Technology and Body

Remove URL from comments in WordPress Blogs and Websites to mitigate comment spam URLs in pages If you're running a WordPress blog or Website where you have enabled comments for a page and your article or page is well indexing in Google (receives a lot of visit / reads ) daily, your site posts (comments) section is surely to quickly fill in with a lot of "Thank you" and non-sense Spam comments  containing an ugly link to an external SPAM or Phishing website . Such URL links with non-sense message is a favourite way for SPAMmers to raise their website incoming (other website) "InLinks" and through that increase current Search Engine position. We all know a lot of comments SPAM is generally handled well by Akismet but unfortunately still many of such spam comments fail to be identified as Spam   because spam Bots (text-generator algorithms)  becomes more and more ...

How much memory users uses in GNU / Linux and FreeBSD – Commands and Scripts to find user memory usage on Linux   If you have to administrate a heterogenous network with Linux and FreeBSD or other UNIX like OSes you should sooner or later need for scripting purposes to have a way to list how much memory separate users take up on your system. Listing memory usage per user is very helpful for admins who manager free-shells or for companies where you have developers, developing software directly on the server via ssh. Being able to check which process eats up most memory is essential for every UNIX / Linux sysadmin, because often we as admins setup (daemons) on servers and we forgot about their existence, just t o remember they exist 2 years later and see the server is crashing because of memory exhaustion.  Tracking server bottlenecks where RAM memory and Swapping is the bottleneck is among the main swiss amry knives of admins. Checking which us...

How to Install Windows 10 on Mac Using Parallels 10 Virtual Machine Ads by Google Windows 10 is coming soon . And it’s not just the jump from Windows 8 to Windows 10 that’s got everyone excited. It’s much more. Windows 10 finally embraces what Windows is good for. Hardcore, no holds barrel, productivity . Unlike Windows 8, which did a lot of stuff that got in the way. Windows 10 is about righting old wrongs. The Start menu is back, there’s Cortana , modern apps run in their own windows on the desktop, which is now the default. Windows 10 even supports virtual desktops, one of my most used features on the Mac . If like me you’re excited about Windows 10, you can try and install the Technical Preview right now. It’s available as an ISO file for free . As this is the technical preview, it’s a very early build. This is pre-beta software. Don’t expect it to be your daily OS. Below, you’ll find instructions to install the Windows 10 Technical Preview on a Mac using Paral...

6 Things You Absolutely Need to Know About WhatsApp Web The internet is ablaze with tales of WhatsApp’s triumphant foray into the lands of the world wide web. Yes, the headlines are right, there’s a WhatsApp for ‘web’. As always, that’s not the whole story. And here at Guiding Tech we pride ourselves with telling the whole truth. So that next time you’re having a conversation with your slightly less nerdy friends, you can slam their misconceptions and feel better about yourself. Also, when was the last time a service coming to desktop made so much noise? Usually it’s the other way around. Maybe it’s time to accept that even in the post-PC world, a majority of the work force still sits in front of a computer for 8 hours a day and they’d rather reply to annoying group messages and test new flirting techniques without picking up their phone every 36 seconds. Also, let’s see how long it takes for web.whatsapp.com to make it to your office computer’s block list. So...

How to Get iOS-like Assistive Touch on Android You might be aware of the iOS feature called  Assistive Touch . This feature helps users in circumstances where they have trouble touching the screen or pressing the buttons on their iPhone. Up until iPhone 5, the primary use of the assistive touch button has been to use it as a soft home key in place of the hardware button. However, now that the iPhone has introduced bigger screen devices, it proves to be really useful for people who like to operate the device with a single hand . Assistive Touch gives a small floating icon that sits at one or the other edge of the device. Once the user touches it, a floating menu opens up that allows the user to perform certain quick actions. Why Assistive Touch for Android? While using the Redmi Note 4G the other day, it struck me that the feature could also be very useful for Android users who find it difficult to work on larger screens with just one hand. The b...

How to Root and Unroot Xiaomi Mi 4 We all know that rooting brings out the awesomeness in any Android device, but due to the fear of losing the warranty or bricking the phone we always hesitate to take the step. But if you are a Xiaomi user, you’ve got nothing to fear. The company has announced that it will cover all devices under warranty even if they’re rooted and will also re-flash any devices free of charge if they get stuck in a boot loop. The statement was made because MIUI itself started as a custom ROM developer for Android devices and it would be unethical to not allow users to explore with their device just because of the fear of losing the warranty. Now that you are convinced, let’s have a look at how you can root the device. The only way to root the  Xiaomi Mi 4 is by flashing a developer ROM to the device. Note: Currently the developer version is available only as a MIUI 5 ROM and you will have to downgrade your phone to get root access. While...

The Action Widgets App Puts a Lollipop Spin on Notification Toggles We’ve highlighted  Notification Toggle in our Android write-ups before . It’s a solid app that puts your most used and system level toggles right in the notification drawer. It’s a must-have and a time saver not only for an Android geek but for every Android user. Yes, Android itself comes with a selection of toggles but they’re limited and not easily customizable. Plus, you need a special gesture to access them. If you upgraded to Lollipop you might have found that the situation hasn’t really improved. Rather, the toggles available have been reduced to a bare minimum. Another thing you might have noticed is just how out of place toggles from an app like Notification Toggle or Power Toggles look. Lollipop is sparkly and colorful. The Notification Toggle design looks downright glum on Lollipop phones. For Lollipop users (and even for users on older devices looking for a bit of color in lif...