Apr 152013
 

WordPress is currently under a “brute force” hacker attack

Being the most popular blogging platform on the internet (about 22% of all blogs run on WordPress) has its perks…but it has its downside as well.Woman trying to figure out the right security solutions doe her WordPress sites WordPress sites worldwide are currently being attacked by hackers.  This is a worldwide attack on WordPress, involving almost every
web host that hosts a WordPress site.  It is not specific to any hosting company or country. HostGator, the company that HayleStorm Interactive recommends (and uses for all of its own websites)had a post on their blog on April 11.  Discussing this attack.  From that post is:

At this moment, we highly recommend you log into any WordPress installation you have and change the Continue reading »

Mar 312013
 
8 questions about creating compelling quality content

You have purchased a domain, set up a web hosting account, and have a fresh WordPress installation set up.  Now what? Damn! If you are not an experienced writer (and maybe even if you are) that first blank sheet of virtual writing paper, also known as an empty text document, can be pretty intimidating. What [Watch the video]

Mar 242013
 
Where should you write a post?  Here.

Don’t just be physically at your keyboard…be here…be fully present. In this day, when everybody seems to always be in a hurry to get as much done in as little time as possible, multi – tasking seems to be how everybody does everything. 50 years ago multitasking used to be  jotting down bullet points for a report while talking [Watch the video]

Mar 222013
 
HayleStorm Tech tips:  WordPress security, locking out the bogeymen

 After working hard…really getting this blogging thing down pretty good, wouldn’t it be a shame for a hacker or malicious software to ruin it all?   There are no two ways about it.  Blogging…REAL blogging, not hit and run hot niche exploiting…takes dedication and work.  Assuming your blog is on a topic you are passionate about [Watch the video]

Mar 112013
 
Tech Review:  Cloudberry S3 Explorer Pro

Amazon Web Services builds a nice cloud, but using it takes a geek, unless… For anyone doing an online business of any sort, from a simple, personal blog that is shared among family and friends to a complicated commercial site, cloud-based storage is highly desirable, if not virtually mandatory. Not only is cloud-based storage a