There is a serious security hole, dubbed “Heartbleed,” has been identified in “OpenSSL,” which provides secure connection services on thousands of servers across the world. This hole could potentially allow hackers to steal passwords, log in names, and secure data from your websites! Sources report that this vulnerability is due to a small coding error. A [...]

I’m not adept at writing in PHP. I have a very basic understanding of the scripting language. It’s called, “Learning PHP by the seat of my pants.” Many years ago, I wrote some web pages in PHP using your basic ‘include’ & ‘require’ functions. I even had some if/then statements that I added to the [...]

Comic Sans MS is a sans-serif casual script typeface. In 1994, Vincent Connare designed this comic font, which classified as a casual font designed to imitate the historical look of comic book lettering. It was meant to be used informally for things like… well, comic speech bubbles. Microsoft supplied all Microsoft Windows users with this [...]

I use the Contact Form 7 plugin (created by Takayuki Miyoshi ) for all my WordPress websites. I love how easy it is to work with and create forms. The other day, I was throwing together a form to offer some web security for my clients. I wanted to have a web form that would [...]

I love a challenge! I really do. Yes, I know… I snarl & growl. My sailor’s mouth gets the best of me, but in the end… I really do love a challenge, especially when I figure it all out and make it work. I have always believed and have always taught my boys that if [...]

This is my first post using the WordPress app for my iPhone. It seems this app allows for posting on the go! So far, this app lends to being an awesome tool. I’m not one who posts with my phone, mainly because the keyboard is too small. However, it is good to know that I [...]

I recently found a website called, “Clients From Hell”. It is a website where web designers and developers have pulled together stories of conversations with clients all over the world. You can’t help but laugh at some of the things people request from a web or graphic designer. Today, I found this video provided by [...]

I move WordPress websites so infrequently that it scares me when I have to do it. I literally freak out and try to find someone else to do it for me, someone who I expect should know how to do something as complex as moving a database. Usually, when I develop a website using WordPress, [...]

This has been an incredible week for brute force attacks on the Internet. Email flooded my inbox, websites slowed to molasses-slow.  I had just finished putting security plugins in place on all of my WordPress sites after being attacked only a couple of months ago. I had been patting myself on the back for securing [...]