Archive for the “Wordpress” category
UPDATE: Has ZDnet Been Hacked As Well?
by Tony Hung on April 7, 2008
Update: 4.7.08 @ 2115h: Looks like ZDNet was hit, as per John’s comment below, via an xml-rpc hack, and no — they aren’t running an old version of WP either, which makes one wonder how vulnerable the newer versions of (…)
How’s Your Wp-Content/Plugins Folder Doing? Secure? Are You Sure?
by Tony Hung on January 19, 2008
I’m embarassed to say that I actually knew this tip a while ago, but never got around to implementing it until I read about it *again* today. Embarassed because this blog has been hacked a few times, and in a (…)
Google vs. Technorati: Who Wins In Inbound Links?
by Tony Hung on November 10, 2007
So, if you’re like me and have updated to WordPress 2.3, you may have also noted that on the WordPress dashboard, the “inbound links” list is now being populated by Google’s Blogsearch and not Technorati. There’s been some talk about (…)
* WordPress T-Shirts: Cool Color, Cruel Shipping Costs
by Tony Hung on August 15, 2007
For those of you who use WordPress for their blogs (and, with the greatest respect to Anil Dash, I suspect that its most of you), you may have noticed that WordPress now has shirts for sale internationally. I like the (…)
Paul Stamatiou Is My Hero; Makes Backhanded Comment About Metrics — Gets it Right.
by Tony Hung on September 8, 2006
Mr. Stamatiou’s blog is an inspiration for all small bloggers out there. He also gets the concept of metrics right.
The Absolute Laziest Way to Blog Effectively
by Tony Hung on August 13, 2006
Yes, I’ve already written one post about “how to write for your blog”, but here’s the absolute laziest way to do it — and still be rather substantial and meaty (although with some caveats). Its something some A-list bloggers already (…)
How to Get WP-SlimStat to Recognize Your Local Timezone
by Tony Hung on August 7, 2006
So, I use the wp-slimstat for purposes of tracking some statistics on this website, and I am lovin’ it although it is largely unsupported. I’d like to present a humble solution to a Local Timezone problem I’ve been having. The (…)