/classes/object_info.php on line 18

Solution:

This problem usually happens when you upgrade your OsCommerce site to PHP5 version.  So , if you are using PHP version 5, then this might be the answer.

Find these lines:

$customer_info = array_merge($country, $info, $reviews);

$cInfo_array = array_merge($customers, $customer_info);

and change them to:

$customer_info = array_merge((array)$country, (array)$info, (array)$reviews);

$cInfo_array = array_merge((array)$customers, (array)$customer_info);

I hope you find this short tutorial useful. When I run into this problems I wished I would have found a post like this, so here it is in a nutshell just for you. Until next time!

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How to Create, Develop and Maintain a Successful Online Identity

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onlineidentity

Many businesses have seen an opportunity in the rapid development of internet transactions, to the point that you can do your shopping right from your computer and have the product at your door after a few days. Browsing in cyberspace you will find stores that only do their marketing and sales online – that’s the audience they attend to.

The same way, many professionals have decided to go freelance and work online with a lot of success. But, this also raises the question,  if I decide to work freelance online, how will people know I’m the right person for them?

The answer can be simple and complex at the same time.  It’s pretty much the same basic requirements you need to have in order to do business in the outside world: do good work and continue advertising yourself and your services.

But offering services online will also require for you to create a medium from where people will get to know you, here are some ideas:

Have an Online Profile

This could be a social networking account, website, blog,  store, etc. This is pretty much the first step you will need to take in order to have a presence online. Continue reading How to Create, Develop and Maintain a Successful Online Identity →