Many people are encountering issues updating Wordpress versions from let's say 3.03 to 3.04 or automatically upgrading a plugin. Recommendations include chmod 777 - which you should NEVER do - and often the solutions don't work. Here is the real answer. [...]
You have undoubtedly heard about celebrities accounts being hacked. Ashton’s Twitter account, Paris’s Twitter account etc. Do you want to know how hackers do it? Then look no further. Here is the explanation of the concept and a description of the most recent GUI tool that lets you do it. [...]
It took me quite a while to setup eXist XML Database almost properly on linux (Ubuntu Lucid) so I decided to share the instructions with everyone. [...]
Adobe Version Cue is a fantastic tool for managing your images, photos and videos. Here is the complete reference guide on how to configure Version Cue so that you can use it in your production environment. [...]
For the longest time I was using Google Browser Sync to manage my passwords and bookmarks. Unfortunately, a while back, just before Google Chrome was released Google discontinued the product. I wonder why? Since then I’ve been looking for something to manage my bookmarks and passwords for free. I finally found the perfect app! Foxmarks! [...]
MySQLTuner is a script written in Perl that will assist you with your MySQL configuration and make recommendations for increased performance and stability. Within seconds, it will display statistics about your MySQL installation and the areas where it can be improved. [...]
Microsoft recently announced a new operating system for the cloud called Windows Azure. Azure is a services platform that is hosted by Microsoft in Microsoft data centers around the globe and is completely scalable and affordable. Amazon.com also offers a hosted and scalable solution that they host. Here is the rundown on how to have reliable services without having to drop a ton of cash for your own servers, data center or infrastructure. [...]
I think about everyone out there has used Google Images to search for images. It is a very effective tool an great to get search results quickly and easily. Yahoo Images has taken the bar up a notch. Yahoo Images has included an intelligent Search Assist Engine to aid in image search. Here is the rundown. [...]
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- In a move the company is billing as its first foray into the hardware business, Oracle Corp. said Wednesday it will begin selling server computers that come with its database software pre-installed. [...]
It will happen that you are doing some reconfiguration on your web server and need to restart apache to finish the config. Trouble is, you have people currently logged on to your site. What to do? Restart apache without dropping the connections! Here’s how. [...]
