To enable pretty urls go to your dashboard, click system & settings, than click pretty urls, and enable. If url rewriting is enabled than it will auto write this

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}/index.html !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}/index.php !-f
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php
</IfModule>

to .htaccess file which is at the root of your install. Visual attaches of where it goes. If it is not there create it.

Thanks for the reply. The issue is serverside. It is hosted in a weird environment. Not a big deal.

The real issue at hand is the meta title issue I am having.

Okay is it dev you want out of the url or the page name ?

uncommkt.com/dev/index.php/vinegar-and-oil/

No. I am good with the dev as it is the folder it is in. My primary objective is to have the meta title automatically show up in the browser or tab title.

I am not sure how you would go about adding meta data to the page name, but you can alter it by going to your sitmap and clicking properties on a page. In the name field add the meta data you want for example for name put vinegar & Oil- best vinegar and oil on the market

I am fairly positive that most search engines are now aware of seo plugged urls and score against it negatively, so you may want to do some checking before you move forward.