I’ve been a happy Dropbox user since the private-beta was released a couple years ago. It’s by far my favorite file storage and syncing service, and it gives me peace of mind about backups of critical files. If you’re an old-timer like me, you may not have noticed the Get Started tab when you log [...]
Web security is a huge topic, and this article only intends to cover some of the most basic issues and increase awareness of how carelessness or ignorance can lead to exploits. Ultimately, what you don’t know can hurt you, so it’s in your best interest to learn as much as you can about your site [...]
In case you’ve been wondering why my number of posts dwindled in the last year, here is the reason: I’m pleased to announce the release of my first book, WordPress 2.9 e-Commerce, published through Packt Publishing. As the name implies, this book works through the marriage of the popular WordPress software and the WP e-Commerce [...]
If you work on commercial web-sites, eventually you find the need to add email marketing services such as newsletters and special advertisements. The article compares 4 services: Campaign Monitor vs. Constant Contact vs. Mail Chimp vs. Topica in several categories, primarily templating abilities, the usability, and the documentation. This review does not cover the reporting [...]
Need to recover some important files? For a limited time, EASEUS is giving away a version of their Data Recovery Wizard. It ordinarily costs $70. Giveaway Link The Data Recovery Wizard is capable of recovering deleted files, but it can do much more. It can also help recover files on a disk partition after an [...]
This article and tutorial video takes on how to add custom PHP scripts (known as Snippets) to the MODx content management system. This covers MODx Evolution (version 1.0 and before), but many of these methods and principles are applicable to MODx Revolution (version 2.0) and PHP coding in general. Watch Video @ Blip.Tv Adding a [...]
I have *cough* never forgotten my password to anything because I followed Brian’s excellent advice about storing passwords, but just in case some of you have, I thought I’d help you out. First off, if you are locked out of your MODx manager, you can use the standard link on the manager page to email [...]
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