WebHostingTalk, probably the largest web hosting community on the web, was recently attacked by a group of malicious hackers and had their whole database (including backups) destroyed. The hacker(s) was able to destroy the offsite backup, onsite backup and the main database. It’s a stark reminder how backing up your website is important but I … Read more
I had a DNS cache issue the other day which was stopping me viewing my own websites. I assumed my websites were all down but that’s not the case. My host, WiredTree, recommended a great site for checking if your website is really down. It’s called Downforeveryoneorjustme.com. It’s a quick and easy way of seeing … Read more
An interesting look at online facts from the past, present and future :)
I noticed tonight that Google has addded Themes to GMail and I have to say, they’re really cool. To change from the default theme all you need to do is go to the settings area in Gmail and then click on the new Themes tab. Here’s a preview of some of my favourites. The Ninja … Read more
I picked up a blog the other day. The guy who owned it was too busy to run it so wanted to sell. He had blogged for me before on BloggingTips so I was confident that everything would be ok and promptly sent the money. Everything did go ok and the owner David sent me … Read more
After having a well earned holiday of 5 days in the amazingly beautiful Valencia (Spain), I came back to 2 of my forums being attacked by a host of spammer bots. On Electric Bandits, which is a very new forum, they had managed to post about 50 posts advertising drugs, sex aids and more. When … Read more
Over the years I’ve signed up to thousands of affiliate programs. Years ago I used to get really pissed off with American based companies who didn’t design their forms to be suitable for webmasters outside of the US and Canada. Being from the UK, this was a big problem, particularly when you were signing up … Read more
To give my forum a start I decided to pay for some forum posting. The quality of posts are not usually that great but it can speed up the growth of the forum. This isn’t the first time I have used this type of service to boost a forum. A few months ago I followed … Read more
I spoke a few days ago about how I made the decision to change one of my sites from a blog to a forum. When removing so many pages from a site you are obviously going to give out a lot of 404 errors ie. visitors would get a ‘Page Not Found’ type message when … Read more
eCardMax is a script I have thought about purchasing a few times though I have been reluctant to buy it because I don’t think I have the time or money to make it a success. You can see the script in action here. Essentially the script lets you build one of those flash e-card stores … Read more