Easily change the language of a WordPress installation

I love using WordPress for my sites as it’s very easy to install, easy to use, easy to maintain, easy to customize and easy to update. I have been struggling however with changing the language of a WordPress installation. Until I found the trick I’ll show below.

How to activate my WordPress.com page

As my WordPress.com page is mentioning that it’s not activated yet, leendert.wordpress.com has not been activated yet. and I have not been able to find an activation link in my email history, I’m trying to have it activated by writing this specific post from my wordpress.com dashboard. Let’s see what happens!

[solved] Not able to send images with Whatsapp

Whatsapp is a great tool to exchange chats, images and more for free with your friends. Unfortunaly, after installing Whatsapp on my new HTC Desire C with Android 4.0, I could receive images but could not send them myself. After selecting the right image in my gallery, the message “Failed to preview image, please try… Continue reading [solved] Not able to send images with Whatsapp

HD TV abonnementen juni 2012

De consumentenbond heeft in haar consumentengids van juni 2012 een onderzoek gepubliceerd naar storingen bij digitale tv. Ze gaat daarbij ook in op HD televisie. Ik raad iedereen die open staat voor een andere aanbieder aan om dit onderzoek te lezen. Niet alleen voor de storingen, maar ook voor een overzicht van TV abonnementen voor HD.

Remove Installed by Installatron from WordPress

I maintain dozens of websites, all of them using the great WordPress package. On my own webserver, I run an installation of Installatron, which is a great tool to easily install software packages on a webhosting account. As I already paid for Installatron and I’m very keen on my SEO, I don’t want to have… Continue reading Remove Installed by Installatron from WordPress

Ziggo gaat standaard meer HD zenders bieden

Ziggo gaat zijn tv-aanbod vereenvoudigen tot drie pakketten. In het basispakket worden zonder meerkosten oa de RTL- en SBS-zenders in HD ondergebracht. Het aantal analoge zenders op de kabel gaat terug naar vijfentwintig.

Secure webmail using HTTPS

When logging in to webmail you’re sending your credentials in plain text over the internet to your email provider. Think about the steps it requires your information to get there.

Soft 404s PHPBB

Some time ago my PHPBB forum got filled with spam. I managed to remove the spammy content but Google still knew the links to these pages. When Google came back to spider these pages, my forum didn’t manage to explain that this content was actually gone.

Vodafone versus Telfort

Na een aantal jaren tevreden Telfort klant te zijn geweest, lijkt dit toch echt mijn laatste termijn bij deze provider te worden. De landelijke dekking was altijd heel behoorlijk en de snelheid niet slecht. Sinds enkele maanden is de dekking echter flink verminderd en dan vooral in mijn eigen huis. Toegegeven, Groningen ligt een eindje… Continue reading Vodafone versus Telfort

HP 2840 Scanner Issue

A HP 2840 All-In-One Laser Print / Copier / Scanner did not scan anymore. It was always “busy”, not allowing the pc to connect through the for printing solid working network interface.

Internet mobiel juni 2010

Tweakers.net publiceerde een overzicht van internetpakketten voor uw mobiele telefoon / smartphone. Ik kan u zeer aanraden dit artikel woord voor woord door te nemen. Voor de belangrijkste eigenschappen van de standaard-pakketten van de grote aanbieders, kijk hieronder.

Map wifi strength in your home or office

A wireless internet / network connection in your home or office location is great. Especially when the access point stands right next to your notebook…. Sometimes you don’t want to sit next to the router but you require some more freedom, but moving away from the access point reduces the signal strength. But how does… Continue reading Map wifi strength in your home or office

install software raid 1 on Windows 7

Currently I’m running only 1 hard disk in my pc. Now I decided to install a second drive and to set my disks up in a RAID 1 configuration to prevent data loss. Here’s how I did it.

Find outdated scripts on linux webserver

Together with my companion I own a Linux based webserver. It’s managed by a third party, Red Unix. Although it’s managed, it’s still a big problem when users use outdated scripts like Joomla!, WordPress, Coppermine and PHPBB. Hackers use security holes for sending spam or DDOS attacks which will get the entire webserver on various… Continue reading Find outdated scripts on linux webserver