19Feb 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

How to fix a WordPress Memory exhausted error on your blog.

Computer PC Tips - bits and bytes
How to fix a WordPress Memory Exhausted error in the Cache.php Many times a blogger will insert a plugin thinking that everything will be fine and you will see the results immediately but instead after activating the plugin you are shown after logging back into the admin area. PHP Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 6253909 bytes) in #### on line ### leaving you with no method of getting to the admin area getting only a white screen with this message. After doing some research the results were 3 simple updates that fixed the problem and brought back the web site. Step #1 - Make sure you have a FTP account with a username / password to retrieve the necessary files as well as…
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25Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Learning iBeacon Review by Craig Gilchrist Packt Publishing.

Book Reviews, Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software Releases
  Learning iBeacon which was written by Craig Gilchrist is a solid technical manual that provides Objective-C / iOS source code that demonstrates various methods to interface with a iBeacon.  Now for folks that do not know what an iBeacon is, they are a small electronic that transmits a signal for an application that is attempting to locate the proximity of a person to where they currently are. Shown below, the iBeacon is no bigger then a quarter and can be placed anywhere within your store or location to send out a beacon to inform the user which area they are in.  Now the signal is just that, a signal your application does everything else.  So if I walk into a store and step by the shoe department, using the…
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05Jan 2016 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Delphi Developer Skill Sprints: Short, Cool, Quick Tips, Tricks and Techniques for 2016

Rad Studio Delphi Development, Software development Concepts, Software Events
Skill Sprints are open to the public by Embarcadero again in 2016.  Follow this link to register for the free webinars that deal with the Delphi - Firemonkey application development or on Thursdays they are having the sessions using C++.  Register for Skill Sprints These are webinars scheduled for about 30 minutes, dealing with the topic and a follow-up Q&A.  The instructors are pretty solid in their knowledge so well worth the time spent.
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30Sep 2015 by richard@baronsoftware.com

Apple OS X El Capitan is being released today.

SQL Tips
Starting on September 30th, everybody will be able to install Apple's latest OS X update, El Capitan, on their Macs. It'll be free, and given that Apple claims its predecessor had "the fastest adoption ever" of any PC OS, it'll be popular too. El Capitan is the small one in Apple's big-then-small OS update cadence, which means that we have just a few core changes, a bunch of app updates, and a healthy pile of bug fixes. Major updates: Start-up will be faster. Split View which automatically will fill the screen with another application. Mission control has been vastly improved.  Windows will be in a single layer, no stacking and set up relative to each other. Spotlight is improved to quickly gather weather, stocks, sports faster. File searching is smoother…
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