I have been looking forward to writing a post centered on the letter “X.” The letter probably took on it’s first exceptional association for me when as a child I associated the letter with Treasure Maps. I so wish International Talk Like a Pirate Day, September 19, came more than once a year. Coming in […]
W is for WordPress (continued) Widgets and for Weekday Blogging in May
I had intended this “W” post to be about weekday blogging as a variant of the daily blogging challenges that are popular with the more vociferous of bloggers. I started a series of articles on WordPress security and easy fixes with updates to various parts of blogs that use this publishing platform that is overlapping […]
Vigilance Is Your Best Security Option When Using WordPress
V is for Vigilant vigilant |ˈvijələnt| adjective keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties Yesterday I began talking about security through the routine installation of upgrades. This is probably the biggest single thing you can do to secure your self-hosted WordPress site. You need to be vigilant about upgrades to any software you use […]
S is for Sex Offender,
We are still updating computer stuff and that is going well, but my thoughts have turned to a little girl, a 6 years old, who is missing from her home in the city in which I live, Tucson. Her family says someone came in and took her during the night. We do know this happens. […]
R is for Repair and Replacement
R was supposed to be for “Two Romneys Don’t Make A Right” but I didn’t get that piece finished, geesh, in fact it was barely started when my internet connectivity finally crapped out. I’ve been replacing parts of my information access system all the way from the off-Ramp from the information highway to my desktop […]
The Quixotic Q in Scrabble, Words With Friends, and Life
I love the word “quixotic” but I think it should be pronounced |kēˈhōtē tik| rather than |kwikˈsätik. To dream the impossible dream… No I’m not likely to have my cause to see the character Don Quixote remembered with the proper pronunciation of his name in a word that is derived from his rather removed from […]