June 11, 2020

Security updates galore!

New WordPress version 5.4.2 update! Quick note for anyone running a website on the WordPress platform, the new release includes a bunch of security patches and fixes for some platform wide issues! Please consider backing up your existing site, and then run the update to be sure your site is properly secure. These issues are wide and varied, and can provide hackers and malware opportunities to inject javascript and redirects to very inappropriate places!  If you’re not sure whether your site is up to date for security or any number of other issues, reach out to us!
May 1, 2020

Website changes because of COVID-19?

There’s no question that many small businesses and organizations have had to pivot and make some organization and procedural changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Isolation and quaratining (is that a word?) have changed how MANY people do business. This results in these same entities having to make changes to their websites to reflect some message on the home page, or change other content and imagery to reflect those new processes. We love working with folks like that to see how their website can pivot with them, and allow them to continue (or maybe do a better job!) in their […]
February 15, 2020

Emails from Amazoon

Yes, you saw that correctly!  Many spammers and malware issuers are purposely misspelling the domains that their emails come from.  This allows them to look KIND OF like a big name company such as UPS or Amazon, but obviously they’re not!  Unsuspecting users will just glance at the domain, and ignore the misspellings, assuming that the email MUST be from that big company, right?? Unfortunately, this is how viruses and spam processes are set in motion.  The general rule of thumb is that if something seems misspelled or strange in any way, it’s safer to delete that email immediately! It’s […]
December 15, 2019

I’ve heard about websites built with WordPress. Is it right for me?

WordPress is a long tested Content Management System that drives about 40% of the world’s websites. It’s hugely flexible with many available editor programs, and many, many plugins to add functionality commonly seen on many big name websites. Truth be told, WordPress is probably one of the most targeted website platforms for hackers and malware!  Thankfully, the platform (and plugin) authors are constantly writing patches and fixes to block new vulnerabilities on a regular basis. To this end, it’s crucial that any WordPress website be updated just as regularly. If you don’t know what this involves, visit our Maintenance page! […]