This file is a little hard to find if you are installing WP-Download for the first time. I copied this from www.lesterchan.net where you can also download the plugins.

Usage Instructions

1. To embed a specific file to be downloaded into a post/page, use where 2 is your file id.
2. To embed multiple files to be downloaded into a post/page, use where 1,2,3 are your file ids.
3. To choose what to display within the embedded file, use where 1 is your file id and both will display both the file name and file desccription, whereas name will only display the filename.

   Note that this will overwrite the "Download Embedded File" template you have in your Download Templates.

4. If you are using Default Permalinks, the file direct download link will be ‘http://yoursite.com/index.php?dl_id=2‘. If you are using Nice Permalinks, the file direct download link will be ‘http://yoursite.com/download/2/‘, where yoursite.com is your WordPress URL and 2 is your file id.
5. The direct download category link will be ‘http://yoursite.com/downloads/?dl_cat=3‘, where yoursite.com is your WordPress URL, downloads is your Downloads Page name and 3 is your download category id.
6. In order to upload the files straight to the downloads folder, the folder must be first CHMOD to 777. You can specify which folder to be the downloads folder in Download Options.
7. You can configure the Download Options in ‘WP-Admin -> Downloads -> Download Options‘
8. You can configure the Download Templates in ‘WP-Admin -> Downloads -> Download Templates‘

1. Go to ‘WP-Admin -> Write -> Write Page‘
2. Type any title you like in the post’s title area
3. After typing the title, WordPress will generate the permalink to the page. You will see an ‘Edit’ link just beside the permalink.
4. Click ‘Edit’ and type in ‘downloads‘ in the text field (without the quotes) and click ‘Save’.
5. Type ‘

   There are 2 files, weighing 5.1 MiB with 0 hits in total.

   Displaying 1 to 2 of 2 files.

   total

     Add Drive Letter to Folder
   » 4.1 KiB - 0 hits - November 29, 2008
   

     Winzip 12
   » 5.1 MiB - 0 hits - November 29, 2008
   

      

   ‘ in the post’s content area (without the quotes)
   You can also use

   There are 2 files, weighing 5.1 MiB with 0 hits in total.

   Displaying 1 to 2 of 2 files.

   total

     Add Drive Letter to Folder
   » 4.1 KiB - 0 hits - November 29, 2008
   

     Winzip 12
   » 5.1 MiB - 0 hits - November 29, 2008
   

      

   , this will display all downloads in Category ID 1.
6. Click ‘Publish’

1. Activate WP-DownloadManager Widget Plugin
2. Go to ‘WP-Admin -> Design -> Widgets‘
3. To Display Most Downloaded
4. You can add the Most Downloaded Widget Widget by clicking on the ‘Add’ link besides it.
5. After adding, you can configure the Downloaded Widget Widget by clicking on the ‘Edit’ link besides it.
6. To Display Newest Downloads
7. You can add the Newest Downloads Widget Widget by clicking on the ‘Add’ link besides it.
8. After adding, you can configure the Newest Downloads Widget Widget by clicking on the ‘Edit’ link besides it.
9. Click ‘Save Changes’

• To Display Most Downloaded
• Use:
  

  <?php if (function_exists(’get_most_downloaded’)): ?>
     <?php get_most_downloaded(); ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

  The first value you pass in is the maximum number of files you want to get.

  Default: get_most_downloaded(10);

• To Display Recent Downloads
• Use:
  

  <?php if (function_exists(’get_recent_downloads’)): ?>
     <?php get_recent_downloads(); ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

  The first value you pass in is the maximum number of files you want to get.

  Default: get_recent_downloads(10);

• To Display Downloads By Category
• Use:
  

  <?php if (function_exists(’get_downloads_category’)): ?>
     <?php get_downloads_category(1); ?>
  <?php endif; ?>

  The first value you pass in is the category id.
  The second value you pass in is the maximum number of files you want to get.

  Default: get_downloads_category(1, 10);

 

 

These are the three most important tips you will ever learn about maximizing time and productivity on your PC.

1. Never do anything twice! In other words, if you go to a website that you will go to again BOOKMARK IT! - ideallly with Google Bookmarks or save the link on your blog, add it to your RSS Marklet Feed.

2. Always use rule number 1!

3. Never forget rule number 1!

Okay, this one costs a couple of bucks but would you pay $7.99 for the best website graphics package around? This package has bullets, people, new buttons, trial graphics, and much, much more. There are about 1600 pics in all.

I don’t know about you, but the graphics pages I’ve seen in the past are full of a bunch of nonsense and forces you to look through pages, and pages of stuff you can’t use. Not this package! Probably one of the biggest benefits of purchasing this package for $7.99 is the way its organized. You can find pics quick and effortlessly.

Its all about quality, not quantity!

 

Your name (First, Last): Email address: HTML: Yes No

 

If you are like me you may spend hours and hours per day scrolling through file manager looking for files and folders, or attaching to network drives to save or retrieve files and after awhile you begin to get dizzy over the repetitiveness. Even if you are organized it can still be a problem.

One way to save time is to customize your dialog boxes so your files can be easily accessible. You can customize your favorite places in file save as dialogs to help you expedite the saving of files. A great little site that has pre-made scripts to tweak this item and many others is:

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

If you want to get your hands dirty you can use this article below from Microsoft’s Knowledgebase to tweak your stuff, too.

How to add items to the My Places bar

To add an item to the My Places bar in Office 2002 or in Office 2003, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu in any Office program, click Open.
2. In the Open dialog box, select the item that you want to add in the contents pane. For example, in the Look in list, click My Documents. On the Contents pane, click My Pictures.
3. Click Tools, and then click Add to "My Places".

To add an item to the My Places bar in Office 2007, follow these steps:

1. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button
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   , and then click Open.

2. In the Open dialog box, click the drive, the folder, or the Internet location for which you want to create a My Places bar shortcut.
3. Right-click a blank space in the My Places bar below the existing shortcuts, and then click Add folder name. Your new shortcut appears at the bottom of the My Places bar.

Note

You can add up to 256 items to the My Places bar.

How to remove items from the My Places bar

To remove an item from the My Places bar in Office 2002 or in Office 2003, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu in any Office program, click Open.
2. On the My Places bar, right-click the item that you want to remove, and then click Remove.

To remove an item from the My Places bar in Office 2007, follow these steps:

1. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button
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   , and then click Open.

2. In the Open dialog box, right-click the item that you want to remove, and then click Remove.

Note

The following default items that appear on the My Places bar cannot be removed or renamed.

Office 2007

• My Recent Documents
• Desktop
• My Documents
• My Computer
• My Network Places
• Trusted Templates

Office 2003

• My Recent Documents
• Desktop
• My Documents
• My Computer
• My Network Places

Office XP

• History
• My Documents
• Desktop
• Favorites
• My Network Places

These items can be hidden from the My Places bar. For an example of how to hide a Standard place, see the "Registry Entry Reference" section.

Note

If you install the Office 2007 programs on your computer, you cannot remove or hide the

Trusted Templates

item from the

My Places

bar. This item is a built-in item in Office 2007.

How to rename items on the My Places bar

To rename an item on the My Places bar in Office 2002 or in Office 2003, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu in any Office program, click Open.
2. On the My Places bar, right-click the item that you want, and then click Rename.
3. In the Rename Place dialog box, type the name that you want, and then click OK.

To rename an item on the My Places bar in Office 2007, follow these steps:

1. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button
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   , and then click Open.

2. On the My Places bar, right-click the item that you want, and then click Rename.
3. In the Rename dialog box, type the name that you want, and then click OK.

How to rearrange items on the My Places bar

To rearrange items on the My Places bar in Office 2002 or in Office 2003, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu in any Office program, click Open.
2. On the My Places bar, right-click the item that you want to move, and then click Move Up or Move Down.

To rearrange items on the My Places bar in Office 2007, follow these steps:

1. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button
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   , and then click Open.

2. On the My Places bar, right-click the item that you want to move, and then click Move Up or click Move Down.

How to change the size of icons on the My Places bar

To change the size of an icon for an item on the My Places bar in Office 2002 or in Office 2003, follow these steps:

1. On the File menu in any Office program, click Open.
2. Right-click a blank area of the My Places bar, and then click Small Icons or Large Icons.

To change the size of an icon for an item on the My Places bar in Office 2007, follow these steps:

1. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button
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   , and then click Open.

2. Right-click a blank area of the My Places bar, and then click Small Icons or click Large Icons.

How to edit the registry to hide desktop items

Important

This section, method, or task contains steps that tell you how to modify the registry. However, serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. Therefore, make sure that you follow these steps carefully. For added protection, back up the registry before you modify it. Then, you can restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

You can hide default icons on the My Places bar by modifying the system registry.

Note

At least one icon must always appears on the My Places bar. If you try to remove all the default icons on the My Places bar, the Desktop icon will remain. If you add one custom icon, you will see that custom icon instead of the Desktop icon. To hide the Desktop item on the My Places bar, follow these steps:

1. Quit all Office programs.
2. Click Start, click Run, type regedit the Open box, and then click OK.
3. Expand the following subkey.

   Office 2007

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\12.0\Common\Open Find\Places\StandardPlaces

   Office 2003

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Common\Open Find\Places\StandardPlaces

   Office XP

   HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\10.0\Common\Open Find\Places\StandardPlaces
4. On the File menu, click Export.
5. In the Export Registry File dialog box, type Export to Office in the File name box, and then click Save.
6. Click Desktop.
7. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
8. In the New Value#1 box, type Show, and then press ENTER.
9. Right-click Show, and then click Modify.
10. In the Edit DWORD Value dialog box, type 0 in the Value data box, and then click OK.
11. Quit Registry Editor.

Registry entry reference

Entries on the My Places bar are contained in the following registry key.

Office 2007

Office 2003

Office XP

The

Places

key contains the following two subkeys:

• StandardPlaces
• UserDefinedPlaces

The StandardPlaces Subkey

This subkey contains the following five keys that correspond to the five default items that appear on the My Places bar:

The UserDefinedPlaces Subkey

This subkey contains keys that correspond to items that are added to the My Places bar. The keys in the following table are examples of keys that are in the

UserDefinedPlaces

subkey:

The following values can be used for keys that are contained in both the

StandardPlaces

and the

UserDefinedPlaces

keys:

 

First of all, what IS RAID? RAID is an acronym for Redundant array of inexpensive disks- like IDE, SCSI or SATA. There are several configurations of RAiD. They are :

• RAID 0 -which utilizes striping or distributing data across several disks in a manner that it provides improved speed and utilizes the full capacity of the drive. PROBLEM: Data on all disks will be lost if any one disk fails.

• RAID 1 -which mirrors an original disk is a great choice fora backup drive configuration. You can use, using two, but probably more than that in which case each disk stores the same data. ADVANTAGE: Data is not lost as long as one of the original disk survives, although a power surge could knock them both out.
• Capacity of RAID 1 is the amount of data stored on one disk.array is just the capacity of a single disk.
• Disk failure of one drive doesn’t indicate the other drives are more proned to failure.T

• RAID 5 -this is my favorite - stripes with "parity". Made up of three or more disk drives and configured to prevent the loss of data from any disk in the array. You also have data storage equal to the array total minus one disk, i.e., if you have three disks then your maximum data is 2 disk drive capacities added together.

• RAID 6 -great if you lose two disks as the system can recover.

• RAID 10 (or 1+0) uses both striping and mirroring.

 

Part of our series on ‘ITS ALL ABOUT MACROS!’

Shortcut Keys 3.x 95 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista Description Alt + Tab X X X X X X X X Switch between open applications. Alt + Shift + Tab X X X X X X X X Switch backwards between open applications. Alt + double-click   X X X X X X X Display the properties of the object you double-click on. For example, doing this on a file would display its properties. Ctrl + Tab X X X X X X X X Switches between program groups or document windows in applications that support this feature. Ctrl + Shift + Tab X X X X X X X X Same as above but backwards. Alt + Print Screen X X X X X X X X Create a screen shot only for the program you are currently in. Ctrl + Alt + Del X X X X X X X X Reboot the computer and/or bring up the Windows task manager. Ctrl + Esc X X X X X X X X Bring up the Windows Start menu. In Windows 3.x this would bring up the Task Manager. Alt + Esc   X X X X X X X Switch Between open applications on taskbar. F1 X X X X X X X X Activates help for current open application. F2 X X X X X X X X Renames selected Icon. F3   X X X X X X X Starts find from desktop. F4   X X X X X X X Opens the drive selection when browsing. F5   X X X X X X X Refresh Contents. F10 X X X X X X X X Activates menu bar. Shift + F10   X X X X X X X Simulates right-click on selected item. F4   X X X X X X X Select a different location to browse in the Windows Explorer toolbar. Alt + F4 X X X X X X X X Closes Current open program. Ctrl + F4 X X X X X X X X Closes Window in Program. F6   X X X X X X X Move cursor to different Windows Explorer pane. Ctrl + Space bar X X X X X X X X Drops down the window control menu. Ctrl + (the ‘+’ key on the keypad)     X X X X X X Automatically adjust the widths of all the columns in Windows explorer Alt + Enter   X X X X X X X Opens properties window of selected icon or program. Shift + Del   X X X X X X X Delete programs/files without throwing them into the recycle bin. Holding Shift X X X X X X X X Boot Safe Mode or by pass system files as the computer is booting. Holding Shift   X X X X X X X When putting in an audio CD, will prevent CD Player from playing. Enter X X X X X X X X Activates the highlighted program. Alt + Down arrow   X X X X X X X Display all available options on drop down menu. * (on the keypad)   X X X X X X X Expands all folders on the currently selected folder or drive in Windows Explorer. + (on the keypad)   X X X X X X X Expands only the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer. - (on the keypad)   X X X X X X X Collapses the currently selected folder in Windows Explorer.                     Windows key keyboard shortcuts Below is a listing of Windows keys that can be used on computers running a Microsoft Windows operating system and using a keyboard with a Windows key. In the below list of shortcuts, the Windows key is represented by "WINKEY". Shortcut Keys Description WINKEY Pressing the Windows key alone will open Start. WINKEY + F1 Opens the Microsoft Windows help and support center. WINKEY + F3 Opens the Advanced find window in Microsoft Outlook. WINKEY + D  Brings the desktop to the top of all other windows. WINKEY + M Minimizes all windows. WINKEY + SHIFT + M Undo the minimize done by WINKEY + M and WINKEY + D. WINKEY + E Open Microsoft Explorer. WINKEY + Tab Cycle through open programs through the taskbar. WINKEY + F Display the Windows Search / Find feature. WINKEY + CTRL + F  Display the search for computers window. WINKEY + F1 Display the Microsoft Windows help. WINKEY + R Open the run window. WINKEY + Pause / Break key  Open the system properties window. WINKEY + U Open Utility Manager. WINKEY + L Lock the computer (Windows XP and above only). Back to shortcut keys main page

Index   Category: Shortcuts Companies: Microsoft Related Pages: Windows Resolved Were you able to locate the answer to your questions? Yes

 

This is really an easy way to create your own RSS feed without having to have a domain. I like to use this with WP-o-Matic or Digest-Post for my Wordpress Blog

 

There are some elementary conditions that have to be met for your company to advance itself in the marketplace using technology. Without these five basic rules you are destined to fail in your technology implementations.

1. Training - Users must be trained PROFICIENTLY (not just told to read an article) to use communications technologies. Using email, sorting spam, scheduling reminders, using messenging, virus protection and webcams is MANDATORY!
2. Equipment - Users must have technology that is no older than 18 months old. Ideally, users will have individual laptop computers, VoIP softphones, cellphones and Ipods to maximize their use of company time.
3. Work Area - Users must be totally and completely insulated from outside noise, radios, televisions, street sounds, lunchrooms, or anything at all that makes noise and causes distractions. Use security cameras to monitor activities if you are afraid that users may spend their time ineffectively. Better yet, don’t hire anyone that cannot manage their own time effectively.
4. Reporting and Accountability - Technology, by nature, is setup to reduce time for simple and complex tasks. Having the latest equipment, training and sound-proofed work area is no good if you don’t have a method to measure productivity. Daily reports should be provided electronically or in real time to mananagement on activities of EVERY user.
5. Management and Leadership - if management cannot use technology effectively and appropriately you will fail for sure. Managers that cannot use Excel, Word, Outlook, setup email addresses, forward emails, pictures, videos, pdf files, videos or that cannot create a video training film using a webcam, Camtasia and a headset should not be managers.

I will go into each of these categories in later posts.

Paul J. Chavaux

Use this video to help setup your motherboard if you are a do-it-yourselfer!

You gotta love these chinese dudes! This is a great new product from AsRock. We are building all of our Christmas computers with this product.