Tricks or tips from a digital geek

Recently I posted a guide on how to show your profile picture in your websites google Search Results. One of the methods to validate that you are the author of you content, is to add a mailto link after your name, with the email address you have both in your WordPress and in your Google [...]

For the impatient: How to setup the mysql command line after installing Xampp in Mac OS X: Open your .profile file in Mac. This can be done by entering the terminal and typing open -t ~/.profile Add the following line to your ./profile file. Replace the bolded part with the path where you installed Xampp, [...]

I open a new terminal window in Mac and the first thing I do is list all the files with the command -ls The results are dissapointing. Nowhere do I see the Applications folder and the question that always rises to a Geek. Why is this happening to me? Why can I not find the [...]

You have setup your Google apps, you have verified your domain name and you are ready to send an email with you newly created email accounts. But as soon as you click the send button you receive an 500 server error permanent failure sending the email.  It happened to me as well and the solution [...]

I did not know about this trick but recently discovered that you may add your profile picture and author information to the google search results. This means that when google shows the organic search results, if it is able to identify your identity it might show your profile picture. You have to be aware though, [...]

Geek challenge. How to translate a website, localize it in multiple languages and maintain your website efficiency towards SEO? In other words, if you have your site.com in english and you want to translate it to another language, let say spanish, what is the best way possible? For those who had not thought about SEO, let [...]

Steps to add Google Analytics to WordPress. (For the impatient) Install Google Analyticator. A plugin that will add Google Analytics to WordPress. Get your Google Analytics profile ID number from your Google Analytics account and for the website you want to track. This number has a format like this UA-XXXXXXX-X Add the Google Analytics profile ID [...]

If you don’t find the .profile file in Mac OS X Lion, JUST CREATE IT! .profile file should be located in your home directory. Your home directory is where the terminal opens by default. To see if you have the file or not, type ls -all after opening the terminal. This command will show you [...]

I am back to blogging about geek stuff. It has been loads of time since I last blogged. Its incredible I have not uploaded any new posts to this blog since March 24th! Infact, the blog template that I currently use in my wordpress installation had totally damaged and the css was not loading. I [...]

Today I depart again. Destiny, Miami! During my travels I have taken tons of pictures of something which I should blog soon. How to connect your online efforts with your real (offline) business? I hope you guys keep connected. I thank you all for following my blog and for the comments =) I will start [...]