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Entries for April 4th, 2008

How-To: Open .docx Files in Office 2003 and Older

I now use Microsoft Word 2008 (Microsoft Word 2007 if you are on windows) to edit my Word Documents. It has heaps of handy new features that I like and makes my documents look heaps better than the older versions of Microsoft Word.
However this can cause problems for people who don’t have Microsoft Office [...]

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How-To: htaccess - Require a password for some IPs, not others

The following is a really useful .htaccess configuration options to allow certain IP address to access a site without a password, while requiring everyone else to enter a password:
AuthName “My Secret Page Here”
AuthUserFile /sites/apache-passwords
AuthType Basic
Require valid-user
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from 171.231.12.8
Satisfy Any

Some really handy examples are available here too.

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PC Authority Launch new site

PC Authority, a major Australian Technology magazine has launched a new website today.  It includes reviews, forums and sections from the magazine itself.  It looks quite impressive on first impression and their A-List is an excellent reference for finding quality tech gear.

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