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Yahoo 2013 breach now at 3 billion accounts.

You may remember a story from last year about Yahoo having the largest security breach in history. The one that actually happened in 2013, 3 years prior to it being announced. In its announcement in 2016, Yahoo stated that the breach affected 1 billion accounts, about a third of its total. The problem is that they were just a little bit off in their numbers. It turns out that that is a number closer to 3 billion,

Microsoft ending Groove Music, and that’s ok

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Microsoft is closing the virtual doors on its music service, Groove Music. The decision will not leave users high and dry, users will have access to the service until December 31st. Users who have purchased and downloaded content will be able to continue to use that content, Microsoft promised. Microsoft is also providing an alternative for … Read more

Judge rules in favor of FBI, hacking tool can stay secret

The courts have ruled that the FBI can keep a tool it used to break into a terrorist’s iPhone a secret. The ruling came down late Saturday from Federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, of the US District Court for the District of Colombia. The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by several major news … Read more

Setup WordPress via the Command Line

This is, in my opinion, the easiest way to do a manual install of WordPress. This tutorial is aimed at running WordPress on a Cloud Server, VPS, or Dedicated Server. We are assuming that you are comfortable loading up an SSH client, or using a web-based console. We based this tutorial on a fresh install … Read more

Twitter testing longer tweets

Twitter users may soon be able to use more characters to convey more thorough thoughts in their tweets. In a blog post, Twitter employees announced that they are testing allowing larger 288 character tweets. Selected users are able to try the new expanded tweets now, others will have to wait until after testing. This expansion … Read more

The fight to preserve Net Neutrality

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Net Neutrality is an issue that can affect every internet user, and the fight to preserve Net Neutrality presses on. Stakeholders on all sides are making their arguments. They are petitioning their case to the government, and the public. On one side you have advocacy groups, content publishers, and other supporters. These groups are working … Read more

Track Hurricanes and Tropical Storms with these online tools

The time period from 1 June to November 30 is known to the Atlantic Coast and the Caribbean as Hurricane Season. The Pacific coast of the US has a similar season, but starting in May as opposed to June. This is not to say Hurricanes don’t happen outside the season, this is just the most likely time frame. 2017 has been quite the active year. There have been 13 named storms at the time of this writing, and he US has been hit with several major storms this season. Hurricane Harvey, A category 4 storm, at its strongest point, pummeled Texas and Louisiana. Hurricane Irma a category 5 ravaged the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. Then it set its sights on Florida. Irma Was billed as the strongest storm ever recorded. These storms were devastating, in terms of loss of property and loss of life. As I am writing this Hurricane Maria, now a category 4 Hurricane, is barreling down on the Caribbean Islands (again), and lining up for a strike on Puerto Rico.

Setup a server, with WordPress in 15 minutes!

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Great so you have weighed the pros and cons of hosting your project on your own servers, and decided it is the right option. So, the next step is to decide how to go about getting setup. You could go with setting up your server(s) on premises, or co-location of your hardware could be an option. These methods will get you online, but create extra expenses and overhead. If you don’t have a need to control your hardware, the best way to get going is to build your servers in the cloud.

Shared hosting vs running your own server (pros and cons).

Shared vs Server

Many people who build Websites and applications have been at a point where they have to consider the best place for their project to live. Do they want to use a shared webhost? Or, do they need (or want) to run on their own servers. The majority of simple websites, blogs, and whatnot can run perfectly fine on a shared host. Millions of websites run on shared hosting, and for most it is the correct choice.

Other projects may rely heavily on custom software stacks, or non-standard modules, or just not function properly on a shared host. These folks typically need to run in their own servers. Sometimes,

Pixel 2 announcement expected Oct. 4th, Google says “Ask More”

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Tech sites and blogs have reported that on October 4th Google will announce the newest version of their “made by Google” phone, the Pixel 2, and more importantly the Pixel 2 XL. There have been sightings of billboards, and press invites received. Google posted a video (below) to its Youtube channel confirming the October 4^th date, and setup a landing page. Google’s video doesn’t say a lot, but much like the billboard, and landing page, it encourages you to “Ask More”. The news, which comes on the heels of Apple’s big announcement about the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X, is generating quite the bit of excitement.

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