Category: Teach

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Matrix, a Private and Secure Forum: Revolutionizing Online Communication

Don Charisma

Matrix is a decentralized messaging forum that prioritizes privacy and security in the digital age. With end-to-end encryption and a federated architecture, it protects against data breaches, identity theft, and hacking attempts. Matrix also emphasizes data ownership, transparency, and accountability, making it an ideal choice for self-hosting and community management. This open-source development has the potential to bridge the gap and enable interoperability while revolutionizing communication in the future. Additionally, Matrix’s decentralized identity and its potential integration with the Internet of Things (IoT) make it a game-changer in the interconnected world. Continue reading Matrix, a Private and Secure Forum: Revolutionizing Online Communication

Blogging, SEO, Teach, Work11 Comments
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Master Forum SEO In Just A Few Minutes

Don Charisma

Promoting a blog or website is a continuous process, provided that is you actually want people to visit your site. For most individuals/businesses/charities/artists/writers we want people to visit our site, that was the whole point of setting up a website in the first place.

There are many facets and opportunities in promoting, forum SEO just one of many.

Forum SEO has garnered a recently “retired” WordPress.com support volunteer over 8 MILLION hits on their relatively mediocre site. So, it’s a strategy that IS very VERY powerful.

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Blogging, Design, Photography, Teach, Work, Writing27 Comments
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Intelligent Spam, Picking Best Photos And My Social Media Links

Don Charisma

I remember I was quite offended at the time. It was fairly soon after I started my blog in 2014.

Thanks for following my blog. I suppose your blog is an intelligent kind of spam based on the wish of bloggers to let their ego develop on the net.

 

I have respect for your intelligence and wish you good luck.

 

(Kind thanks to drwilly of drwillylip.wordpress.com for a most excellent insult)

I came to realise, It’s actually a reasonable comment. A reasonable question to ask oneself. Sometimes criticism may seem harsh, but, it can be some of the best advice one will ever receive.

It’s a question I ask myself when I’m writing or sharing – is what I’m creating enriching people’s experience of life, or am I just creating “Intelligent Spam” ? Am I sharing something people wouldn’t normally see ? Am I distributing information which is interesting ? and so on.

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Geek, Teach, Work, Writing2 Comments

How To Survive A Denial Of Service (DDOS) Attack On A WordPress Site

Don Charisma

My business partner called me a few months ago. “We’ve been hacked” he said, and “the hosting company has shut down our hosting account”. Wow I thought, it can happen to us … Hackers can really make you have a bad day !

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Geek, Internet, Play, Teach, Writing10 Comments

Greengeeks are … Crap, Rubbish, Awful, Terrible, Horrible, Slow, Waste Of Money

Don Charisma

I “inherited” a hosting account with Greengeeks via my business partner. Our sites used to be hosted with them, but we’re currently moving away from them, because, to be blunt, they are awful in so many ways.

Robert Lee had this to say, which pretty much sums up how I feel about them :

“Poor customer service. Slow Servers. DDoS Attacks. Customer Support SUCKS” – Robert Lee @ trustpilot.com

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Internet, Money, Play, Teach, Writing15 Comments

WARNING – Beware Of PayPal Phishing Emails

Don Charisma

I’ve received now a second email from an unknown source that masquerades as an official PayPal email. The idea of the sender is to get me to disclose my login details of my PayPal account, so that they can rob me, basically.

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Usually my iCloud email puts these straight in the spam folder, but for whatever reasons iCloud doesn’t recognise these emails as spam.

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Design, Play, Teach, Writing4 Comments

Gazette Theme – A New Look For DonCharisma.org

Don Charisma

I’ve been using the same WordPress.com theme ever since I started my blog, the “Titan” theme. WordPress “Retired” my old theme some time ago, and I’ve just done the same today.

Researching current WordPress.com themes I came up with a short-list. And, erm no, I didn’t try out all 384 themes, really only the latest ones.
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Opinion, Play, Teach, Writing55 Comments

“Creativity means believing you have greatness” – Why ? – Don Charisma’s Prompt

Don Charisma

I’m often curious as to why sometimes my readers don’t comprehend my quotes the same way that I do. Language, differing cultures and other factors come into play. There’s plenty of interesting conversations I’ve had – “devils advocate” is quite … Continue reading “Creativity means believing you have greatness” – Why ? – Don Charisma’s Prompt

Design, Photography, Play, Teach, Writing17 Comments

Guest Bloggers WANTED – “Team Charisma World People” – FINAL ROUND

Don Charisma

I’ve been on a bit of break, other commitments and “things”, so about time for the final round of Team Charisma World People.

There was a period I wasn’t able to answer comments, so apologies to anyone who commented during that time 🙂 … do my best, it’s all I can do … omnipotent I am not …

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New Guest Bloggers

The final invitees (and re-invitees) for TCWP are :

Matt Hankey

Janice Wald

Irene

The Gospel of Barney

Noelle aka “NAG”

Leslie swo8

Yoshiko

Guys and gals – please see my original post for the rules, and let me know you agree on that post … that’s your first intelligence test … hint – use the search box on my sidebar or the link under my TCWP graphic 😀

It gives great me pleasure to welcome you on board Team Charisma World People – totally looking forward to seeing what you’ll put together 😀

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Play, Teach, Writing55 Comments

100 Ways To Say – “Not The Brightest”

Don Charisma

I recently updated this post, for 372 ways here.

Not pulling a full wagon.

Not the brightest star in the sky.

The lights are on but no one’s home.

Not the brightest bulb in the box.

A few screws short of a hardware store.

Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

A few cards short of a full deck.

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A few fries short of a Happy Meal.

About as sharp as a marble.

Only has one oar in the water.

Smart as a bag of rocks.

A hamburger short of picnic.

The elevator doesn’t go all the way to the top floor.

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Play, Teach, Writing41 Comments

STOP Caring What Others Think (So Much)

Don Charisma

At the top of my blog, just below the menu, is says – “Those who mind don’t matter, and those who matter don’t mind” – IN FACT ON EVERY SINGLE OF MY 2000 OR SO PAGES ! …

The same line has been there for a couple of years now 🙂

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“Screw” by Don Charisma

So it confuses me why anyone would condescend to give me advice (in public) on my caring what other people think of me …

A recent commenter told me they thought the title of one of my photos “offensive” and went on to tell me that they thought I’d offended other people because of “reasons” (undisclosed “reasons”) … ALL ENTIRELY IRRELEVANT TO THE TITLE AND SUBJECT OF MY POST, I might add, which is why I provide a comment box …

Ricky Jervais said it pretty well :

We have to stop this recent culture of people telling us they’re offended and expecting us to give a fuck.

– Ricky Jervais (14 Jul 2012)

To which he got over 10000 retweets and over 3000 favourites (likes) … So …

Play, Teach, Writing114 Comments

Guest Bloggers WANTED – “Team Charisma World People”

Don Charisma

‘Bout time I gave some others a shot. So I’m inviting select guest bloggers to write something for me.

Well I say write, I’m actually more interested in encouraging the minorities – artists, photographers, musicians and designers (et al) … as I consider myself more an all rounder than a writer, per se. So then, Introducing ….
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