For automatic upgrading of WordPress, the directory owner has to be apache

After setting up a new VPS to run this blog, among a few other sites, it only took a few minutes to get Wordpress running again.  That part was easy, but later on when I tried to auto-upgrade to the latest version, I was suddenly prompted for FTP credentials.  This is pretty odd, because: I don’t want to… Continue reading For automatic upgrading of WordPress, the directory owner has to be apache

Comcast Customer Support Chat – pretty awful, even if it’s a bot

The other day I got a rather important-looking email from Comcast saying they thought my PC had been infected with a bot. Now, being in the business, I am religious about keeping up to date on both Windows Update and my antivirus program (Norton Security is supplied by Comcast). So to be infected with a… Continue reading Comcast Customer Support Chat – pretty awful, even if it’s a bot