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 [...]

I know I’m probably preaching to the choir, but…. have you guys seen the exorbitant taxes on cell phones lately?! It. Is. INSANE. For three piddling phones. I pay upwards of $35 per month is TAXES. I just found out about another tax I pay– a “school district tax.” The tax system in this country [...]

I saw this very informative video by Kim Komando, warning that new gadgets manufactured in other countries may contain malware that steals your banking information or spies on your activity. I am totally flabbergasted. In a more honorable era, this kind of subtle sabotage would constitute declaration of war or AT LEAST close any open [...]

This is good news and bad news, I suppose. According to ComputerWorld, two federal lawmakers have presented a bill that proposes limits on how companies can access and use our “geo location” data as it’s gathered from our cell phones, GPS devices, tablets and other mobile devices. GREAT NEWS! We are in desperate need of [...]

I discovered a great site that will scan your website or blog for malware, exploits, and other nasty vermin: URL Void. It’s great! It’s free to use and it works well. In this age of profligate hacking, something like this is almost a requirement for any webmaster. I have heard numerous horror stories from my [...]

And according to CNBC, Google may be next. There are two separate groups initiating a class action suit, both in California, made up of iPhone and iPad users. They allege that apps for the devices are passing on user information to advertisers, without the consent of the users. The intent of the suits are to [...]