WordPress 2.8.5: Hardening Release

Today i upgraded my blog to use Wordpress v2.8.5. I feel nothing different since this release is patch for security release as they publish it on Wordpress official blog, you can read it here. I am happy to use Wordpress as my blog engine. It is so easy to use and have many useful plugins. And the most important thing it is stable. And i am looking forward for the next release of the Wordpress v.2.9 there are lots of new feature that you can see it here.The headline changes in this release … Read more...

[HowTo] Recover Root Password In Ubuntu

Some people say you won't need to use root account anymore in Ubuntu. That's why Ubuntu doesn't activate root account for default install. In my opinion they want to make Ubuntu more secure. Since Ubuntu now is user-friendly and not just for developer or other computer geek, end-user or even a newbie can use Ubuntu. But not for me, i need root account, because it's more convenient for me to configure or and do setting on an Ubuntu machine. Imagine if i don't use root account to configure an … Read more...