Keeping on top of security with WebsiteDefender.com and Admin Tools by New Local Media

Acunetix’s WebsiteDefender.com (in Beta) and Nicholas Dionysopoulos’ Admin Tools (Pro version, currently 2.2 Alpha1) are two highly useful tools for convenient security monitoring of your websites, especially if you’re using WordPress or Joomla. They can detect many common security vulnerabilities and help you keep your site secure. The mysterious Admin Tools logo WebsiteDefender.com WebsiteDefender is a [...]

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Deskaway + Freshbooks rocks! by New Local Media

I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the last six months researching and trying out project management solutions, and my conclusion is that Deskaway is the best choice today, especially if you’re a Freshbooks user. And if you’re not, you should be. Although Basecamp is the original and classic project management platform, I can’t stand [...]

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Google is Ageist: For maximum SEO, don’t put dates in URLs by New Local Media

When fresh content is king, dated writing is stale. (Like this post’s punning reference to Will Smith’s TV career.) That means making your site’s URLs indicate the year, month, and/or date of a post’s publication — which is how many WordPress sites work — is a bad idea. Google gives priority to recent posts  more than ever, [...]

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