I hope you've never had the situation where you get a phone call or email saying your site's been hacked, or your website is not responding. Or maybe you've had the experience of finding a huge amount of files buried on your site that you didn't put there, and what's worse, they're pirated DVD …
Technology
BackWPup Job Restarts Due to Inactivity for more than 5 Minutes
If you use WordPress and the backup plugin BackWPup, you may have received the dreaded error message: "WARNING: Job restarts due to inactivity for more than 5 minutes". You may have pulled your hair out trying to get a completed backup, or even trying to find some help on the subject that …
Google Search Console / WebMaster Tools
Want to know more about how Google sees your site(s)? Sure you do. Who wouldn't? Below I show you how to setup an account and use the information Google shows you to fix errors and improve your site's index in Google. Google WebMaster Tools - What is it? Google has renamed what I used to call …
Best Home Small Office Router Firewall
I'm forever being asked about internet and network product recommendations for home and small office. What's the best home and small office router/firewall? Which Ethernet switch should I get? Which cable modem should I get? Keep reading for my suggested products as well as one to NEVER Buy! I …
27 Essential WordPress Plugins
WordPress is an incredibly powerful web publishing platform or content management system. Depending on the theme you select or create, and the plugins you load, it can be used for a wide variety of website purposes from simply an informational website, to a blog, to a full blown e-commerce site, and …
Ransomware
Ransomware such as Cryptowall or Cryptolocker will encrypt your files, and the files on mapped network drives, then demand that you pay a ransom to obtain the key necessary to decrypt your files. The ransom usually starts at $500 and may be as high as $1000... some increase after x number of days as …
Blockchain – the Power Behind Digital Currency
The underlying technology of the Digital Currency Revolution is something known as the Blockchain. The Blockchain is getting a lot of attention from the financial sector, governments, and others interested in authenticated transactions, or proof of ownership, etc. There are two features that make …
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) & Protect IP Pending Bills
SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) & Protect IP Pending Bills Fear Makes People do Terrible Things... What does a child or an emotionally immature person do when faced with the loss of something? They act out of fear. The entertainment industry has been acting like a spoiled child for years, …
Social Networking Common Sense
Social Networking Common Sense Social Networking is all the rage these days. Every Internet Business Guru Wannabe is proclaiming his or her secret method to making Twitter or Facebook or Myspace put dollars in your pocket. Well Bubba let me throw in my opinion. If you're using these social …
Simple Solutions
Repairing My Laptop Memory with Rubber Pads I usually turn on my laptop when I get up, so that by the time I get around to sitting down in front of it, it's booted up and happy. This morning was no different. I even replied to an email or two while dealing with kids, breakfast, etc. But when I …
