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Tip: WordPress hacked?
08.Jun.08 | 1 Comment
Did your WordPress site get hacked? is a great post by Donncha examining the latest “popular” hack(s), how to prevent them and/or how to recover.
I’ll summarize: Don’t be slow to upgrade.
Lots of activity these days on the WordPress Support forums related to folks getting hacked. Hopefully Donncha is correct in stating that there’s nothing new [...]
XP Service Pack 3 — Remote Desktop Change
13.May.08 | 1 Comment
If you’re an XP user used to using the /console switch to manage your servers, be aware that going to Service Pack 3 will alter your Remote Desktop options a bit.
Specifically, you’ll now need to use the /admin switch instead.
This makes it very similar to using Remote Desktop with Vista, as I discovered earlier this [...]
Windows Update Not Updating?
11.May.08 | 3 Comments
I was loading XP on a new machine this weekend and ran into a bit of a snag — twice. See, I figured the first time was a fluke so I recreated it an hour later. Ugh.
I’d run Windows Update on a freshly installed XP Service Pack 2 and get the Service Pack 3 option. [...]
Little Firefox Tip: Downloads Shortcut
10.May.08 | 1 Comment
Here’s a simple little Firefox tip. I fear the rest of the world already knows this, but since I just noticed… well, I have to share.
You know the Firefox Download manager window, right? At the bottom it lists where files are downloaded.
See where I have circled in red? I just discovered that’s actually a [...]
Vista’s Snipper
12.Feb.08 | 3 Comments
Tip of the day for the Vista users: Have you found the snipper yet?
Start -> Control Panel -> Programs
Click on “Turn Windows Features on or off”
Scroll down to “Table PC Optional Components” and check it if unchecked.
Now, hit the start menu and type in “snip” to find and run the snipping tool.
You can use Snipping [...]
