According to this post, WordPress now has a plug-in, or if you use WordPress.com (it’s automatic), that allows real-time posting of stories to the web (link).  Once you post, your update shoots out to readers as opposed to waiting (up to an hour) before anyone knows your post exists (a server issue).  I am surprised [...]

I recently had a sobering experience: my web host had their servers hacked and all my data was lost: files, databases, email messages. Everything.  In the back of my mind, I always thought that I didn’t have to worry.  It would be my hosting company’s responsibility to backup up everything on a regular basis: apparently [...]