One little letter in a URL is what separates a secure connection from an insecure connection in your web browser. That is not to say there could not be malicious code lying in wait for you at the site you are connecting to. The five letters in https, the little lock that appears in the…
At more than one time in our life we are all faced with the need to ask for help. It’s one of those things that independent minded people find hard to do. One of the things about being a programmer that I like is that my job is about helping people. Whether it is building…
In the dictionary resilience is a noun defined as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness”. We can all agree that this past month has tested a lot of people’s resilience. Hurricanes are among the most destructive forces that repeatedly and predictably hit the United States. It’s one of those things we plan for.…
So my wife and I finally took our summer vacation. We went down to Santa Rosa Beach in the Florida panhandle where we kept one eye on the sand and water, and the other on Hurricane Irma. It really was beautiful weather which belied the devastation happening in the Caribbean and what was soon to…
Another week, another weekly roundup. If you have time for another podcast then the BBC has one called “50 Things That Made the Modern Economy”, and they are asking for help in identifying the 51st. If you are concerned about governments knowing your business then pay attention here. Numerous news outlets have reported this week…
Here goes weekly roundup number three. I feel I am getting into the rhythm of things so this is a great accomplishment. BleepingComputer is reporting Spyware Apps Found on Google Play Store. It was found in at least three Android apps. The spyware is called SonicSpy. This is why I have become serious about WordPress…
Here is my weekly roundup for August 12th. This has been a long time coming and was announced last month. Adobe said on July 25th that they are killing Flash. Flash was great when it came out and allowed developers to do the animation that browsers at the time could not handle. Unfortunately with all…
This is my inaugural post for my “Weekly Roundup” which will consist of thoughts and a compilation of WordPress updates or security alerts from the week. WordPress pushed a minor update on August 2nd with version 4.8.1. According to WordPress.org the update provides “29 maintenance fixes and enhancements.” What’s new is the Custom HTML widget.…
It is interesting to see where we have been. Click to see the very first web page. http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html