The Frugal Tech

Dragon naturally speaking is the great piece of software. However you may not be used to working with a microphone and have the right to a blog or text article sell a nice alternative is Windows Speech Recognition.
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I have multiple WordPress blog sites and use Linux hosting. The website uses WordPress and MySQL. Here are the steps I use for the updating WordPress.

1. Log into the WordPress website as an administrator account. You will notice on the Dashboard there are updates (Figure 1).
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Danger: Ensure to back up the WordPress database and files before making
any changes or installing updates to avoid website down time.

Danger: Do not use the same password and user name for administrator and
database accounts.

Tip: These changes are designed to help secure a WordPress blog. If you feel your website has already been compromised additional steps might be required to fully secure the website.

Securing a WordPress blog is an ongoing activity. Constant vigilance is required to prevent and intervene to secure the blog. While many of us work 8 – 12 hours a day, malicious scripts are working 24/7/365. These steps are not hard to follow and were actually implemented to an active WordPress blog.
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