WordPress, a free open source software package used for many types of online publications, was launched 15 years ago. Since then, it has steadily grown into the most popular content management system for building and running web sites. Now, the … Read the story...
Ebook news: slow journalism, first visit at a book fair, writers need a backup plan
From: Klaava Travel Guide nonfiction ebooks
News on ebooks, writing and self-publishing Why slow journalism and limited amount of news is growing a following Nieman Lab has a story that you should read slowly and digest properly because a new … Read the story...
Reading ebooks or documents on an e-reader is not counted as screen time, right?
Time spent staring at a screen of phone, tablet, PC or any other electronic device with a screen has raised concerns after reports were published that excessive screen time can be harmful. Especially, people who read ebooks like to read … Read the story...
Rent a Finn provides hosts for visitors but which one to choose for a trip to Finland?
From: Travel User Guide
Here is an exceptional travel initiative from Finland: for June, July and August 2019, visitors can apply for a genuine Finn to host and guide them for three days. The purpose is to introduce the way … Read the story...
It is not the hours that count in remote work, but how to be productive
Remote work, freelance work, and digital nomad lifestyle are trends that have sustained and continue growing. Working at home, or at a cottage in the Pyrenees Mountains as a freelancer is nothing new, but the magic of the internet has … Read the story...
90 percent of hacked web sites were powered by WordPress
WordPress is so popular software package for online publications, e-commerce, business sites, blogs, and all types of web sites that it has the major problem that comes with success: hackers. Sucuri, a business specialized in web site security, analyzed infected … Read the story...
How to choose the best method for preventing comment spam in WordPress
Everyone who is responsible for administering and managing a WordPress blog, web site, or publication that is configured to accept comments knows how massive the comment spam problem is. Fortunately, multiple solutions are available to fight it. In fact, there … Read the story...
Top 10 games and most popular movies have something in common
Video games have rapidly developed into a major entertainment industry. It is already going through a major change as mobile devices, game streaming services and new business models are emerging. Free games are truly trending – they generate more revenue … Read the story...
Developers are our best bet to stop Apple’s App Store monopoly
From: The Next Web
Any day now, the US Supreme Court will issue a decision in a case called Apple Inc. v. Pepper, where a group of iPhone users have said that the Apple App Store, the only place they … Read the story...
Automakers are embracing electric bicycles – here is the GM Ariv
From: Travel User Guide
Every car manufacturer that believes it has a future in the industry is already marketing electric vehicles or is planning to make them available in the near future. But that’s not all in the electric front. … Read the story...