Category: WebDev & Code
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A quick note on my first steps using stripe.com
I’m building a web site for a charity that needs to take credit cards for tickets being sold. I’ve chosen to use stripe.com as: It’s simple to implement They take care of all the security and PCI DSS (I never get any card details to save, that’s a good thing). It’s not expensive (compared to…
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A new form of Comment spam? – url shorteners and redirection?
This is interesting. This blog just had a comment which, at first glance, looked normal. The link first runs through URL shortening service tinyurl.com. That in turn redirects it to adfly (http://adf.ly) which is where it becomes interesting. Adfly is an advertising system. Instead of linking directly to the destination, you link with a custom…
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BitDefender v Nod32
It’s anti virus renewal time! Not the most exciting job of the year, which is why I’ve been renewing for at least 2 years at a time. Bottom line: So, after all my research, reading and testing, we’re sticking with Nod32 for another 2 years. We’ve been Eset Nod32 customers a long time, but for…