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Guv’s Book: ‘WordPress 3 Ultimate Security’ – Press Release

guvnr — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:58:19 +0000

Guv’s Book: ‘WordPress 3 Ultimate Security’ – Press Release

Some of you will remember or first found this ‘lil site off the back of a pretty well-known WordPress security blog post here, Video How-to: 10 Tips To Make WordPress Hack-Proof.… Read the rest

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PayPal Support? You Must be Joking

guvnr — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 10:12:28 +0000

PayPal Support? You Must be Joking

The sham that is PayPal does not fail to disappoint.

First they open a “case” for no apparent reason, having received no complaint and as I explained in PayPal: Can I Trust You With My Business?… Read the rest

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PayPal: Can I Trust You With My Business?

guvnr — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 07:59:20 +0000

PayPal: Can I Trust You With My Business?

PayPal brands itself as The faster and safer way to get paid. Really? I’ve used the service over many years and generally everything seems to work.… Read the rest

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Community Chest: The Sunny Side of the E-lance Coin

guvnr — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 18:18:51 +0000

Community Chest: The Sunny Side of the E-lance Coin

You’re a freelance content pro and you know how it is: you’re poor and running on fumes!

It’s no easy deal quitting the corporates to take the e-lance route, swapping the fast lane for the slow lane that is online blogjam.… Read the rest

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Slightly Rude Preview: Lucid Lynx Bible Starts Monday

guvnr — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:00:40 +0000

Slightly Rude Preview: Lucid Lynx Bible Starts Monday

Well, this may sound sad, and that’s ‘cos it is, but I’ve been salivating tongue-to-floor for months, waiting for the Ubuntans’ latest release.… Read the rest

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Lucid Lynx Review: Sweet! Get Ready for LTS

guvnr — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:00:46 +0000

Lucid Lynx Review: Sweet! Get Ready for LTS

In advance of the new series of posts to show how to set up Ubuntu’s latest Linux distro, Lucid Lynx, here are my initial thoughts about this important Long Term Support edition.… Read the rest

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Alinghi, Way More Than Just a Boat

guvnr — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:55:29 +0000

Alinghi, Way More Than Just a Boat

It’s a dreary, rainy old day in Valencia today, and full of dusty heads.

The weather echoes the sentiments of many here, who watched and hoped for a win by the Swiss boat, Alinghi, in the America’s Cup.… Read the rest

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VPS Bible: Do I Really Have to Charge?

guvnr — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 16:30:51 +0000

VPS Bible: Do I Really Have to Charge?

vpsBible.com has been live for nearly a week.

It provides a niche home for the subject Setup Unmanaged VPS 4 Linux Noobs and I built it somehow to monetize the time it takes to produce these tutorials, while also giving Guvnr back its remit to produce content along the lines of Make the web, make more of it.… Read the rest

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