Security again… sigh. I am trying to figure out how to ip deny certain ip addresses from visiting (read: hacking) my blog as a bit of preventive security. I spent a couple hours yesterday cutting and pasting ip addresses from my cpanel stat files into an excel spread sheet so I could easily cut and […]
Seasonal Headers for My Blog
I love playing around with graphics even if I’m not a Graphic Artist by training. In my soul I am an artist so when I play with images I am a graphic artist, no? So last I was in an artsy mood and got a bug up my butt to do something. I have been […]
Updates: Basics of How and Why to Do Blog Software Updates
So you think updating your blog means adding a new post? Well, you are only sort of accurate when you say this. Updating a blog through the regular addition of new posts is essential Today I updated the theme I use on Reason Creek. Why? Because a new version became available. How? More on that […]
Why I Find Yahoo Business Hosting To Be A Pain-In-The-Buttocks
Danger: the following post contains semi-techy talk. I shouldn’t be writing this just before going to BlogHer11 as Yahoo Contributor Network is going to be there as a vendor or contributor or something and may want to shoot poisoned darts at me if they connect this with me the person. (Which they won’t. They don’t […]
Open Source Does Not Mean Free… but it could save you a bundle.
The phrase Open Source Software just means software that costs you nothing, or very little, in comparison to other options for brand recognized software packages from major corporations. We are going to stay at a nuts and bolts level of discussion in this article and not dig into any of the confusing and jargon filled […]
I Love GIMP and Art Text!
I really have to sing the praises of two graphics programs that I use all the time. The first is open source and wonderful! The second is inexpensive and does just about everything for me for upscale tweaking of logos, buttons, and icons. Today I made this ad with the use of them both. The […]