This infographic provides a useful list of common missteps that are made when using WordPress. They're certainly not the end of the world but they either diminish your visitors' experience or possibly compromise your security. If the worst you're doing is making yourself look silly, it could be much worse. Run through the list and you'll probably recognize a few that you've … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Some tech for your 2012 Holiday Wish List
This is the time of year when it’s ok to want things. In fact, you’re told to want things and then put them on a list. In case you’re having a hard time coming up with items to put on that list, here are some cool gadgets that are fun and functional. If you were nice, you might just find some of these under your Christmas tree this year. It seems like more and more gadgets are … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes Anti-Rootkit available in beta
Malwarebytes, developers of the popular anti-malware tool, have released a beta version of a new anti-rootkit tool. As we learned from the Malware Report that the Microsoft Malware Protection Center put out last month, rootkits have gone from being theoretical to practical to common. In my organization, I know I have seen plenty of malware infections and rootkits like the TDSS … [Read more...]
Logon scripts to map drives don’t work properly in Windows 8
More testing of Windows 8 at my organization revealed another problem to troubleshoot. Our desktop management group policy automatically mapped a drive using Group Policy Preferences and mapped another through a logon script. The purpose of the logon script was to use local variables and map the drive directly to the folder with the user's username. As it turns out, apparently … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer 10 Preview available for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2
If you have been using Windows 8 or Server 2012 so far, you are probably already familiar with Internet Explorer 10. The preview of the web browser's latest version is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Server 2008 R2. The preview is intended as an opportunity for web developers to test their sites and IT Pros to test their web applications against this latest version before it is … [Read more...]