Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

After a massive blog hack attack, I’m much more keen to the tools and techniques for hardening my WordPress installation. I have found some very valuable resources, so I thought I’d share them here with you. Do realize that hacks on WordPress blogs has risen exponentially. Take care to keep your WordPress sites secure. WordPress [...]

Well, after holding out for as long as possible, I finally updated to the latest WordPress for all my blogs. It was a chore, especially for 15 blogs, but not nearly as onerous as I remember “way back when” when I used to have to disable all plugins, upload the folders, reinstall them, and hold [...]

This is not a paid post or anything. I am so happy with my new domain registrar, NameCheap, that I am giving them a plug here. I just bought my second domain name there and am pleased as punch. What a difference from the confusing, sensationalist, and uber-marketing tactics of GoDaddy! NameCheap is just SIMPLE. [...]

I’ve been slowly distancing myself from this blog, in case you haven’t noticed. The title “Mrs. Mecomber’s Scrapbook” doesn’t really evoke images of technology, which is what this blog eventually became. I chose the name years ago, when it was hosted on Blogger way back in 2007! I started it up as a test blog, [...]

I saw in my WordPress Dashboard “News” feed that another WordPress update is in the works. Good God, when will this madness end? It seems like just yesterday that we released WordPress 3.1 Dudes, it WAS just yesterday….. *sigh* Little do they realize that many of us hesitate after a new release, preferring to wait [...]

Are you “into” Adobe products? I’m actually stunned how many products are available for web designers, businesses and even the freelance part-timer ! It’s a web designer’s paradise. All the products may be confusing, especially if you are new to the field. If you’ve been looking for an easy-to-read, updated and succinct description of various [...]