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DradCast Episode 052: I Pity the Foo!

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July 24, 2014

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[y=zPIpuVi9Ddc height=400] Show Notes Host Adam Warner has worked as a paper boy, blueberry farmer, Ritz Carlton valet, tour guide, maker of office furniture, and as an Amazon employee. His fascination with the internet started in the early 1990s when a fellow employee at the pizza place he worked at invited him over to get on the BBS (Bulletin Board System). From there he was hooked into the possibility of connecting with individuals across the world. Nowadays, he is an internet business and marketing consultant specializing in the use of WordPress. Adam Warner is the Co-founder of FooPlugins—creators of the FooBox and FooGallery […]

Tech Panel: Gearing up for the Future of the Car

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July 23, 2014

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A future where we no longer have to drive ourselves around is coming. We’ll all be able to sit back and read, catch up on emails, or perhaps watch a movie while our car takes care of the driving for us. At least that’s the impression that the audience got on Monday evening, at a Tech Panel hosted by San Francisco’s The Bold Italic called Gearing Up: The Future of the Car. The Panel The event was moderated by Damon Lavrinc, the Silicon Valley Editor of Jalopnik, a dedicated car and mobility blog. Lavrinc was previously a writer for Wired. […]

PayPal vs Stripe: Which Payment Processor Should You Use

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July 23, 2014

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Whether you run a blog, membership site, or eCommerce site, if you want to collect online payments from your customers, you’ll need a payment processor. There are plenty of options out there, but which one should you choose? Well, most people would start by considering the two big-hitters of the industry: PayPal and Stripe. Having been around for years, and with worldwide availability, I’m sure you’re familiar with PayPal. PayPal uses an off-site checkout method, redirecting your customers to a dedicated checkout page to take payments. Stripe is the newer option, and has a more limited availability—US, Canada, UK, Australia, […]

Sucuri Reports Malware Infection Targeting WordPress Sites

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July 22, 2014

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Earlier today, Sucuri reported a malware infection targeting WordPress sites! The announcement indicates: The last few days has brought about a massive influx of broken WordPress websites. What makes [this infection] so unique is that the malicious payload is being blindly injected which is causing websites to break. The malware targets WordPress sites through vulnerabilities such as weak admin passwords and outdated plugins. According to Sucuri, upon infiltration the infector PHP corrupts WordPress core files, as well as theme and plugin files—leaving PHP errors displayed in the place of content throughout the infected site. Sucuri is continuing to investigate and will provide details as […]

On the WordPress Content Modeling Problem

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July 22, 2014

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Last week, there was a bit of a stir regarding WordPress’s upcoming 4.0 release. Raelene Wilson started it off with a post about the “underwhelming” nature of the newest release, especially when looked at from the point of view of an average user. Pippin Williamson rebutted with a post on the importance of refinement in WordPress development, getting features 100% of the way there. Then came a sort of response from Chris Knowles outlining a roadmap of potentially more ambitious features. Many oft-cited questions came up again. Should WordPress remain backwards compatible? Does WordPress need a more refined vision? Is WordPress moving […]

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