Yearly Archives: 2009

Page: 4 of 10

How to Upgrade a Laptop Hard Drive

Published on: July 22, 2009 in Hardware and has 6 Comments

I recently had an issue with my wife’s laptop. It was running out of disk space. I tried to clean up as much as I could, but after viewing where most of disk space went, I realized it was a losing battle. The problem was I like to take a lot of digital photos, and [...]

Read the full article →

Stop Spam with Project Honey Pot

Published on: July 17, 2009 in Online, Security and has 8 Comments

Project Honeypot

If you have read my posts recently you get the idea that I hate spam. In fact, I don’t know anyone that likes getting spam. Whether through e-mail, blogs, forums, or Web sites, spam is very annoying to receive and deal with. I have implemented several measures to prevent spam from appearing on Technically Easy [...]

Read the full article →

WordPress Error: Allowed Memory Size

Published on: July 15, 2009 in Blogging, Wordpress and has 1 Comment

Wordpress Logo

I recently upgraded to the current version of WordPress. I am always weary about upgrading as there are many things that can go wrong. I realize that upgrading WordPress is required for bug and security fixes, but I also realize that all plugins that I use may not be compatible with the latest version. That [...]

Read the full article →

10 Excuses Why You Didn’t Back Up

Published on: July 14, 2009 in Data Backup, Security and has 3 Comments

This is a guest post. Dell recently released a report that was produced in partnership with the Ponemon Institute, where they surveyed over 800 people across 106 airports in order to find out more about how/why laptops get stolen or go missing during business travel, and what could be done about it. According to the [...]

Read the full article →

5 Reasons to Backup Data Online

Published on: July 10, 2009 in Data Backup, Security and has 5 Comments

Online Backup

I have written many posts in the past regarding data backup. I regularly backup my data, especially the data I can’t replace, such as digital photos or videos. I have seen hard drives and entire computers fail, and all data stored on them lost completely. There are many methods to backing up your data, including [...]

Read the full article →

How to Prevent Spam in Your WordPress Blog

Published on: July 8, 2009 in Blogging, Wordpress and has 11 Comments

No Spam

When someone first starts out using WordPress, and then their blog starts getting some traffic, one thing they may notice is the amount of comment spam that they receive. This is a problem that can cause panic among first-time bloggers. In a matter of days a blog can be spammed hundreds or even thousands of [...]

Read the full article →

Internet Explorer Issue Using Bad Behavior

Published on: June 26, 2009 in Blogging, Wordpress and has 3 Comments

Internet Explorer Logo

One of the plugins that I use, and have used for sometime, is Bad Behavior. I like this plugin as it provides a first-line of defense against link spam. This plugin works by analyzing the delivery method of the spam, instead of just the content. I have been very happy with how it has stopped [...]

Read the full article →

Blog Traffic Stats – Two Years Later

Published on: June 24, 2009 in Blogging and has No Comments

I was debating about writing another yearly update post, mostly because I didn’t think it would add any value for someone to read it. As I thought about it some more, I decided to write it because I figured it may add some value. One of the hardest parts about starting a web site or [...]

Read the full article →
Page 4 of 10« First...23456...10...Last »