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<description>Administration Tutorials at Dev Shed.  DevShed is a community focused on both beginner and advanced tutorials in Java, C, PHP, Python, MySQL and Ruby-on-rails...amongst others.</description>
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<item><title>More Top WordPress Plugins for Social Media</title>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you still looking for more social media plugins to help boost your WordPress site through integration with some of the most popular social networking sites around?  If our previously released list containing ShareThis, AddToAny, SexyBookmarks, Sociable, and I Love Social Bookmarking didnt do the trick, here are some similar plugins that might have the features you are looking for.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jetpack by WordPress.com Think of Jetpack as a supercharged plugin packed with various features to truly help you maximize your site's potential.  While many plugins may offer one simple, yet important piece of functionality, Jetpack offers a ton of them.  As for the plugin's social media perks, there's a Twitter Widget that displays a users latest updates.  The Gravatar Hovercards feature adds small popups in the comments section that give a sneak peek into user Gravatar profiles.  Easier sharing is enabled through WP.me Shortlinks.  Want to implement embedding functionality?  Jetpack will do...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Optimizing Security: SSH Public Key Authentication</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 10:51:03 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main benefit of SSH Public Key authentication is that your website will be protected against brute force attacks, and enjoy the benefits of encrypted communication. Brute force attacks are automated random guessing of passwords in your SSH server in an attempt to access it illegally. This tutorial will show you how to use public key authentication.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[If your website uses weak passwords, your SSH server can easily be hacked using brute force techniques. Almost all paid hosting accounts in the most common web hosting companies do include the SSH feature. But the default SSH activation is not enough; it is still susceptible to brute force hacking attacks. An SSH server (such as your hosting account) can be accessed in two ways: using password authentication, and using public key authentication. Password authentication is the most common method of accessing an SSH server. It requires users to enter the SSH username, password, hostname and SSH ...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Patches and Rejects in Software Configuration Management</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:30:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this conclusion to a four-part series on cross-platform software development, you'll learn how to handle patches and rejects. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Cross-Platform Development in C++, written by Syd Logan (Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 032124642X).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Patch Options  The patch program has a number of options. (You can refer to the patch man page for more details.) However, in practice, the only option that matters much is the -p argument, which is used to align the absolute paths used in the patch  #64257;le with the local directory structure containing the sources that the patch is being applied to. When you run cvs diff to create a patch  #64257;le, it is best to do it from within the source tree, at the highest level in the directory hierarchy necessary to include all the  #64257;les that have changes. The resulting patch  #64257;le will,...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Configuring a CVS Server</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:30:07 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this third part of a four-part article series on software configuration management, you'll learn how to set up and use a CVS server. We'll also start looking at the patch program. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Cross-Platform Development in C++, written by Syd Logan (Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 032124642X).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Setting Up and Using CVS  For those of you who are interested, I describe the steps it takes to set up a CVS server on a Red Hat-based system. The steps I provide here are almost certainly going to be the same when executed on non-Red Hat systems, and may differ in certain ways on other UNIX-based systems, including Mac OS X. The work involved in getting a CVS server up and running is not terribly dif #64257;cult, and can be done in a relatively short amount of time. You will need root access to the system upon which you are installing the server, and it will help to have a second system with ...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Managing Code and Teams for Cross-Platform Software Projects</title>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:30:05 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this second part of a four-part series on software configuration management, you'll learn how to manage the complexity innherent in building cross-platform software, especially with large teams. This article is excerpted from chapter three of the book Cross-Platform Development in C++, written by Syd Logan (Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 032124642X).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Item 12: Set Up a Tinderbox Tinderbox is a tool that was developed initially at Netscape, but that is now open source software maintained by the Mozilla project. Tinderbox is designed to manage the complexity one encounters when developing software, especially in terms of large-scale cross-platform software that involves a widely distributed team of developers. Tinderbox is particularly useful in cross-platform projects, as you will see. Coupled with a system known as bonsai, the goals of Tinderbox are fairly simple:   Communicate any and all changes made over time to the source code repositor...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Software Configuration Management</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 08:30:07 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you want to use a software configuration management system to do cross-platform development, certain important considerations apply. This article, the first in a four-part series, takes an in-depth look at the requirements of an SCM system for cross-platform projects. It is excerpted from chapter three of the book Cross-Platform Development in C++, written by Syd Logan (Addison-Wesley; ISBN: 032124642X).]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[A software con #64257;guration management (SCM) system consists of tools and processes used to manage the source code of a project and to assess its state. With these tools, management and developers can do the following:   Peruse the source code managed by the SCM system     Obtain a local copy of the source code     Submit modi #64257;cations made to the source code by developers     Understand which changes have been made to the source code b y developers     Determine the state of the source code (for example, whether it compiles)     Log and track defects associated with binaries created ...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Back Up a Joomla Site with Akeeba Backup</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 10:39:50 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Joomla! is one of the most widely used content management systems (CMS) on the Internet today. It is used by tens of millions of websites and has been under constant development since it forked from the Mambo project in 2005. While Joomla! includes an impressive array of features, including blogs, categories and sections, user management, email announcements, built-in search, and over 7,500 modular extensions, one necessary feature it still lacks is a built-in backup system.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[There is certainly more than one way to backup your Joomla! website, but without a reliable component (or even a built-in one), backing up a Joomla! website is a feat left to more technically savvy individuals. Without a backup component, the only way to reliably backup your Joomla! website is by using complex database and operating system commands. Luckily, a wonderful backup component for Joomla! has been developed called Akeeba Backup (http://www.akeebabackup.com/). Akeeba Backup is a native Joomla 1.5/1.6 backup component available in two versions: Akeeba Backup Core (free, limited support...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Install and Optimize PlayOnLinux on Ubuntu and Wine</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:00:08 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you find it necessary to run Windows programs or applications in Ubuntu, you should take a closer look at PlayOnLinux. This program is powered by Wine to run Windows programs on Ubuntu, even if those applications are designed to optimally run on different Wine versions or settings.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Wine Configurations and Versions Some Windows programs (particularly games) do not optimally run in all versions of Wine. Ideally, an Ubuntu gamer will research the Wine application database: http://appdb.winehq.org/ to determine the optimal Wine version and settings that the game would run. If you need an introductory tutorial about the basics in optimizing your Wine settings for a particular Windows application, you can refer to this tutorial: http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Administration/Configure-Wine-Ubuntu-For-Running-Windows-Based-Games/ In reality, you may be installing more than one Windo...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Top Wordpress Plugins for e-Commerce</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:02:45 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WordPress is a great platform for creating and maintaining a fully-functional website.  One of the best parts of WordPress is its vast catalog of plugins that increase its functionality.  One such category of plugins deals with e-commerce.  These nifty tools can help transform your site into an online store in just minutes.  Here are five of the top free e-commerce plugins around.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[WP e-Commerce WP e-Commerce is easily one of the most popular e-commerce solutions that currently exists.  The plugin is easy to install and use, integrates nicely with any site, and connects you with your potential customers in a seamless manner.  WP e-Commerce works well sites of all shapes and sizes.  You can use it so sell actual physical products, digital downloads, or even memberships.   The plugin has surpassed the 1 million download mark, so you definitely would not be the first to use it on your site.  It has rather solid ratings to back up its download count, plus it is free.  You do...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Top WordPress Plugins to Fight Spam</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 14:04:01 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You could say that spam is pretty much a fact of life when it comes to the internet.  It comes in many forms, and all are irritating to different degrees.  If you want to keep your site clean and free of spam, there are options.  To give you an idea of what you can call on for help, here is a list of five of the top WordPress plugins to fight spam.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Akismet Akismet is one of the more popular WordPress plugins when it comes to fighting spam.  It basically acts as a guard for your site's comment section.  When somebody posts a comment to your site, the plugin will check the comment against the Akismet web service to determine if it appears to be spam.  This really helps you save time when it comes to checking spam, as the web service contains a database of comments that were marked as spam by other website owners.  If, for some reason you cannot reach the plugin's servers, Akismet will automatically try once again when a connection is resto...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Top Six Drupal Modules to Prevent Spam</title>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 08:30:07 -0400</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are some wonderful Drupal modules that can help your site in its quest to fight spam.  If you are looking to protect your email addresses from harvesting or just want to eliminate spammy posts and comments, this list is for you. Here are six of the top Drupal modules for spam prevention.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Mollom Mollom is what is referred to as an  intelligent  web service.  It integrates well into a variety of websites due to the content that it monitors.  Mollom will not only analyze the quality of the comments being posted to your site, but it will also scan blogs, messages in contact forms, forum posts, and more.   Mollom basically splits content into two categories: ham or spam.  Ham is desirable content, and spam is undesirable.  Mollom screens all of the incoming content to make sure it is of the ham variety, and then posts it to the website.  Mollom uses a history of activity on all sit...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Install XAMPP on Windows</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 13:00:08 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this following XAMPP tutorial, you will learn how to install XAMPP Windows on XP or Win 7. By the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully working and configured XAMPP PHP installation on your Windows system, which will serve as your local Apache web server bundled with PHP (or PERL) and MySQL.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Windows XAMPP download package is a very useful software package for web developers creating and working with dynamic websites based in PHP and MySQL. This is a critical tutorial for first time users of XAMPP in a Windows operating system environment. Note: If you are using the Ubuntu distribution of Linux and planning to install XAMPP, you can read this tutorial: Installing XAMPP on Ubuntu. Getting started with XAMPP for Windows:  1. Download the installer here: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html As of February 2011, the latest released version is XAMPP 1.7.4 for Windows. ...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>Manage Backups for WordPress Files and Databases</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the continuation of a WordPress backup tutorial that ran last month. This part will discuss two important topics: executing the wordpressmysqlbackup project in your hosting cron, and managing backups and testing the integrity of WordPress backups in your local server. The latter is particularly important.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[You can read the first part of this series here (http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Administration/How-to-Back-Up-WordPress-Files-and-Databases/).  Cron to Periodically Create WordPress Database Backups This section assumes you've already filled the wordpressmysqbackup.php with your WordPress MySQL database access information. It also assumes that you've already uploaded the wordpressmysqlbackup folder to the define path on your web server (the one defined by $full_serverpath_to_backup). The path of wordpressmysqlbackup is above the web root folder. The web root folder is where your WordPress files ar...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>WordPress Security Tips</title>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 09:00:07 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of 2011, WordPress is still the most popular blogging software for websites. Due to the number of users and popularity of WordPress, it is also the most attacked blogging platform. You might hear a lot about “hacked” WordPress websites on the Internet. There are a lot of WordPress security guidelines being released. This article will examine some basic and standard tips that can still be applied today. If you are a WordPress user and a webmaster, then this guide will definitely be helpful to you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tip 1: Secure Your Admin Directory This is an old tip, but it's surprising how many WordPress blogs -- even the popular ones -- do not secure their admin directory. Bear in mind that an insecure admin directory is susceptible to any form of public attack. These include brute force and other malicious cross side scripting attacks or vulnerabilities that can be discovered by hackers. This is very important. If your admin directory is secured, it is protected. A hacker may figure out a MySQL injection vulnerability in WordPress and try to extract your admin username and password, but even then, t...]]></content:encoded>
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<item><title>How to Back Up WordPress Files and Databases</title>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 09:00:09 -0500</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doing frequent backups of your WordPress website files and database is critical to your job as the owner of your website. This ensures the security and life of your blog. If you want to maintain high rankings and traffic consistently in Google and other search engines, doing frequent backups is an SEO secret implemented by the most successful bloggers using WordPress.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[The Importance of Doing Frequent Backups Suppose your website is hacked. The hacker might deface your site and delete some of your precious online files. If you did not perform regular backups, you'll find it very hard to start all over again; in some cases, it may even be impossible to replicate the site exactly as it was before. Another possible scenario is that you accidentally delete some of your files, or even a database. This can damage the normal operation of your website. If you do not have a backup for the deleted file, it is  impossible to restore it. You might know there are a lot o...]]></content:encoded>
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