When you try to update/install a WordPress plugin you get the following error:

“Upgrade Plugin: Unable to locate WordPress Content directory (wp-content)”

Add the following code to the end of your wp-config.php file:
if(is_admin()) {
add_filter('filesystem_method', create_function('$a', 'return "direct";' ));
define( 'FS_CHMOD_DIR', 0751 );
}

When Windows 7 detects an error it shows the message box ‘Windows is checking for a solution’, this is often time consuming and rarely finds anything, to disable this message:

1. Click Start -> All Programs -> Maintenance -> Problem Reports and Solutions.

2. In the Problem Reports and Solutions window,

3. Click Change settings -> Advanced settings and Turn off problem settings

You can activate a Blackberry by plugging it into your BES Server with a USB cable.

1. Login to Blackberry Administration Service

2. Create User without activation password.

3. Plugin Blackberry via USB – wait 30 seconds.

4. Expand Attached Devices and click Scan if it doesn’t pick up automatically.

5. Click Mange Current Device

6. Click Assign the current device to a user

7. Search for User

8. Select User and Click Associate User

9. Wait upto 30 seconds.

Note: If Attached Devices comes up blank do the following:

1. Make sure you’ve enabled the ActiveX Control – The ActiveX Control is what lets BES See USB Devices.
2. Make sure you plugged the device in after logging into the BES Admin Service

If you can’t run the ActiveX Control:

Tools -> Internet Options -> choose the Security tab
Click the Custom Level button
Enable the following settings:
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
Initialize and script ActiveX control not marked as safe.

In the Browser Toolbar:
Tools -> Internet Options -> choose the Security tab
Click the Custom Level button
Enable the following settings:
Run ActiveX controls and plug-ins
Initialize and script ActiveX control not marked as safe.

In other operating systems it is easy to enter the path of a file or folder in the address bar however OS X finder does not have this by default.

To show a path box in OS X use: ⌘-Shift-G

This will popup a file path box you then enter input your path.

To find out the UID or GID of a user in OS X:

1. Open the terminal

2. Type: id

3.  This will show you the UID and GID of the currently logged in user.

If you are using Microsoft Office Outlook 2010 with an Exchange server you can set out of office messages by doing the following:

1. Click on the File Tab (top left).

2. Make sure you are on the info sub tab (should be on here by default).

3. Click the button that says ‘Automatic Replies’

4. In the popup window change the radio button to ‘I am currently Out of the Office’

5. Enter a message in the AutoReply box.

6. Check you have no rules setup that might interfere with the sending of out of office replies.

7. Click OK.

Once you go back to the home tab you should then see a gold bar to show that the Out of Office is active.

To remove an item from the other section of system preferences simply right click (or control click) an item and select remove.

1. Open Windows Explorer

2. Click tools (if the menu is not showing press the alt key so that it shows).

3. Click map network drive.

4. Select a drive letter and a network folder to map too.

5. Click finish.

In Firefox 4 the tabs are above the address bar rather than their original location of below the address bar.

To move them back below the address bar:

1. Click View > Toolbar
2. Untick Tabs on Top