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Registration Hotpot – Better way to stop spam accounts in WordPress

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If you use Wordpress like me with the majority of sites, you may have a similar problem that I do.  On 3 of my popular Wordpress sites, I get nailed by more then a handful of spam accounts getting created each day.  For this blog, it got to the point where I actually had to stop accepting user registrations. Last week I read that ThemeHybrid released Registration Honeypot … [Read more...] about Registration Hotpot – Better way to stop spam accounts in WordPress

Beautiful Almaty, Kazakhstan (2014)

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It is hard to believe that nearly one month ago, we had out last snowfall in Almaty.  Spring is here but it feels like an early Summer.  By next week, the weather will get up into the high 20s and low 30s.  That is getting close to Saigon weather.  A great way to get acclimated since I will be in Southeast Asia for 7 weeks starting in a month. Below are some Spring photos I … [Read more...] about Beautiful Almaty, Kazakhstan (2014)

2048 – My Favorite Android Game at the moment

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Well, my students got me addicted to 2048.  I started playing this game app last weekend.  I saw many of my students playing it but never understood why they liked it so much.  I did not really take notice until I read some articles about American parents complaining about the new Common Core Math Curriculum.  In short, this curriculum makes students solve math problems similar … [Read more...] about 2048 – My Favorite Android Game at the moment

Encrypting Gmail emails with Mailvelope

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It has been awhile since I did any technology blog posts.  I decided it was time to do some again.  As an ICT/Design Technology teacher, I should keep up to date on all technology.  I go through a list of Tech News each day. Today I found a good Add-On for Firefox called Mailvelope <https://www.mailvelope.com/>.  I needed this add-on since a friend sent me an encrypted … [Read more...] about Encrypting Gmail emails with Mailvelope