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Tools for Local WordPress Development
In this post and webinar replay with AJ Morris, we cover several tools for local WordPress development. We also cover some of the basics of Git, a version control system, plus a Git cheatsheet of commands. Text Editors / IDEs...
What Should I Charge? 5 Things to Consider Before Pricing Your Next Client Project
Pricing is a big issue for freelancers. The question “what should I charge?” has stopped more freelancers in their tracks as they struggle to get started. What Should I Charge? It is an important question, but it doesn’t need to...
WordPress Vulnerability Roundup: June 2019, Part 1
New WordPress plugin and theme vulnerabilities were disclosed during this month, so we want to keep you aware. We divide the WordPress Vulnerability Roundup into four different categories: 1. WordPress core 2. WordPress Plugins 3. WordPress Themes 4. Breaches From...
12 interesting WordPress Plugins
In this post, we recap the best WordPress plugins that were added or updated in the last 30 days on the WordPress Plugin Directory. 1. Require Featured Image Require Featured Image Plugin Description: The Require Featured Image plugin requires your various...
How to Keep Your Business From Killing Your Relationships
Running a business can ruin your relationships. It’s stressful, isolating, and can try the most perfect family. Being an entrepreneur or freelancer is often the dream, but we don’t always talk about the challenges that come with it and how...
How to Set Up a WordPress Local Development Environment
In this session, we cover how to set up a WordPress local development environment. A WordPress local development environment is foundational for a modern WordPress development workflow. This video specifically covers setting up Local by Flywheel, a great choice for...
How to Make the Most of Your Workspace: 5 Questions to Ask
Marie Kondo has been cleaning up with her book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, and her Netflix series, where she encourages people to declutter their homes and find contentment through tidying up. But what about your workspace—does it spark...
What is 2 Factor Authentication and How Can It Be Useful?
You may have heard how important 2 factor authentication (also known as two-factor authentication or 2FA) is for securing your online accounts. Don’t be embarrassed if you find yourself asking “What is 2 factor authentication?” Don’t worry, not knowing puts...
Get to know the newest AWS Heroes – Winter 2019
AWS Heroes are superusers who possess advanced technical skills and are early adopters of emerging technologies. Heroes are passionate about sharing their extensive AWS knowledge with others. Some get involved in-person by running meetups, workshops, and speaking at conferences, while...
Now Available – Five New Amazon EC2 Bare Metal Instances: M5, M5d, R5, R5d, and z1d
Today we are launching the five new EC2 bare metal instances that I promised you a few months ago. Your operating system runs on the underlying hardware and has direct access to the processor and other hardware. The instances are...
New – Infrequent Access Storage Class for Amazon Elastic File System (EFS)
Amazon Elastic File System lets you create petabyte-scale file systems that can be accessed in massively parallel fashion from hundreds or thousands of EC2 instances and on-premises servers, while scaling on demand without disrupting applications. Since the mid-2016 launch of...
Learn about AWS Services & Solutions – February 2019 AWS Online Tech Talks
Join us this February to learn about AWS services and solutions. The AWS Online Tech Talks are live, online presentations that cover a broad range of topics at varying technical levels. These tech talks, led by AWS solutions architects and...
New – TLS Termination for Network Load Balancers
When you access a web site using the HTTPS protocol, a whole lot of interesting work (formally known as an SSL/TLS handshake) happens to create and maintain a secure communication channel. Your client (browser) and the web server work together...
Amazon WorkLink – Secure, One-Click Mobile Access to Internal Websites and Applications
We want to make it easier for you and your colleagues to use your mobile devices to access internal corporate websites and applications. Our goal is to give your workforce controlled access to valuable intranet content while maintaining a strong...