For users who had disabled or turned off post revisions tracking or versions history feature in WordPress (added since WordPress 2.6), it is also made sense to delete and remove all existing stored post revisions and changes made on pages stored in the database in order to reduce the wp_posts table size, especially when there is already tons of revisions or changes been kept. To delete and remove all existing post revisions entries and rows from WordPress database Posts table, simply login to MySQL command-line interface, phpMyAdmin, SQLyog or other MySQL GUI tools. Select the appropriate WordPress [...]

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Each tool is described by one ore more attributes: Generally costs money. A free limited/demo/trial version may be available. Works natively on Linux Works natively on OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, and/or other UNIX variants Works natively on Apple Mac OS X Works natively on Microsoft Windows Features a command-line interface Offers a GUI (point and click) interface Source code available for inspection. Please send updates and suggestions (or better tool logos) to Fyodor. If your tool is featured or you think your site visitors might enjoy this list, you are welcome [...]

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WinRAR is an archiving utility that completely supports RAR and ZIP archives and is able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than the competition, saving disk space and transmission costs. WinRAR offers a graphic interactive interface utilizing mouse and menus as well as the command line interface. WinRAR is easier to use than many other archivers with the inclusion of a special “Wizard” mode which allows instant access to the basic archiving functions through a simple question and answer procedure. WinRAR [...]

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Those familiar with Linux will be able to tweak settings, add and remove apps and customise the menu, toolbars and other desktop elements. Incredibly, those are about all the skills you need to create your very own Linux distro. We’re going to take a look at some scripts that’ll help you customise different distros. 1. Remastersys This tool has a newbie-proof GUI and works on both Ubuntu and Debian distros and any of their derivatives. Remastersys works by transferring the distro you’re running into an ISO image. You can choose to include your settings and personal data [...]

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1. Failing To Use CheckInstall Linux uses package managers, which keep everything installed on your system updated and clean. When two or more apps rely on each other, it is imperative that all of them are kept updated, not just a few. Thus, when you install one program via whatever package manager your distro uses but another from source, the package manager will only update the first, which could cause things to stop working properly. The solution to this is to use Checkinstall to build a package for your system that will stay updated along with the other software, which will save you headaches [...]

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