Aahh … it’s April. The weather is getting warmer … well, I think it is – my house is very cold since the heat is turned off for the season. Apparently that builds character or so I’m told. And while I’m happy that Spring is here/coming April is not one of my favorite months. I’m not sure why but November and April are the saddest times of the year for me – maybe it has something to do with the change from one season to another. It also rains an awful lot in April. I don’t mind rain but since I walk everywhere and half the time I’m with a 6 year old, it can get a little annoying. Anyway, on to the links …
(Anti) Social-Lists 3/8/09
It seems that Spring may finally be on the way. At the beginning of this week it was 15 degrees and snowing. Now at the end, it is sunny and 60. Seems a bit extreme. Anyway, this week I have information about twitter, fun with photos, threaded comments in Thesis, content theft, and happiness.
3 WordPress 2.7 Auto-Upgrade Issues
WordPress 2.7 comes with an auto-upgrade feature, which makes upgrading much easier but is not without it’s potential problems. So far, I have come across three issues that seem to be the ones most frequently encountered.
The three issues are related to losing theme customizations, the upgrade won’t occur because of a plugin incompatibility, and lack of core support from your webhost.
(Anti) Social-Lists 10/5/08
Well, it’s already been another week. It’s hard to believe – they just seem to be flying by. This week I feature more about how WordPress has changed lives, a gorgeous site redesign, giant dolls, the blogging process, working with photos and creepy ads.
- WordCamp Portland – How WordPress Changes Lives – Lorelle Van Fossen gave a presentation at WordCamp Portland about how WordPress changes lives. This was part of the same presentation that involved Glenda Hyatt Watson. This part of the presentation, however, is about regular people like you and me. If you don’t want to watch the entire video, please watch for about 30 seconds starting at the 6th minute ;-)
- Redesign at Perishable Press – Jeff at Perishable Press redesigned his site. Please visit his site and marvel at the beauty of the design and at his design skills. I used to visit the site to learn advanced WordPress hacks – now I just site there and stare at the design.
Network Security Management Tools
There are many network security management tools and applications in use today that address individual threats and exploits and also regulatory non compliance. However, these applications often require users to maintain a high level of awareness and understanding, as these security tools can be complex and are often hard to use. In addition, they often require an extended investment in technical training, which is often out of reach for many network security professionals.
The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of three network security management tools for small businesses and there are also services for access control you can get in sites such as https://www.fortinet.com/products/network-access-control. There are also tools like:
NetScaler Network Security Manager is the standard, leading management platform for small businesses that require continuous monitoring, proactive security and troubleshooting capabilities. Network Security Manager is the standard, leading management platform for small businesses that require continuous monitoring, proactive security and troubleshooting capabilities.
NetScaler, a managed firewall solution, is a robust and flexible firewall with the ability to deliver powerful capabilities to IT administrators. It is also highly cost effective and has been around for 25 years. NetScaler, a managed firewall solution, is a robust and flexible firewall with the ability to deliver powerful capabilities to IT administrators. It is also highly cost effective and has been around for 25 years.
The cost savings of a more flexible approach to IT management is significant. If you’re looking to streamline and automate the firewall management of your network, then NetScaler is the firewall solution for you. The solution delivers security, compliance and management for organizations of all sizes and types.
NetScaler’s firewall technology is designed to support and protect a large number of applications at any given time from thousands of different source IP addresses. With NetScaler, you can manage and protect thousands of applications on one network. NetScaler’s firewall is based on industry-leading industry-standard features and delivers industry-leading performance. NetScaler delivers more security and manageability in more situations. More specifically, NetScaler is the only firewall to offer the following features and capabilities:
NetScaler provides a high-performance, high-quality firewall solution for virtualized network applications, including: NAT
Firewall Application Security
Application Control
VPN Gateways
VPN Load Balancing
Load Balancing for VMs
Load Balancing for VM Virtual Machines (VMs)
Application-Layer Firewall
Application Layer VPN (e.g. Layer 2)
Advanced Host Access (HAL)
Management for VPNs