Gabriel

Category: Business

  • Using GeoIP.dat and Apache on cPanel / WHM to block 75,000+ attacks on wp-login.php in one day

    After yet another brute-force attack on our servers hosting WordPress sites today I finally decided it was time to take some drastic action.  There are a number of different approaches you can take, this is what I did to block literally over 75,000 attacks against wp-login.php today. Step 1: Install the GeoIP database and Apache module Step…

  • How to find an excellent local coffee shop for getting work done

    How to find an excellent local coffee shop for getting work done

    As a web designer who owns my own business, I have the option of working anywhere I can get a good Internet connection and mobile phone coverage. For a while I’ve been exploring different coffee shops / cafes in the East Bay and have discovered a couple of good indicators to tell you if it…

  • Value and Valor – Bringing your A Game

    It’s the end of 2012, and I’ve been thinking about the idea of creating value lately. What makes something valuable, what makes it good, what makes anything worth having? What makes a person valuable and worth having as a friend? If someone behaves in a way that is considered valuable, especially in the context of…

  • Classic Personal Productivity Tip: Inbox Zero method

    In case you haven’t seen this video yet, you should watch it. Once I adopted the Inbox Zero system (which took about 30 minutes to do the first time) it literally changed my life for the better. YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9UjeTMb3Yk Email verbs: More here: http://inboxzero.tumblr.com/ Link to share this: https://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/2011/08/23/classic-personal-productivity-tip-inbox-zero-method/

  • WordPress 3.1 is released!

    We have 82 installations of WordPress on our servers and are excited for the new release of WordPress 3.1. There are a bunch of neat new features, but probably the thing that most of our clients will notice first is that there is a new admin bar that will show up for them. Should be…

  • Evolution of a stadium billboard advertisement

    One of my clients (ARMS – Athlete Relationship Management Software) needed a billboard design to be displayed in a university stadium.  Here are some of the revisions we made, going from the first draft to final version. The requirements were to build two square billboards, one 24″x24″ and the other 8’x8′. First version: In the…

  • Vogon Poetry is now available in the App Store!

    I’m proud to announce the immediate availability of our Vogon Poetry application for iPhone and iPod Touch. You can get it in the App Store for $2.99. Click here to check it out! Link to share this: https://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/2009/04/11/vogon-poetry-is-now-available-in-the-app-store/

  • Going to SXSW in Austin, TX this year

    Finally I’m going to SXSW in Austin, TX this year. Now I get to be one of the cool kids. Or something like that. Pictures from the trip: Link to share this: https://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/2009/03/12/going-to-sxsw-in-austin-tx-this-year/

  • How to file a DBA (Doing Business As / Registration of Fictitious Name) in Missouri for $7.00

    Now we’re cookin! 🙂 It’s surprisingly simple to get a Fictitious Name registered in Missouri, and it only happens to cost $7.00. Simply click here: Missouri Registration of Fictitious Name and then fill out two simple online forms (takes about 1 minute), submit your credit card info for $7.00 and you’ll get an immediate confirmation…

  • 150 open documents in Photoshop – long day of work

    This is after a long day of work building out a new website: TeamMercy.com. Lots and lots of graphics there. Good times. Link to share this: https://www.gabrielserafini.com/blog/2008/05/14/150-open-documents-in-photoshop-long-day-of-work/