1. Log into your CPanel and change the master passwords
2. Log in to your main FTP account
3. Check your wp-header file, usually the usernames and / or passwords have had jiberish inserted into them. Edit.
4. Check your wp-login.php file, can’t find it, that’s because it has been deleted. Open your initial WordPress install folder and copy the file from your local machine to your WordPress folder on the server.
5. Login to WordPress Admin, can’t login > Click Forgot password to have a new password sent.
6. Reset password and login
7. Upgrade WordPress
8. Remove any users other than your own
9. Change your password
10. I would delete the Theme used, re-download and re-install or delete and restore a backup from a week before (or the day before the hack occurred).
11. This should do it. If your landing page has a big F**K you sign, they’ve edited the index.php of the theme, edit or replace with a new one.
12. You’re back in the game, no panic required.

]]> http://blog.onyxinterweb.com/2011/09/wordpress-hacked-what-to-do/feed/ 0 http://blog.onyxinterweb.com/2011/04/its-battle-of-the-sexes-web-developer-style/ http://blog.onyxinterweb.com/2011/04/its-battle-of-the-sexes-web-developer-style/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 10:34:13 +0000 Editor http://blog.onyxinterweb.com/?p=207 I used to be a web developer. Discovering this infographic made me smile. Admittedly it generalise but most of it (in my opinion) seems spot on!

The statistic that shocked me the most was the 12:1 ratio. Where the women and why don’t they like being a web developer? Oh and how can we get more women involved. Women (in my opinion) are usually more detail oriented and would make a better developer than a man.

Moving along, take a look and see if you agree or not. Enjoy .

Businesses in all industries are techno-gearing for better business, improved productivity and flat worlds.

With the introduction of tablet computers and smart phones, every business person needs to understand some form of mobile technology to keep with the times and their jobs.

Putting things in perspective, the Minister presiding over a friends wedding ceremony read his lines from his iPhone, yes, God is connected as well.

So what can you do to “geek-up”? Here are 5 tips to get you started:

1. Start by using more features, other than making phone calls or sending text messages on your mobile.
2. Setup your email and at least one form of social media. A great example for business is the LinkedIn application.
3. Enable Wireless. When you’re waiting at a coffee shop for a client or in their office, a quick check into the office or news update will keep you occupied.
4. Subscribe to your industry publications RSS feeds. You’ll be kept up to date with the latest breaking news and you’ll start becoming the “go-to-person” for the latest industry goss.
5. Download at least one fun application on your computer or mobile phone, just for funzies. An example is a meditation app or even better, motivational or inspirational quotes, delivered straight to your inbox.

We can’t get away from technology during business hours.

What we can do is use it to our advantage.

Blackberry, Nokia, iPhone and HTC have applications to help make the most of our days as productive as can be, make use of them. Experience them for yourself and enjoy your “geek-up” experience.

• Top ten reviews for Backberry productivity apps
• Top 5 free iPhone productivity apps
• Nokia Touch productivity apps
• HTC P34 productivity apps

1. http://www.wifinetnews.com/ – Reporting on wireless data networking
2. http://www.technewsworld.com/ – Tech news – all the time
3. http://edition.cnn.com/TECH/ - All technology news brought to you by CNN
4. http://arstechnica.com/ - The art of technology
5. http://mashable.com/ - Source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture

Find these companies on Facebook and Twitter and stay informed. Happy reading!

We love technology, we breathe it daily. What would life be life without it, lets NOT think about it.

Instead, lets look at the latest techno-loveliness that has graced our presence in the year 2010.

1. iPhone 4
2. iPod Nano (NEW)
3. iPod Shuffle (NEW)
4. LED TV’s (3D LED TVs)
5. Android Phones
6. Mobile TV (LIVE TV in your Car)
7. Kindel
8. iPad
9. Electric newspaper
10. Coolest of them all (for now) – The Light Touch from Light Blue Optics is a marvel — it can beam a virtual computer on to any flat surface, allowing users to tap away as though on a proper keyboard. It’s not commercially available — the Cambridge-based company is hoping to license the technology to other manufacturers — but if it does go on sale, it could herald a shift in the way we interact with the world around us.

• Coding – need to know the difference between a good and bad plugin, article on jQuery plugin checklist, makes it easy
• Inspiration – can’t attend your most desired conference, watch the speaker presentations and get inspired, view the 25 Useful Videos and Presentations for Designers. Videos by Scott Thomas (design director for Obama’s 2008 campaign) and Paola Antonelli (design curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art) freely available for your viewing pleasure and inspiration.
• Design – This has to be my best category, fonts, wallpaper, freebies and awesome articles like this one “Free Wireframing Kits, UI Design Kits, PDFs and Resources” a developer and designers dream resource

Visit the site, but let me warn you, only if you have the time, the resources you’ll find here on both the design and development side are bound to engulf you. Happy surfing.

………..

Oh one more link for upcoming conferences, so many to attend, so little time.

1. ease of use
2. intuitiveness
3. clear call to action
4. simple registration (if needed)
5. clear contact info … etc

Please check back regularly for more free eBooks and other “hot” topics.

Until recently.

A friend whipped out her HTC Android, which was a thing of “form-and-function”. Function has always been more of a draw card to me. With the multi-tude of applications the iPhone offers, and social media management, iPhone still has my vote.

However, mobile developers have now started a mass-exodus in mobile application development and soon, it will be a standard across all manufacturers. With the Android boasting features such as:

1. tips widget
2. applications launcher
3. Exchange support with a global address lists look-up feature

The wow factor for me has to be the portable wi-fi hotspot that can be shared with up to 8 devices. Impressive.

I have yet to fully engage with an Android, but slowly as I do, I will share my findings. May the force be with you.

Beep beep.

I, Shana Kay, at anytime I am carrying a handbag, usually carry the following:

1. lip gloss
2. inhaler
3. mini bag containing headache tablets, allergex or nausea pills
4. digital camera
5. iPhone
6. iShuffle
7. 2 flash drives, just in case
8. 2 pens
9. diary
10. mini journal
11. tip ex
12. business cards
13. gum

See – not so scary. Although I am starting to think that carrying around as much technology I do, may be literally wearing me down. I live by the “just-in-case-I-get-stuck-without-internet-i-have-something-to-do” rule .

Nonsense, although slightly geeky-gal-techy rant of the day. Ciao!