In one of the projects I needed to use Google Maps JavaScript API Places Autocomplete widget. Although I have used it before, I discovered a few gotchas while setting up a Google Cloud Platform account.
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How to hide [Gmail] folder in Mozilla Thunderbird using IMAP
I am using Mozilla Thunderbird as my desktop email client. Recently I switched my email provider from Rackspace to Gmail. When I finished setting up Thunderbird all folders such as Drafts and Sent mail appeared as sub-folders under [Gmail] folder when using IMAP protocol. Instead I wanted simple single-level structure and luckily there is a solution for that.
Encode URL parameters in MS Excel 2013 and above
Recently I needed to generate URLs in MS Excel spreadsheet and instead of spending time to write a script I wondered whether there is a built-in function for that. Luckily in MS Excel 2013 and above there is ENCODEURL() function.
Getting rid of all the spam in Google Analytics
Google Analytics spam is a headache for many website administrators. Spamming techniques constantly evolve since 2014 when referral spam started with bots from semalt and buttons-for-website that visited your website and left fake referrals.
In late 2016 we saw language spam where spammers manipulated Accept-Language HTTP header with entries like o-o-8-o-o.com search shell is much better than google!” or Secret.ɢoogle.com You are invited! Enter only with this ticket URL. Copy it. Vote for Trump!.
Carlos Escalera, Google Analytics expert, writes articles about SEO and Google Analytics and has written an excellent step-by-step guide to exclude irrelevant traffic from reports – Ultimate Guide to Getting Rid of All the Spam in Google Analytics.
Recycle Bin on SUBST drive in Windows 7
I am used to having all my projects on a virtual drive created by SUBST command. After migration to Windows 7 I discovered that deleted files just vanish without going to Recycle Bin first. Fortunately there is a workaround available as seen on SuperUser.com, which I will describe below.
Hacking the Yahoo! Media Player
The Yahoo! Media Player enhances your web site or blog by creating an embedded player for each audio link. All the links can be played with one click, turning the page into a playlist. This is done by adding just one line of code to your page. This article explains how to customize Yahoo! Media Player to match your web site design.
How to install Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 on Windows 2000/XP
If you ever tried to install Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 or a standalone Visual Studio product on Windows 2000 or XP, you already know that setup fails. But luckily there is a workaround.
