WordPress Upgraders — Did You Miss New Security?

If you’ve just upgraded your WordPress blog — as opposed to a new install — it is possible that you’ve missed out on a new security feature introduced with WordPress 2.5x. Why do I think that’s possible? Well, because I did.

WP 2.5 introduced a “security key” that you add to your wp-config.php file. When I

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Microsoft Mesh Beta: First Look

Last Monday the Mesh Team blog announced the “Technology Preview” for Windows Live Mesh.

What’s Mesh? Well think of it as a combination of FolderShare, Hamachi, Remote Desktop or LogMeIn and any number of web based desktops and storage systems (remember SkyDrive?). The post announcing it has an apt paragraph summing it up:

I don’t know

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In Which I Confess to Duncity

Is duncity a word? The act of being a dunce?

Today I learned something new!

For as long as I’ve been connecting to WinXP machines with Remote Desktop, I’ve been whining about a pain in the butt it is to remotely reboot an XP box. I mean seriously, here’s the start menu options when in a remote

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HTC Mogul as Modem

[Priceless] Tutorial: USB DUN with “Wireless Modem” app on HTC Mogul

Not that I advocate running amok with your cell provider’s data plans, of course…

Sprint wants around $35/month for the privilege of using a cell phone as a modem. Heck, I already pay ‘em $60 a month for a pure data plan on a

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Tip: Juice on Vista — Fix the Folder

Earlier today I installed Juice, a podcast “catcher” on my Vista laptop. I’ve found it to be an easy to use way to keep current with the podcasts that I track (and I refuse to use iTunes for this!)

Everything seemed to work until I tried to download some of my subscribed podcasts. While no error

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