A blog about geek stuff…
I just ran across this excellent article on how to recover from a Wordpress break in. Here is the article:
When Your Wordpress Blog gets Hacked @ Snipe.net
Here are some tips from the Wordpress Codex site, but they are not as thorough as the above site.
My Site was hacked FAQ @ Wordpress Codex
I’ve been looking into this issue over the past couple of days and here are a few links that I’ve found that might be helpful for those of you who maintain and run a Wordpress Blog.
Hardening Wordpress @Wordrpess Codex
The Wordpress Security Whitepaper @ blogsecurity.net
Securing Wordpress @ tech-evangelist.com
20 Wordpress Security Plugins and Tips to Keep Hackers Away
Securing your wordpress Install the foolproof way @ WPWebhost.com
Here is a cool tool that will convert any TrueType of Postscript font into a piece of java code so that you can embed that font in your web page without requiring the web page viewer to have the font installed on their computer. Check it out. Its called Cufon
Well that’s it! I did it. I started over from scratch using the notes at Themes Wiki and also using the Wordpress Codex to create a new theme for my blog from scratch. I’m also tweaking things on the fly in Firefox using the FireBug plugin to see what values work best. Firebug is really cool.
I’ve had a really old set of speakers on my computer and they finally died. So after researching and looking around. I decided to purchase some recording studio monitors. I bought the M-Audio BX5A speakers which are low-end ($299 a pair) studio monitors and the sound is absolutely phenomenal. With my old speakers when I turned up the volume the sounded harsh. Now when I turn up the volume I can get enough. The sound is awesome. I’m now wishing I had shelled out even more money for more expensive monitors, but I guess I’ll just have to live with these for a while.