It’s true, the information from the file revisioning tool that developers rely on could be getting into the wrong hands. Having your server set up correctly to block hidden files and directories is important. Test your site, and see if you can go to http://<YourWebsite.com>/.git. If you can, you’ve got a serious security issue you […]
This is a multi-part series of how Ashley and I are thankful that we had excellent insurance coverage (from Nationwide). Water does a lot of damage! To catch up, read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 before continuing with this post. Moving is no fun, and I think moving back in after a damaging […]
A lot of companies don’t care about existing customers for some reason – you hear it all the time, FREE X for new clients, half price for new clients, etc. I understand that it’s a marketing strategy, but the strategy typically doesn’t follow up with some kind of existing client benefit. I guess you could […]
You may have heard of the “white screen of death” with WordPress sites. This article may help resolve that issue, especially if it’s a plugin causing the issue. I ran into the issue recently where I needed to update a client website and when I logged into wp-admin, the sidebar was there, but the content […]
I ran into a circular issue – I needed a git feature, subtree, but the version of git I had didn’t have that feature. In trying to update git with apt-get, I found that the packages on Ubuntu Server 13.04 aren’t kept up to date anymore. I did edit the sources list that fixes the […]
This is a multi-part series of how Ashley and I are thankful that we had excellent insurance coverage (from Nationwide). Water does a lot of damage! To catch up, read Part 1 and Part 2 before continuing with this post. As I left off in Part 2, we were put in this situation whether we […]
If you haven’t read Part 1 to this story, check it out to see how Ashley and I got in this situation of our house being gutted. Just a note: some of this post might seem a little all over the place, but I want to make sure we can look back on all the […]
Have you ever wanted to learn more about trading stocks? I was always interested and my amazing wife knew that. She got me a 10-part course at AcademyFT.com, where I’ve been able to attend live webinars and learn more than the typical “Retail Trader”, which is a term (that I’ve just learned) which means an […]
Although I’m just talking about this for the first time now in the Spring of 2015, this story starts at Christmastime 2014. I wanted to write details of the many parties involved after they were put to the test. Without much indication of what I’m talking about, at this point you might be confused. By the […]
A few months ago, I read about Plastc card. It’s a single credit card-sized device that’s purpose is to condense your wallet from all of the credit and gift cards you carry around, and more secure too. I did some research on other similar products, but then the idea left my mind when the Holidays […]