Matthew R Williams

I have been reading ProBlogger quite a bit over the past few weeks as I work to build up my own blog and to get into a routine of blogging daily. I was happy to see this entry on Digg this morning:

Many don’t believe that getting on Digg is worth much because the traffic is so fleeting however I think there is much more value for smart publishers than just the initial burst of traffic. […]

If you are a blogger that has been dreaming of making it on the Digg front page, I recommend you read Darren’s ProBlogger article today.

One problem I have always had is keeping my work data in sync. My desktop is definately the “powerhouse” machine, but due to the fact I am always mobile, my laptop often sees more use. This provides for a major problem of keeping files up to date on both machines. Sure, when it comes to website files, I can just use FTP to pull down the latest file. What about contracts, addendums, notes? Well, thanks to LifeHacker.com, I found my answer: SyncBack Freeware v3.2.9. Simple, free (or a paid v4 with enhancements), and effective.

Automatically back up your hard drive [LifeHacker]

This article applies to:
Apache 2
Fedora Core 3
Plesk 7.5.4

Summary:
This article will attempt to explain how to install mod_security on a Plesk machine. Mod_security is an open source intrusion prevention module for Apache. It is nice in that you do not have to recompile all of apache to get it installed. There are numerous rulesets available on the web for mod_security. In order for the module to be truly effective, you need to keep the rulesets up to date. At the same time, you also need to limit which rulesets you use, as having too many or the wrong ones can result in server page load lag or errors in your website programs.
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I posted this on SW-Soft.com’s forums, but I thought I would put it here too since I plan on putting more Plesk stuff up shortly…
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