November 2009
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Closing Comments to Control Spam
About a week ago, I set WordPress to automatically close comments on posts over 90 days old on my Reclaimer website. Spam comments over there have become completely unreasonable lately, with Akismet catching and filtering out upwards of 300 spam a day. The vast majority ended up going into the Pending queue rather than the [...]
MediaTemple (dv) and suPHP
A while back I switched my web hosting from Bluehost to MediaTemple. Basically, I needed the additional bandwidth and the ability to have full control over my server setup. MediaTemple came highly recommended, and I’ve never been sorry I switched. The downside was that the ability to easily upgrade plugins and the core software in [...]
HowTo: Install Ghostscript on MediaTemple
This is a repost of my original writeup over on Shamus Writes. I thought I’d go ahead and describe the process for installing Ghostscript on a MediaTemple (dv) server, especially since I’ve already got one reader who would like to see it. Use your favorite shell client to log on to your (mt) account as [...]
Borrowing from Other Cartoonists
I‘ve been doing a lot of drawing in my sketchbook recently. I try to do at least a little bit every day. I’m told that the best way to hone one’s craft is to practice daily, and I’m finding that this wisdom seems to be true. The more I draw, I more comfortable I become [...]
AHA Jack Monroe Benefit Ride, Myrtle Beach
Over this past weekend, my wife, sister-in-law, and I took a couple of horses down to Myrtle Beach, SC, for the annual American Heart Association Jack Monroe Benefit Ride.
