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WordPress 2.06 Out - Includes Important Security Fix
I just got the nod from Ajay that WordPress 2.06 is out. If you haven’t upgraded yet then I advise that you do so, as this version includes an important security fix:
We have a pretty important release available for everyone, it includes an important security fix and it’s recommended that everyone upgrade. This is [...]
Uncovering Digg Spam Networks
I’m starting to feel a bit sorry for Digg as they have to deal with a different type of spam problem to say email platforms, forums and blogs. However, I really feel that they could do a better job.
Take for instance this little blogging network I’ve just uncovered. A recent Digg made the [...]
Friday Fun: The Best Stories Of 2006 That Shouldn’t Have Happened!
It’s coming up to that time of the year, when everyone starts writing reviews of the last 12 months. Pretty soon everyone will be compiling the usual lists of the ‘The Best Gadgets Of 2006′, ‘The Best Websites of 2006′, ‘The Best Firefox Extensions’, ‘The Top Stories of 2006′ etc etc
I thought it’d be [...]
List Of Ad-free Proxy Sites
I seem to be getting a lot of traffic from readers looking for proxy sites.
Here’s a great list of Ad-Free proxy sites produced by OneTipAday.
If you haven’t discovered this site yet then it’s worth checking it out as it only posts one tip a day, which won’t overload your feedreader.
More: Ad-free Proxy Sites
Added Two New Plugins To Increase WordPress Spam Protection
Although the WordPress plugin Akismet does a good job of stopping spam, it does occasionally generate false positives, which are hard to correct because of the sheer number of spam messages that would have to be scanned to find mistakes.
I’ve decided that it’s time to add a couple more layers of defence so that I’m [...]
Four Million UK Users Hit By ID Theft
Figures released by Sainsbury’s Bank have shown that 4.1 million Britons have fallen foul of identity theft. The average cost of the theft was £3,039 and six per cent claimed to have lost more than £10,000.
I got stung myself last year. I suddenly started seeing charges for hotel stays and petrol on my credit card [...]
Spam Volumes Increased This Week?
I think the reason the amount of spam getting through my blog filters has increased, is because spammers have stepped up their efforts over the last couple of days.
I deliberately don’t clean out my Google Mail spam folder so that I can see a rolling number for the number of spam messages I received over [...]
Help Please With Trackback Spam On WordPress Blog
I’m wasting about an hour a day deleting Trackback Spam which is really annoying. What’s the best way of stopping it? I’ve tried installing the Trackback validator, which has helped a bit but hasn’t stopped all the spam.
Also, how do I get the latest trackbacks to display on the Dashboard? At the moment I’m having [...]
Problems With Akismet Filters?
Are any other WordPress users having problems today with spam getting through the usually infallible Akismet filters?
5Dec2006 | Everton | 3 comments | Continued
Garlik: Find Out How Much Of Your Personal Information Is On The Internet
I’ve just signed up for a new data protection service in the UK called Garlik. The DataPatrol service is a new monthly monitoring service that finds, tracks and monitors your personal information online. After you sign up with DataPatrol, Garlik find and track your personal data across four billion web pages, millions of important [...]
4Dec2006 | Everton | 0 comments | ContinuedSubscribe Now!
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