Month: October 2020

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WordPress has announced a killer new feature

Alex Swabey October 22, 2020 0 Comments
WordPress has announced a killer new feature that provides greater integration for Twitter users. Now, WordPress content creators, with Jetpack installed, can publish an entire blog post as a Twitter thread, with just two extra clicks. The new feature means that integration between the two platforms has come full circle after WordPress announced that entire Twitter threads, also known as...
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Post Grid WordPress Plugin Flaw Found “Patch it sharpish if you use it…”

Andy Smart October 13, 2020 0 Comments
Two high-severity vulnerabilities in Post Grid, a WordPress plugin with more than 60,000 installations, opens the door to site takeovers, according to researchers. To boot, nearly identical bugs are also found in Post Grid's sister plug-in, Team Showcase, which has 6,000 installations. The issues are a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw as well as a PHP object-injection issue. Both bugs are pending...
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Coronavirus: It’s up to all of us to keep each other safe

Chris Grant (he/him) October 12, 2020 0 Comments
It’s up to all of us to know what we must do to keep ourselves and others safe in the weeks and months ahead. The medical advice is clear: you must self-isolate if you have coronavirus symptoms or live in the same household as somebody who does. The main symptoms of coronavirus are: High temperature – this means you feel hot to touch on your chest or back (you do not need to measure your...
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What Is a PAGES File?

A file with the PAGES file extension is a Pages Document file created by the Apple Pages word processor program. It might be a simple text document or more complex and include several pages with pictures, tables, charts, or more. PAGES files are actually just ZIP files that include not only the document information necessary for Pages but also a JPG file and an optional PDF file that can be used...
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Upgrade macOS to access new Microsoft 365 for Mac updates

Alex Swabey October 06, 2020 0 Comments
As of the Microsoft 365 for Mac, November 2020 update, macOS 10.14 Mojave or later is required to receive updates to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote. If you continue with an older version of macOS, your Office apps will continue to work but you will no longer receive any updates including security updates. If your organisation is not using macOS then you can disregard this change,...
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Adding, removing, or editing DNS records on an domain name with O’Brien Media

If we manage your domain name, either because it was registered by us, moved to us, or because we manage the DNS settings you can request any DNS record changes by emailing us the changes you need made, we'll then complete the changes or let you know if there are any next steps that need to be followed to enable us to make the change for you. We don't have a DNS control panel or domain name...
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