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How to save iptables on a GoDaddy VPS that will stay after a reboot – hint: its not iptables-save!
There is a lot of information on iptables on the internet – a lot of great posts, however it took me a while to find out how to save iptables on a GoDaddy VPS (virtual private server ) in a way that is persistent (stays after a reboot). The rules your VPS uses when iptables [...]
Effective Ad Campaign: deciding your max bid for Google Adsense price per click (PPC)?
Are you looking to create an effective ad campaign? That can be a long worth while conversation. In this article, I’m going to focus on one aspect of creating an effective ad campaign: How do you know what to bid in Google Adsense for your max bid? Its a simple equation: PPC = M * WCR [...]
WordCamp Phoenix started today!
I’m at the 401 level class for WordCamp Phoenix! So for, its been pretty great. There was a little bit of a debate regarding smart phone adoption verses “feature” phones and a good conversation around QR codes. I’m learning a lot regarding developing plugins that interact with the admin panel – specifically best practices around [...]
Please help me get this voted down!!!
This is a bad bill that will take away our rights!!! Help me stop it!!! http://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/help-stop-sopa-pipa/
WordPress 3.3 is out
Please update your WordPress websites to version 3.3 as soon as possible – there are several security enhancements as well as amazing feature uplifts. So far, I have personally updated over a dozen sites without any compatibility issues with plugins or themes, but as always, make sure you DO A BACKUP FIRST! Happy Blogging!
Updated: How to make gmail your default email program in windows 7
I have several comments in the last few weeks asking questions regarding my earlier post How to make gmail your default email program in Windows 7. I’ve updated the post to make it a *little* easier to follow for the non-geek, but I warn you – it still involves the registry – so follow the [...]
Showing Sharepoint Appended Comments in a dataview webpart
I searched for hours on this one when I came across a few good posts. The first one I came across talks about using a custom form in display mode to show all of the history from an “Append Changes to Existing Text” field. Here is a link to that post: http://unitedsupplyco.sharepointsite.net/publicfacing/bensblog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=41#Comments The author suggests [...]
WordPress 3.0.4 critical patch
If you are running WordPress 3.0.x – please update to the latest version 3.0.4. A major security risk was found in prior versions of WordPress that is addressed in this patch. You can read more about it here: http://wordpress.org/news/2010/12/3-0-4-update/
PCI Compliance
If you have a server that is involved in eCommerce - you MUST be PCI complaint. Here are a few steps to get a virtual private server running cpanel/whm PCI complaint: Disable TRACE or TRACK method – Access your Web Hosting Manager (WHM) Under Service Configuration, click the link for Apache Configuration Click the Global Configuration link The second [...]
iptables – quick how to block a port (and save it)
If you don’t know what iptables are – don’t bother reading this post. I had a recent issue with the vncserver on my virtual private server – I don’t use the service and wouldn’t have turned it on, however the hosting provided I acquired the vps from included it in their base build, enabled and [...]