Google’s New Map API requires a Credit Card
Welcome to the new world! The Bad News In the next month or so Google is going to be introducing their new mapping api to the world. Their press release is here: Introducing Google Maps Platform.
WordPress 4.9 Released
Major Customizer Improvements, Code Error Checking, and More! Version 4.9 of WordPress, named “Tipton” in honor of jazz musician and band leader Billy Tipton, is available for download or update in your WordPress dashboard. New features in 4.9 will smooth your design workflow and keep you safe from coding errors.
Can a WordPress install be automated?
WordPress itself does a pretty good job of automating the setup, but what if you want more? If you’re like me you may install WordPress over and over and over and over (and over and over) and in that case a little more automation would be nice.
Use SSH to change file and directory permissions to 0644 and 0755
Often we find ourselves needing to bulk change all file permissions or all directory permission for an entire site or directory. Here at Rudtek, we have received calls because a site is down with an error 500 (looking at you WordPress!) This is caused by servers, or users, applying the wrong permissions to a file…
How to move or copy files with SSH
When developing a theme in WordPress, it’s often easier to move files or directories on the webserver than downloading and re-uploading all the files together. You may need to move one or more files/folders or copy them to a different location. You can do so using an SSH connection.
FCC Approved Net Neutrality
The main problem with the government regulating (and there are problems) is that they have to have access to to usage and details no one necessarily wants them to have access to review. Some would argue that taxes are the biggest problem with this regulation. If the government is taking a role, you can rest…
Asus EeeBook X205 Review
While clicking through some of our more favorite technology sites (besides our own of course) I came across a deal for an Asus x205 Laptop. $150 dollars for a laptop with windows 8.1. With a one year subscription to office 365 (a $99) value. This actually breaks the through the “should I purchase this” barrier!…
FAA Proposes to Allow Commerical Drone Flights
Flying Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS), commonly called drones, for commercial use has been almost entirely banned in the United States, but Sunday morning’s announcement would change that.
Spaceship 3d prints its own spare parts
Pretty amazing where we are in technology right now! Spacemen print their own spare parts! So that’s not the actual headline, but it’s catchy, right? What really happened is that NASA’s very own scientists used a 3D printer to print a spare part for their shuttle.
WordPress Version 4.0.1
WordPress 4.0.1 is now available. This is a critical security release for all previous versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. Sites that support automatic background updates will be updated to WordPress 4.0.1 within the next few hours. If you are still on WordPress 3.9.2, 3.8.4, or 3.7.4, you will be…
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