Today I was cleaning out some stuff, and I found an old camera SD card with a bunch of old photos on it. This is just one image that shows how long I’ve been repairing computers and other electronics…and how much LESS junk I accumulate now that things are shrinking in size, and BOY am I GRATEFUL! And notice all the USPS boxes I used to have to hang on to to ship leftovers I sold on eBay. I stopped that a long time ago also.
I’m glad I don’t need all this space any more.
I try to stay up on what some of the most drastic compromises are, and today, WordFence put out another notice, this time about 8 compromised GOOGLE CHROME EXTENSIONS, and how those hacks where used to compromise websites via CLOUDFLARE again. This is the 2nd time Cloudflare has come up in a new discoveries list of compromises. (see my other post) I’m sure glad I never used it. I even thought about it after the last one, because I thought “well, they’ve plugged the holes, maybe it’s good now” …but luckily, I didn’t pursue that. This Cloudflare compromise is big, and affects 4.8 million users. And even though I do use “1” of them, probably the most common one, Web Developer extension, I think I’m ok, because it’s .4.8 that is affected, and I’m on version .5. So keeping things updated, obviously pays off. If you want to read the article and want to know what the other 7 extensions that are affected are, READ HERE: https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/08/chrome-browser-extension-attacks/?utm_source=list&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=081717
Yep. That’s right. Version 4.8.1 is out…so keep your site secure, and go update it! Just my courtesy notification for you… I just tested it, updated the first 5 sites, and no glitches, not even one! 🙂
The forum is having issues after the site upgraded to php 7.1. please bear with us. If you have an issue, please use the chat link on the page to get help right away. Thank you.
Finally! A few months ago, I joined the GoDaddy customer feedback board, so that I could voice my, and others’ dissatisfaction with them for not giving shared hosting clients the PHP version 7 upgrade. They said it was too much work for shared hosting. When I joined this feedback team, they had said they were “working on it” but that it could be December 2017 or later before they finished. I had found many forums where people were complaining about it, and leaving GoDaddy because of it. Well I’ve been with them over 10 years, and this is the first issue I’ve really had with them, and when they started this feedback board, and solicited memberships, I got on the bandwagon, and I let them know. I’m sure it wasn’t just me, because there were likely many others as well, but I was pleasantly surprised this week to find in my inbox not only the ability to upgrade to PHP 7.0, but 7.1 as well. And it’s only JULY!! So GoDaddy does seem to listen to their long time clients, and they do seem to care whether we stick around or not. (Because I was going to leave too if it didn’t change, it was hurting my site) So, there you go, GoDaddy shared hosting clients…go run and upgrade your PHP. If my site is down any time this coming week, it means I’m doing mine, and there were issues. (I need a new theme anyway, so it probably will be down) …HAVE FUN!!
We search the web to find the best news to bring to you. Today I learned about this great new app that comes with a device that plugs in to your car’s computer, and it monitors your car, and will diagnose over 7,000 problems your car can have. It used to be only the dealers or a mechanic with a big computer could diagnose these things, but now you and everyone can. It syncs with your smartphone, and it is in simple language for everyday people. Check it out! It’s called FIXD
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