Plugin updates Fall 2020
Got all of my free WordPress plugins updated for imminent WP 5.6 in early December. Pro plugin updates currently in the works.
Web Dev + WordPress + Security
Blackhole Pro: Trap bad bots in a virtual black hole.
Thought Bucket
233 thoughts
BBQ Firewall
7G Firewall now integrated into BBQ Firewall (free version). Pro version soon ;)
Big Sur
macOS Big Sur update complete. So far no crazy issues. Except TextEdit, which is completely screwed up and unusable. Replaced with free BBEdit.
macOS red dot
Got so sick of macOS’ annoying “red dot” that I had to remove System Prefs from the dock. Come on Apple you can do better.
nG on Nginx
Beginning development of an Nginx version of 7G Firewall.
15 years!
Happy Birthday to Perishable Press, celebrating 15 years online! :)
The strategy
Hide in the basement and hope for the best.
Look ahead
Part of my success is from being able to look ahead down the road and see things coming before they actually get here.
Portfolio refresh
Spent some time refreshing my business portfolio at MonzillaMedia.com :)
Screenshot GIFs
Tried lots of apps for making animated GIFs from screen captures, so far Kap is my favorite. For example the GIF on this post.
Autumn leaves
Autumn is my favorite time of year.
Speckyboy Interview
Stoked! Had a great interview with Eric over at Speckyboy.com :)
Air clearing
Air finally clearing here in WA. Feeling grateful to breathe again. #oxygenmatters
Smoke attack
Past week here in WA state has been hellish. So much smoke, like living in a chimney.
September 2020
Now in September, I’m where I wanted to be in March.
Article update
Spent some time updating my article on unsafe characters, once again current with latest IETF specification.
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Launching my new plugin, Head Meta Pro 🚀 Complete meta tags for WordPress.
Migrating sites to a new server, so far so good. Please report any bugs, thank you.
Arc browser looked good but lost me at “account required”. No browsers do that.
Finishing up the pro version of Head Meta Data plugin, launch planned this month.
Finally finished my ultimate block list to stop AI bots :) Blocks over 400+ AI bots!
After 10 years working late at night, my schedule has changed. I am now a “morning person”, starting my day at 6am or earlier.