Articles Archive for April 2009
Blogging »
Few days ago my blog was hacked. It is up and running now with minimal losses. My hosting provider, www.bluehost.com, helped me quickly to recover by restoring recent back up of the system. I decided to put some time and energy to research the topic of threats and countermeasures related to WordPress.
by Randy Son Of Robert
Let me state this upfront – there is no silver bullet. Very few can protect their blog to the max (99%). It requires significant investment. Most of the bloggers just cannot afford it. What you …
Blogging »
www.PracticeThis.com was recently defaced, hacked, hijacked, poisoned by hackers. Instead of usual content the site was exhibiting “Security Z3ro”.
How ironically, in my day job I am software security [and performance] engineer.
That taught me a lesson that I want to share with you.
by ohsoabnormal
Once I realized I have been hacked, these are the steps I have followed to get back …
Parenting »
I was reading Sheila’s The Importance of Creativity In Education where she pointes to a TED talk by Sir Ken Anderson called Do schools kill creativity?
I listened to the guy. The bell rang in my head when I heard him saying this:
by txd
A child starting to learn today will retire in 2065. What world will look like then?
Motivation »
Just Finished reading Jack Canfield’s book The Success Principles: How to Get From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. What a read… Whoa! Packed with tons of goodies and practical wisdom.
by DMahendra
One of the pearls I really loved is Dr. Daniel Amen’s 18/40/60 rule Canfield shares in the book:
When you’re 18, you worry about what everybody is thinking of you; when you 40, you don’t give a darn what anybody thinks of you; when you’re 60, you realize nobody’s been thinking about you at all.
Influence Without Authority »
What’s winning? Is it making the point you are right? Or, is it making the other guy do what you want him to do? I choose the later – making the other guy do what I want him to do. That is the true win for me. If this is the case with you too then you must learn how to argue, not to fight.
by katiebate
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Lessons learned and success stories from the trenches. I share what works and what does not so you could either repeat success or avoid failure. Read about me