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Figthing SPAM with Akismet for FREE

October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Akismet or Automattic Kismet is a spam filtering service. It attempts to filter spam from blog comments and spam TrackBack pings. The filter works by combining information about spam captured on all participating blogs, and then using those spam rules to block future spam. It is an Incredible tool to use if you have a WordPress Blog or Site. I receive about 10 to 15 spam comments daily, if those add up at the end of the month I will end up with 450 or so spam comments, Akismet will  handle this for you in a very efficient way. But there has been some controversy on how AKISMET started charging for its service, when they use to be free. Most people will go and try to create an account, but will get the surprise of a paid service. Well let me show you how you can get it for free. First you need to create an account at http://akismet.com/ Then you need to select a package, which now is a little confusing since every package has a paid amount, but don’t you worry , you … [Read more...]

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Removing unnecessary code for Performance and Security

October 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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A few lines of extra code in your header probably won’t slow your site down or risk performance, but you would like to keep things as clean and efficient as possible, since it only takes one line at the time to end up with a load of unnecessary code piled up on your wordpress blog, and that will surely slow it down from time to time. This tip will not only help add up to your Blogs Security but will help with performance by removing unnecessary code from your Blog. Since Wordpress uses the function wp_head() to add a bunch of code to the header of each page. Some of it is absolutely unnecessary. By default, many WordPress themes include the version information in the document this information proves very useful for the hackers as they can easily target blogs that are using the older version of wordpress software. Here is what many themes use to display this info: <meta name="generator" content="WordPress <?php bloginfo('version'); ?>" /> To prevent this … [Read more...]

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Securing WordPress Configuration Files

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Every WordPress installation contains a configuration file called wp-config.php that holds essential data for your Web site to work and  it’s located in your WordPress installation directory. Important and secret information is stored on this file. Lets say you allready installed WordPress in a different directory other than you main public html directory ( If you haven't check out How to install WordPress on a different directory) in order to secure it from bots and hackers , but if some hacker setup bots to crawl for your wp-config.php file and gets to it , he could easily learn all about your installation not to mention where your database is stored, the username and password, remember that this database is where all your articles, pages, comments, and all the information that you have or will have on your WordPress blog or site is stored; In malicious hands, this could be disastrous. Here is a list of what is stored on your wp-config.php file Database name Database … [Read more...]

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Windows New Free Antivirus

March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Windows now offers free antivirus programs for your PC. This is a comprehensive solution for all your virus and spam issues. No longer will you have to pay outrageous prices to ensure the security of your computer. Simply visit the free antivirus protection website, and download the software and components at your convenience. There is also an installation video, support guide, and 24/7 customer support feature at the site. The software is widely used on the market and has received favorable ratings. With real-time protection, it safely guards your desktop or laptop from harmful viruses, spyware, adware, and other malicious software. Windows PC virus protection is available via Microsoft Security Essentials. This breakthrough program utilizes the latest software and enhancements. It is highly compatible with a wide array of PC’s, and currently ranked at four out of five stars. Several websites and consumers have praised its efficiency and user-friendly interface. Although a free … [Read more...]

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What To Do If Your Twitter Account Is Hacked

March 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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            Don't panic, there are simple steps on stopping your recently hacked account from sending that beautiful spam. First How can you tell your account has been hacked? Have you noticed: Unexpected Tweets posting from your account. Unintended DMs (direct messages) sent from your account. You are unable to log in to Twitter (and you know you haven't changed your password or username). If so, please take the following steps: Reset your password and Revoke Connections 1. Reset your password. if you can log into your account, please change your password immediately from the Passwords Tab in your Account Settings. You can also use the Twitter password reset feature to request an email with instructions for resetting your password. Select a strong password you haven't used before. 2. Revoke connections. Once you've logged in, visit the Connections tab in Account Settings. Revoke access for any third-party application that you … [Read more...]

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