Pointers: Create a WordPress website

Pointers: Create a WordPress website - You've been putting this off for long enough. Let's make a website, let's make it right now –– and let's use all that is great about WordPress while avoiding all its nudges into spending money. We have nothing against spending money, we'd rather you spent it getting the best value for yourself. Perhaps we're wrong and unfair, but feel as if WordPress is always crossing its fingers and hoping you won't notice how it cajoles you into options you don't need ...

(Via MacNN | The Macintosh News Network.)

The Most Dazzling Photos From Space This Year

The Most Dazzling Photos From Space This Year -

From water on Mars to a little something called Pluto, WIRED presents the best photos of the cosmos for 2015.

The post The Most Dazzling Photos From Space This Year appeared first on WIRED.

The Biggest Security Threats We’ll Face in 2016

The Biggest Security Threats We’ll Face in 2016 -

This year was a busy one for security and hackers. We expect more of the same in 2016, with a few new twists.

The post The Biggest Security Threats We’ll Face in 2016 appeared first on WIRED.

(Via Wired Top Stories.)

It's time to secure your Amazon account with two-factor authentication

It's time to secure your Amazon account with two-factor authentication - Relying solely on passwords to secure important accounts may be outdated, but until they're gone for good your best alternative is locking things down with two-factor authentication: Amazon. Considering you probably already have a credit card or ot...

(Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).)

Facebook Implements Fix for iOS App Battery Draining Issues

Facebook Implements Fix for iOS App Battery Draining Issues - Facebook's newest iOS update, out today, fixes a major battery draining bug that some Facebook users have been experiencing in recent weeks. Affected users were seeing large amounts of battery drain on their iPhones due to Facebook running in the background, something that happened even when background app refresh was toggled off in the Settings app.

While the latest Facebook app release notes don't include a reference to the issue, Facebook engineering manager Ari Grant wrote a post (via TechCrunch) explaining the issues behind the battery drain and what Facebook has done to fix it. According to Grant, there were several factors that contributed to the problem, including a "CPU spin" in the network code and silent background audio sessions that kept the app awake even when it wasn't open.

Western Digital to buy SanDisk in $19 billion takeover connected to flash memory

Western Digital to buy SanDisk in $19 billion takeover connected to flash memory - Hard drive maker Western Digital on Wednesday announced a $19 billion deal to acquire SanDisk, reflecting a shift in the storage industry away from magnetic hard disks towards solid-state drives and other forms of flash memory.

(Via AppleInsider.)

Enjoy 45 minutes of slow-motion Apollo rocket launches

Enjoy 45 minutes of slow-motion Apollo rocket launches - Step back into the '60s with a video full of gorgeous slo-mo footage of massive Saturn V rockets carrying Apollo missions into space.

(Via CNET News.com.)