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Month: April 2014

Duo of Security Issues: IE & AOL

[mk_mini_callout]On April 30, 2014 at 10:24am, you can hear me live on 600 WMT-AM talking this week's Internet Explorer & AOL security hacks with Doug Wagner. Listen: http://i.mcnary.me/QXVQZt[/mk_mini_callout] This week both Microsoft and AOL noted security issues which could have effected you if you use Internet Explorer or AOL. Internet Explorer Hack Any edition of [...]

Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids “The Movie” from Cycle Studios

A few weeks back, our pals over at Cycle Studios released their short film documenting this Winter’s first ever Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids. I can say from firsthand experience, Will Lenzen Jr. and his team were all over the event, start to finish, recording all elements of the happenings. I have no idea how they […]

“Heartbleed & Password Practices” radio appearance on WMT600AM

On Monday, April 14, I made an appearance on WMT600AM radio out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This is the second time I was on Doug Wagner's new show called "What's Happening?" Doug has me on to discuss marketing and technology topics; this time we talked about the Heartbleed computer security bug and password security for your [...]

WordPress Meetup (& Google Hangout) with WordPress Theme Developer Konstantin Obenland

At this week's Creative Corridor WordPress Meetup on April 16, 2014 at 5:15PM Central, the third in our so far popular series, we have a special treat. Christoph Trappe, the Meetup's co-founder, met one of WordPress's default theme developers, Konstantin Obenland, at WordCamp St. Louis 2014. When the March Meetup discussed ideas for discussion for [...]

Heartbleed Hack Means You Need To Change Your Passwords

Last week a major security breach in OpenSSL was revealed. While the term OpenSSL probably does not mean much to you, the hack does. Most all of the online services and sites you use employ OpenSSL in some way to secure your information. Depending on websites' configurations your data, passwords, and credit cards information may [...]

Kids coding: it is not dorky anymore, it is necessary

Back in the day... When I was in High School I recall signing up for a free Geocities website, a pretty dorky thing to do in the mid-nineties.  What was perhaps even more dorky was it was to create a webpage for my High School marching band's drumline. A friend of mind and I started [...]

Make Your WordPress Install 
More Secure: Slide Edition

I wrote a well received article regarding "Make Your WordPress Install 
More Secure" early this year, but last week I revisited the topic with the local WordPress Meetup group I helped to co-found. I thought some might find it useful in this format. Enjoy and let me know if you have questions! Make Your WordPress [...]