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Guv’s Book: ‘WordPress 3 Ultimate Security’ – Press Release

Some of you will remember or first found this 'lil site off the back of a pretty well-known WordPress security blog post here, Video How-to: 10 Tips To Make WordPress [...]

Video How-to: Backup & Restore a Database with phpMyAdmin

Phpwhatnot? Aargh! Scary? It's not. How often do you backup your mySQL database? Does the idea fill you with horror? Or do you think the "full backup" option at your ISP [...]

Categories: blogging, web development

Maintain Unmanaged VPS – Part 13: Restrict Access to Nginx Web Files with Auth_Basic

Easily restrict access to hide sensitive data, admin areas & other web pages using the Nginx web server's Auth_Basic security module & the htpasswd password creation [...]

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Kill the System Beep

Here's how to stop that ruddy system beep every time the computer boots up. As it 'appens, there are several solutions for Ubuntu users, depending on your setup, so I'll list [...]

Categories: pc

How to Surf Anonymously & Hide Your PC: Part 3 – How to Set Cookies

If you want to be anonymous in real life, buy a big coat. Online, and for your PC, it's more complex. Why do it? To shore up your identity, safeguard data, secure eCommerce [...]

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