A friendly warning for all those who maintain a WordPress site

Just a quick note to warn all those who maintain a stand-alone WordPress site that there is currently a worm making the most of the security weaknesses in previous versions of WordPress, the main advice is upgrade to 2.8.4 now and save yourself a lot of hassle later as this version is immune to the worm.

A more detailed overview of this security issue and other ways to stay secure can be found here – http://wordpress.org/development/2009/09/keep-wordpress-secure/

I can create a website for you!

Looking for work!

Are you a new business that is looking to create a web presence,  an existing business who wants to step out into the Internet or even just someone who feels the need to express themselves online – I can help you create the ideal platform for you!

The Internet is an ever changing system, and at the speed technology moves it can feel really daunting taking either your first step into the web or to commission an online solution that suits you. 

When I create websites I try to cut through the techno babble and deal with each specific need using the best solutions.  Whether it is a website that simply offers a window into your world or something more complex that allows you to update parts of the site yourself, I am sure I will be able to help.

If you want to see what I can do…then feel free to contact me – info@nasarik.com

A beginner’s guide on how to create your first wordpress site

This is abit of a quick post but without knowing this I wouldn’t have been able to create my first Wordpress site so successfully.  If you have never used Wordpress before and you are fairly new to CSS then creating a site by this method can be difficult, hopefully this post will help.

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The dark side and Google

In the last ten years Google has moved from humble search engine to dominant web superpower and with no sign of easing up, but are they running the risk of becoming the new Microsoft which for the early part of this decade were hated.  Surely Google can’t move to the dark side and become the new un-stoppable machine?

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Keep your site graceful and enhanced

‘Graceful degradation’ and ‘progressive enhancement’ are terms that have crept into the web design world and I’ll admit that initially I didn’t know what they were or how they would affect the way I approach a design job, but after reading a few articles online and listening to a recent talk from Elliot Jay Stocks it proved to not just be a buzz phrase but how we as web designer should serve our users, so here is my layman’s take on both these approaches.

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