Open Source

Laptop Got Stolen? Send PREY Out to Find It, for Free!

I’m sure that many of you have heard of the Find My iPhone service for MobileMe that helps you locate missing iPhones or iPads. Or the equivalent on Windows Mobile phones called My Phone. And I’m sure you know about LoJack that helps you locate stolen cars. LoJack also offers a service for computers as [...]

Apple, Fix It, General, HTD Tech Tip, Hardware, Linux, Microsoft, Open Source, Review, Safety, Security, Software, application, how to

20+ Ways to Harden and Secure Your WordPress Blog

Recently, some high-profile blogs that are running WordPress have been hacked or hijacked by malicious users (e.g., TechCrunch). The worst thing is having to try to recover from such an event, you not only have to repair your site, but also your reputation. So, spending a little bit of time trying to prevent or at [...]

Fix It, General, Open Source, Security, Software, how to

How to Move a WordPress Blog from One Domain/Host to Another

Over that last couple of days, I have had the “pleasure” of moving a blog from one hosting provider to another (not that difficult of a task) but ALSO changing domains in the process. While I don’t think this post should the definitive set of instructions, it is a combination of information that I read [...]

Fix It, General, Linux, Open Source, Software

Review: GUNNAR Optiks – Fine Tuning your Digital Perspective

“Hey Bono” my boss says every time I put on my GUNNAR Optiks SheaDog “computer” glasses. I laugh and then focus down on a variety of tasks at hand, one of them being to really put my GUNNAR’s through some real-world tests. If you haven’t heard about GUNNAR, a 15 person eyewear company based in [...]

Gadgets, General, Hardware, Open Source, Review

Social Experiment: Twitter Dad Tuesdays #twitdadtues

This morning I had some interesting Twitter conversations with a few Dads who are on Twitter about how frustrated their spouses are with them at times. The conversations and threads were brought on by reading through this interesting article (“Moms Everywhere are Pissed Off“) as well as from my own experiences trying to be a [...]

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