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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 [...]
How to set different prices for each store view in Magento
If you have more than one Magento website (say a wholesale site for retailer clients and a retail site for consumers) you may find yourself wanting to set one price for site A and a different price for site B. Here is how: Step 1. In the Admin panel, goto System, Configuration, Catolog, then Price. [...]
WordPress 3.0 is OUT!
And the engine behind sannsack.com – as well as several of my other sites! If you haven’t upgraded yet – do it today!
How to Make Gmail your Default Email Program in Windows 7 (Updated… again!)
Here is something I get asked alot – How do I make GMail my default email program in Windows 7? In Windows 7, you have the option to change your Default Programs to which ever email program you have installed – but GMail isn’t installed on your computer and doesn’t show up in Default Programs. [...]