Preparing Firefox for WordPress – A visual guide to fast WP access

Posted by: on Mar 19, 2009 in Wordpress Tutorials | One Comment

This WordPress tutorial will show you how to setup Firefox so that getting to your dashboard or posting an article is quick and easy. (Screencast Video Training included)

Take the time and follow this guide step-by-step and WordPress will be only 2 clicks away!

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Preparing for WordPress – Essential Downloads and Setup

Posted by: on Aug 21, 2008 in Web Tutorials, Wordpress Tutorials | No Comments

This article outlines some essential downloads and setup you will need to make sure that your experience with WordPress is a smooth and happy one. Screencast coming soon!

NOTE: All the links in this article open a new browser window.

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How to pick scam emails – Don’t be a hasty clicker!

Posted by: on Feb 3, 2008 in Internet Security | 2 Comments

Put up your hands up everyone that hates spam email out there!hallmark-scam-email.jpg

Have a look at this email I received recently and tell me if you don’t start feeling special. Click on the image at right to make it larger for a moment.

Don’t worry none of the links go anywhere, they’re screen shots.

It’s tempting isn’t it? You’re itching to click on those links. Well here’s THE crucial bit of advice in this post.

Let the mouse hover over the link. DO NOT CLICK!

If you allow your pointer to simply hover for a few moments, over any link in an email, it will show you the URL or web address that it points to.

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Protect your computer from spammers

Posted by: on Aug 29, 2007 in Internet Security | No Comments

ninjaYou can opt to make your computer invisible to pings from the Internet, a common tactic of spammers who are looking for available machines to turn into spam relay stations.

Hide your PC or Mac from this parasitic spamming strategy and switch to Ninja mode.

On both Macs and PCs it is disabled by default. Here’s how you can turn this protection mechanism on:

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