In today’s modern world, traditional forms of marketing and commerce are being replaced and overtaken by their digital counterparts. The internet has revolutionized the way that we do business and it has presented us with a plethora of new avenues for sales and revenue. One relatively new type of process we are seeing a surge in is social commerce. This article and infographic aim to describe...
News Pro is one of the flagship StudioPress themes. It is also one of the most widely used WP magazine templates. Powered by the HTML5 markup, StudioPress NP is based on minimal flat responsive design. It is ideal for magazine sites that cover a variety of topics. NP is built on Genesis Framework which powers 100K+ sites. Is the News Pro theme suitable for your site? Is it easy to use and SEO...
As a developer, knowledge of web application security vulnerabilities is essential in order to build software that is both resilient to attacks and protected through a layered approach of defense. The cybersecurity landscape is constantly shifting, however a good understanding of the most common vulnerabilities is a great place to get started with security. Before reviewing the articles below, be...
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Fundamental to all modern web development is a strong foundational knowledge of version control. In recent years Git has emerged as the go-to choice for many developers and continues to gain popularity. Github is a platform that uses Git for source control. It provides an environment that encourages and fosters community open source development. It is a great platform to publish and use for...
The HTML5 and CSS learning resources provided here supplement classroom materials for my CMST 386 class taught at the University of Maryland University College. Please report any broken links in the LEO classroom. If you have any suggestions for additional resources that could be added here, let me know. To access some of these resources you will need to sign up for a free account, which I...
This is post 11 of 12 in the series “Digital Forensics” Important Cybercrime Laws Yet More Theft of Information Assets Preparation Phase of a Digital Search Data Hiding and Steganography Confusion over Terminology Presenting Digital Evidence Remote Access Trojans Malicious Code Detection What is the Role of Computer Forensics? Forensics in Business Continuity Planning An analysis of...
This is post 10 of 10 in the series “Intrusion Detection” TCP Congestion Control Installing Wireshark on Mac OS X (Yosemite) What are Rogue Access Points? Two Common Router Security Threats Modern Application Frameworks, Legacy Browsers and Security Implications What are Covert Channels? Mobile Considerations in Network Security Architecture Common Bluetooth Vulnerabilities to be...
This is post 9 of 10 in the series “Intrusion Detection” TCP Congestion Control Installing Wireshark on Mac OS X (Yosemite) What are Rogue Access Points? Two Common Router Security Threats Modern Application Frameworks, Legacy Browsers and Security Implications What are Covert Channels? Mobile Considerations in Network Security Architecture Common Bluetooth Vulnerabilities to be Aware...
This is post 7 of 10 in the series “Intrusion Detection” TCP Congestion Control Installing Wireshark on Mac OS X (Yosemite) What are Rogue Access Points? Two Common Router Security Threats Modern Application Frameworks, Legacy Browsers and Security Implications What are Covert Channels? Mobile Considerations in Network Security Architecture Common Bluetooth Vulnerabilities to be Aware...
Most people use the internet to read reviews of products before they buy them. You may have seen top search engines such as Google or Bing showing star ratings in the search results of its pages. Google doesn’t show the ratings for all websites. It shows ratings only for the portals having schema markups and in-depth content. Writing the content is up to the user, but one can easily add...
Traditionally the X in AJAX has usually equated XML (eXtensive Markup Notation). In recent years, JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) has taken over in many cases due to its overall efficiency and ease of use. In general, JSON is a much less verbose syntax, which has gained a lot of popularity in modern JavaScript frameworks. Part of this popularity can be attributed to the fact that JSON data can...
Do you know? Images can bring tons of high-quality organic traffic to your blog or website. A website without pictures looks strange. Visitors may not find such sites attractive. If the blog post doesn’t have related pictures, visitors may not read the full content. Today, we’ve shared 7 useful tips for image optimization. If your site has many pictures, but if it doesn’t get...
Genesis Framework is a WordPress product from the owners of Copyblogger content marketing blog. It is so popular that every blogger using WP is aware of the Genesis Framework and its premium themes. If your site is using this framework, then you’ll not face any SEO issues unless you do something wrong Ex: changing code. Genesis Framework powers many top websites and blogs built with...
The events calendar plugin by the modern tribe is the best calendar plugin for WordPress. More than 20 developers have authored it. The plugin is active on 0.4 million WordPress websites. It is free. Let’s find it out why the plugin is so popular among the WordPress users. The WordPress events calendar plugin review To get started, you’ll have to install this excellent plugin from the...
Shared hosting plans are suitable for beginners and people with no knowledge of PHP, MySQL and Web servers. In a shared hosting, the company offers PhpMyAdmin, CPanel, Awstats (Google Analytics Alternative) and many more tools to make website configuration or deployment easier for a webmaster. Shared hosting comes with several limitations. Your site will be hosted with several other web portals...
BigRock is an India web hosting and domain name registration company owned by Directi, a company with excellent infrastructure and revenue more than 300 MN USD. It is one of the best hosting companies in India. Bigrock is the first choice for people who have just begun their online careers by launching a website., thanks to the cheap web hosting plans. Around million users use it. Bigrock is...
Hosting a website is an easy task, but choosing a company which offers this service is difficult. There are two types of hosting platforms, free and premium. Newbie or wannabe pro bloggers would prefer signing up with a free blog hosting site. An experienced webmaster will avoid it. If you’re wondering what’s the reason for the same, then go through the below cons and pros of FBHS...
Yoast is no doubt the best SEO plugin, but its version 3.0.x has disappointed a lot of WordPress users. The plugin is useful, but you cannot get support from Joost De Valk and his team unless you’re a premium user. Because of these two reasons, many people have switched from Yoast to its alternatives. A new plugin called the SEO framework is getting a good response from the WordPress...
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