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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 [...]
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/
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 Microsoft Windows 7? In MS 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 [...]
Magento pre-checks – how to install curl, gd, mcrypt, and pdo using cpanel whm – yeah its easy!
I searched for hours and hours after I attempted to install Magento on a godaddy vps only to get this: Your server does not meet the following requirements in order to install Magento. The following requirements failed, please contact your hosting provider in order to receive assistance with meeting the system requirements for Magento: You [...]