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How to know whether you received the Diablo 3 beta invite

Just to make an overview how you can find out whether you were picked for the Diablo 3 beta. Previously, the beta was for friends and family only for blizzard staff. The closed beta for the public would only be available after they had announced that it was, which they did just a few days [...]

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Best security software for your Desktop PC

  I have a list of the best security software to be used for your Desktop PC. Antivirus: Nod32 (there is smart security, or just anti-virus. I installed the AV portion only) Firewall: Comodo (only installed the firewall, and not the other features) Anti malware: Malwarebytes and Hitman Pro (these 2 help you scan for [...]

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Optimize Images for WordPress using plugins

There are 2 neat plugins i found to optimize images for wordpress using plugins which are “WP Smush.It” and “CW Image Optimizer“. But before i get into that, firstly you need to understand why it is important to optimize images, specifically reducing the file size of images but still retain good quality of the image. [...]

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How to add an Image Banner to WordPress Zbench Theme

By popular request i have made a guide how to add an Image Banner to Zbench, as well as hide the ugly site name and description which is made irrelevant since we are going to be using an image banner instead. Step1 Login to the wordpress admin page, and under Apperances go to Header. Here [...]

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Duke Nukem Forever, with video guides

I just managed to complete in a day Duke Nukem Forever using this awesome video youtube guide. It’s very thorough. If you get stuck you can refer to the video for clues. The Duke Nukem latest game came out very late after the previous game in the series. Well …. it’s a modern retake of [...]

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Internet trolls, what are they ?

After much research and hard work, Hardaker came up with a working definition. A troll is someone “who constructs the identity of sincerely wishing to be part of the group in question, including professing or conveying pseudo-sincere intentions, but whose real intention(s) is/are to cause disruption and/or to trigger or exacerbate conflict for the purposes [...]

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Quickly Clone and Migrate WordPress Sites with the Duplicator Plugin

Cloning a WordPress site for use in another location can be sometimes be a fairly involved process, requiring the use of an FTP client, phpMyAdmin, and multiple file edits. I’m excited about the Duplicator plugin, because it reduces this process tothree easy steps: 1. Create a package 2. Download 3. Install in the new location You [...]

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How to apply thermal paste to a CPU

HardwaredSecrets posted a guide about it here. Installing pc components is knowing where to plug what where. Also to wear anti static gloves preferably. And last but not least, to apply thermal paste to the CPU when installing it or else you may spoil your cpu when it’s in use. Thermal conductivity In physics, thermal conductivity, k, is [...]

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Nice wp-pagenavi css styling

Found a nice pagenavi css style. What it does is add pagination to the bottom of the blog e.g. page 1, page 2 page 3 and etc. Now it looks much neater.

Source: wpcodesnippets.info/blog/plugin-review-wp-pagenavi.html   To set it up, first install wp-pagenavi, and then edit the pagenavi-css file in your them folder by replacing all [...]

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Managed to fix my Logitech G500 mouse

The left click of my Logitech G500 mouse was very stiff and could barely be depressed. Also the button to increase sensitivity was stuck ! I was panicking because it’s a rather expensive mouse and warranty had probably already expired. So what i did was open it up, clean it with a wet tissue with some water [...]

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