Creating Secure Passwords Part II

A few months ago on the Security Now episode 303 on the TWiT podcast  network Steve Gibson talked about a new way of thinking about passwords. Steve said entropy (lack of pattern or organization; disorder) was important but length was much more important. (As it turns out length does matter.) What this means is you can have passwords you can…

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New Blogger

All of the Google products Gmail, Docs, Picasa Web, Google Voice are all changing for the better. Today I saw that Blogger the redheaded step child of Google has now gotten a major upgrade. The dashboard user interface is all different now but the best thing are the new themes. I changed on of my…

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Want To Learn More

In this short course we have touched on the basics of how WordPress works. This by no means is everything that WordPress has to offer. We have not even gotten in to plugins because plugins aren’t supported on wordpress.com. If you host your own WordPress site you can use plugins that will give your site…

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More Embedding

Just like you do with photos, audio and video you can embed many more rich media. You can embed charts, maps, calendars, documents and much more. Let’s get started by embedding some Google products… Photos in Picasa Web Album in Picasa Web Picasa slide show Youtube Videos Docs Maps Calendars

Sharing Buttons

These days on of the best ways to get people coming to your site is using “social Media” like Facebook and Twitter. One of the best ways to coax readers to share your post on these social site is to use “Sharing Buttons”. To turn on the buttons go to “Settings” and then “Sharing”. Under “Share…

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Arranging Your Workspace

In WordPress it is easy to customize your Dashboard or work area simply by dragging the tools to different locations in the space. You can also collapse by clicking “Click to toggle” on the bar above each tool. The tool or remove it completely by clicking “Screen Options” at the top of the Dashboard.