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I'm not speaking of the "hacker breaking in and doing back stuff" hack here. No, "hacks" in this case means simply modifying things the way they should have been in the first place. For people like me who are very particular about how things work and should work, learning these techniques was a joy. I hope you find them similarly useful 🙂


Windows 7 changed the way folders auto expand, but here's how to put it back the way it used to be.
Windows 7 (64 bit anyway) doesn't like unsigned drivers so many of your favorite programs and devices won't work, but here's a trick to making them work anyway.
wordpress hacks Tutorial
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Advanced search capability with the Geek Professor's very own Jsearch plugin.
Get File Path to WordPress Theme.
Just because you aren't using pretty permalinks doesn't mean you don't want to be able to set a post slug anyway.
If you're a coder, you may at times need to manually add wordpress posts. Here's how.

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retailers Tutorial
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Retailer Tricks

All About Warranties
Product Rebates
Gift Cards

About Trust

Trusting Companies

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Get File Path to Wordpress Theme

Here's a tip to get the file path to your current Wordpress theme.

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Hack Wordpress to Make Postnames Always Editable

When using ordinary permalinks, you're blocked from editing the postname when doing posts and pages. This is senseless and must be stopped!

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Manually Insert Page/Post Into Wordpress Via PHP

If you're a coder, you may at times need to manually add wordpress posts. Here's how.

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All About Warranties

Extended warranties are a ripoff some say, but there are times when it can be a very good idea to use them. Read all about warranties and how to use them to your advantage.

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Product Rebates

Learn why rebates are a bad thing and some tips for making sure you get your money.

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Gift Cards

Gift cards are marketed as a great way to get a gift for someone when you don't know quite what to give them. But in many cases, all you're giving them is headache.

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Trusting Companies

Store, online or off, are not known for being fair and helpful unless it benefits them to be so. Good deals exist, but many are bad deals in disguise. It's not in your best interests to be too trusting with any of them.

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