Monthly Archives: October 2006

Firefox 2 and IE7 – Not Quite a Browser War

It looks as though it really is the season to be releasing a browser with the recent official release of Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) and the third release candidate of Firefox 2. I can’t help feeling that the much of the coverage surrounding the releases really boils down to hype with the media and blogsphere trying to build this into another browser war.A ‘war’, ‘battle’, ‘face off’ or whatever you want to label it, regardless of who is contesting , requires two fundamental factors; 2 willing contenders.

How To: Automatically Backup Wordpress

With Box.net and regular backups to DVD, I think (hope) I have covered most eventualities on my PC and disaster recovery should be a relatively straight forward process.

One of the areas I have less control over though, is the hosting of my web sites. While my hosting company has a backup solution integrated into their hosting packages there is still the risk of loosing all my hard work! Not the stuff of nightmares, I mean the risk is low but for sheer peace of mind, there is an answer.

PhishTank – Strangely Addictive

phishtank logoI am not too convinced about how long I am gonna carry on doing this but I am finding PhishTank mildly addictive! PhishTank is the new website that is trying to fight back as a community against unscrupulous sites that are involved in phishing.

PhishTank is a collaborative clearing house for data and information about phishing on the Internet. Also, PhishTank provides an open API for developers and researchers to integrate anti-phishing data into their applications at no charge.

What will be very interesting to see will be how the community grows and how their API is utilized. A wordpress plugin anyone?