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By Ty Cahill
So how do we create strong passwords that are harder to crack? Common sense certainly plays a leading role, but here are some quick guidelines:
By Ty Cahill
If you own or use a Western Digital MyCloud network storage device, listen up! Several security vulnerabilities were found last year by researchers, and Western Digital has recently fixed the problem…but you’ll need to update the firmware on the device. The problems include a backdoor account and other vulnerabilities that together can allow attackers to gain full access to the device. And once they’re on your NAS, they have full access to every other machine on your network.
Check if your MyCloud is vulnerable and update the firmware as soon as possible.
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:
More information is available at BleepingComputer.
By Ty Cahill
The user interface (UI) is a key ingredient of the user experience (UX) of your website. UI by Ty is a collection of UI elements for use in WordPress and other websites, all based on industry best practices and focusing on simplicity and easy of use.
By Ty Cahill
Do you know how to properly display a copyright message on website? Well first, let me tell you that having a copyright notice on your website is unnecessary. The U.S. Copyright Office clearly states that your website and other creative content has “protection the moment it is created and fixed in a tangible form that it is perceptible either directly or with the aid of a machine or device.”
Although displaying a copyright notice isn’t required, it’s good to post one so it’s clear who is claiming ownership of the work. The Copyright Office even recommends registration (even on websites) if you need to seek protection in a court of law, making it more difficult for the infringing party to claim innocence.
There are four ways to display your copyright on your website. They are:
And here are a few of the rules:
This goes without saying, but this blog post (or any blog post for that matter), should not substitute for the advice of your attorney. If you’re in doubt or have more detailed questions about your own work, we recommend that you consult a lawyer.
By Ty Cahill
I hate Ember.
I love Ember.
Daily I oscillate between those two extremes. But the deeper I get into Ember, the more I can appreciate its design and functionality. It does a lot right out of the box, and whatever it doesn’t do can be added in very easily once your understand Ember’s conventions. Unfortunately, learning those conventions comes with a very steep learning curve. The Ember project has been evolving at a rapid pace and much of the documentation to be found online is outdated or misinformed. So on this page I’m going to list the best documentation I’ve found, and I’ll attempt to keep things up-to-date.
Right now I’m using Ember 2.4 and 2.8, so I’ll avoid linking or commenting on anything in the 1.x version unless it still applies to 2.x. My focus is best practices and patterns for Ember 2.4 and newer.
By Ty Cahill
Every year, SplashData complies a list of the millions of stolen passwords made public throughout the last twelve months, and sorts them by popularity. Results from 2016 (below) are based on more than 2 million leaked passwords and highlights one of the largest problems in online security: weak, easy to guess passwords. Yes, “123456″ and “password” are still in the list. As we continue to move our lives online, it’s time for everyone to get serious about creating strong passwords.
So how do we create strong passwords that are harder to crack? Common sense certainly plays a leading role, but here are some quick guidelines for stronger passwords.
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