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Articles and Reviews from Voodish

Welcome to our Articles section, we try and update this section at least twice weekly, so check back regularly for the most up to date info. Our sections include Future of Computing, Internet Tools, Tea Break and Web Development.

Nov 05 2010

Rename WordPress admin directory

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Here’s how to rename your WordPress admin directory to add another level of security to your WordPress install.

This method is known as Security through obfuscation and is no substitute for true security, but it all helps in the sea of other WordPress installs out there.

Oct 28 2010

Remove a Menu / Module from a Joomfish translation for Joomla

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A few steps to consider when wishing to remove a menu / module from a specific translation in Joomfish for Joomla.

Oct 20 2010

Display Server Motherboard information

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Simple command to show full details of your servers motherboard.

Helpful to see what the board can handle in terms of Maximum RAM, CPU etc.

Oct 20 2010

Show size of current directory in Linux

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Quick method of showing the overall size of the current directory in Linux.

We have also noted how to show the size of all the sub-directories within the current directory

Oct 16 2010

Display real IP, even behind a Proxy

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To find the real IP of an inbound connection, even if it is using a Proxy service, then use the following code snippet in your PHP file.

Make sure to CHOWN the file to apache if you experience any problems with output.

Oct 11 2010

Split DNS Email and Web - Stop 550 unknown user error - named.conf - /etc/virtual/domains

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The method of how to do this procedure can vary from server to server and from admin panel to admin panel, however, essentially the theory is the same.

Ultimately we want to remove all DNS settings for the targetted domain, from the server hosting the website, so that DNS records are controlled at the registrar only.

Oct 05 2010

Our Fastest Office PC

i7 5Ghz

We don’t normally push the boundaries of computer performance whilst developing websites, however, we do run some decent machines here at Voodish. (Coming soon will be the i7 980X).