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I’m going to go on a little rant here about WordPress.
Sure you can install it and start posting right away.
Sure it is the most popular blogging platform in use today.
And it sure is better then blogger or anything else.
That’s where I have a problem with wordpress though.

It seems no one wants to take the time to learn the basics of wordpress.
Everyone wants to jump on the blogging for money bandwagon, yet when
they try to implement some advanced features they fail. When that happens
they blame it on wordpress and not on the fact that they simply failed to
learn the basics.

So what are the basics I’m talking about?
Well to start, how many posts do you think you should show on the home
page. Also should you show the whole post or just a portion of it with a link to the post page.
Should you allow commenting on your blog.
Are your permalinks set up properly.
What are you doing about spam comments.
Do you ping? How often?
For that matter how often should you post to your blog.

All basic stuff, but where do you go to find the answers to those simple,
yet elusive questions.

Well I can tell you, and no it’s not at the wordpress codex.
Don’t get me wrong, there is some great information there.
But I have two problems with their site,
1. It can be hard to find the information you want. Plus when you do
find it, most is in geek speak.
2. A lot of the information is for older versions of wordpress.
In other words it is note always up to date.

So I took it upon myself to do something about it.
The result is WP Revealed.
When I started writing the ebook, wordpress was on version 2.0.2.
When I finished the ebook it was up to version 2.0.5.
So what did I do?
I updated the book to stay current.
I updated the plugin bonus ebook to stay current/
I even set up a blog for my customers to be able to stay
on top of any changes, and to discuss different plugins that
I use or have installed for others that I think may benefit
anyone with a wordpress blog.

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If you are doing business on the Internet and sell a product that can be downloaded, you have a question to ask yourself. “Is this product being stolen.”
No matter what the product is, someone is trying to get it for free. You can try to fool people by naming the download directory something other then downloads, but that doesn’t always work. Besides it can be easy enough to find the directory if you just look hard enough, and for the pros it can be easier then you think. Also once someone buys your product they can simply give the link to anyone they please so their friends can have it for free.
But there is a product that will protect your downloads from theft and do a lot more.
Here are some of the features that make this a must have for your peace of mind. (more…)

My inbox for one of my email addresses has been bombarded with emails with the attachment called postcard.exe. I have no clue what it does or even who is sending it. I use avast email scanner to scan all incoming and out going emails and it has picked it up every time, so far. For those of you who don’t scan their emails, DO NOT OPEN THE FILE!
It may also come in as postcard.exe.gif ans say it is from a family member. Still the same thing and trust me, it is not really from a family member unless they really don’t like you.
I’ll keep this short, but again, do not open any email with the attachment postcard.exe or even postcard.gif It could ruin your new year or at the least get it off to a bad start.

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