Author: Chris Tingom

  • Redirects on Go Daddy using .htaccess

    Redirects on Go Daddy using .htaccess

    I had a lot of trouble getting .htaccess redirects working correctly on Go Daddy. One of our customers is using Go Daddy’s WordPress hosting and we set up a new domain for them. Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews # Turn mod_rewrite on RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L] The above in a .htaccess file worked…

  • GearOffer.com Let’s you Buy and Sell Camera Gear

    This is a new online marketplace for buying and selling camera gear (new or used). I’m planning to list a couple of lenses I no longer use up there soon, and hope it really takes off as it is always nice to buy used when possible. Check it out at GearOffer.com.

  • Integration of hreflang in WordPress

    I just integrated hreflang tags on a WordPress site for the first time ever. Since there is only minimal documentation online, I thought I’d provide the script to do so, here. Just place the code in your header section of your WordPress template, which is usually header.php in your theme folder. For reference, if you…

  • High CPU issues with kernal_task on Mac

    High CPU issues with kernal_task on Mac

    I was having tremendously high CPU issues with my Mac last week. So high, that I could barely watch a video without my kernal_task blooming to over 400 % CPU! It was difficult to get work done at times, due to the problem. It confounded me for a while, and I tried searching online for…