How to Hotwire WordPress in 7 Steps
First, let me go ahead and set the right expectation for this article. This is a brief guide to gaining legitimate access to a WordPress site for which you do not know the username or password. This is NOT a guide on hacking a WordPress site. It’s a fine line, but there are legitimate reasons [...]
WYSIWYR: What You See is What You Regret
Once upon a time much earlier in my career, a coworker observed me composing code in a basic text editor and described the approach as, “Spartan.” I argued that my argument was cleaner, leaner, and all together better. My coworker argued that WYSIWYG code was more convenient and efficient. In the time since, I’ve progressed [...]
My First Impressions of Google Chrome
Chances are good you’ve already heard the news but, in case you haven’t, Google recently released its own browser, Google Chrome. Naturally, the blogosphere is absolutely buzzing with feature mashups, performance comparisons, and more than a few conspiracy theories. I’ll digress with the more noteworthy points that you are better told by the front page [...]
IE to Lose Dominance Among Web-Savvy Users by Q3 2009
If I had written the script for Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket would have sung, “Let your intellectual curiosity be your guide.” It’s part of my appeal as an analyst; I just can’t help but try to answer any question that crosses my path. The most recent item to pique my curiosity was the browser statistics chart [...]
Improve Search Engine Visibility with Xenu Link Sleuth
When you’ve been in the search marketing game for a few years, you tend to add a few interesting tools to your arsenal. Xenu has always been one of my favorites. No, I’m not talking about that Xenu (although the program icon does have an interesting alien motif). I’m talking about Xenu Link Sleuth, a [...]