I finally decided to go ahead and upgrade my Flickr account from basic(free) to pro.
Cost me USD24.95 but was worth every penny. Unlimited space/sets/bandwidth/etc… and now since Picnik has also gone free it just made sense to dump my other image hosting sites and consolidate everything into Flickr moving forward.
If you need image hosting they are many other there to choose from. Take them for a spin and look at your requirements. Most times the basic/free services will be more then enough.
There is an updated version of the Defensio WordPress plugin available for download from Defensio website or WordPress Extend. The plugin is now officially hosted on WordPress Extend.
Changes in this release;
New plugin name.
Formerly Defensio but now it’s Defensio-anti-spam. “/wp-content/plugins/defensio” –> /wp-content/plugins/defensio-anti-spam
Make sure to delete the old Defensio folder within the plugin folder before installing this update.
Unprocessed comment notification.
If the Defensio service goes down spam will be queued and can be resubmitted through the interface shown below.
New defensio counter widget.
Just like what Askimet’s widget does, it shows the total spam count in quarantine. I have the widget turned on, I like Defensio so I’ll help spread the word too.
Quarantine status in Dashboard
Defensio quarantine stats now shows up in the WordPress admin dashboard under latest activity. Askimet always had this and it’s good that Defensio now has it too as admins love quick access to the stats.
Strong start for Defensio. The plugin added some much needed enhancements. Again, I stress that simplicity is the main goal and if Defensio keeps doing what they are doing now, Defensio’s user base will surely skyrocket. Kudos.
Source: Defensio Blog
I have been running Defensio for a week now.
253 positive spam comments and only 8 false positive hits. Not bad in my book as the current accuracy is at 97.05%.
What I seem to be loving about Defensio is it’s simplicity in spam management.
Spam is something every Blog owner has to deal with on a daily basis. I had 253 positive spam and only 18 legitimate comments. Everyday I spend a few minutes going through the possible spam list and comb out the false positives. Askimet was good but Defensio went one step further by incorporating the color codes and hiding confirmed spam. This dramatically reduced the amount of data I had to go trough now thus improving my admin experience.
The RSS feed option for comments and spam further simplifies access to your spam and comments. Everything through Google reader for me.
The Enhanced statistic made available through the Account Management page on Defensio’s site is also pretty neat. Not the most important but admin’s love looking at historically data presented through use of graphs and diagrams. Simplification again.
Source: Defensio
Source: Defensio Blog
Defensio is the latest comment spam filtering service for blogs and web applications. Blogging platforms currently supported are WordPress, PixelPost, Umbraco, Drupal, Mephisto, Movable Type and TextPattern. Web applications can see integration through the following platforms, Ruby On Rails, .Net, Java, PHP and Python.
Currently, the only big player out there doing the same is Askimet. Askimet surprisingly was very positive about the new competitor on the block.
Quoted from them, read more here.
It’s hard to have a market with only one player.
Denfensio and Askimet both use centralized APIs to validate comment spams but Denfensio currently goes a bit further with some additional features.
- Spam quarantine sorted by spaminess
- Background color applied to spam comments to increase ease-of-identification
- Spam comments collapsed (and restorable) to allow for easy and efficient navigation
- Very obvious spam can be hidden from view
- Performance statistics provided to show how Defensio is doing on your blog
Defensio is a replacement for Askimet but I don’t see this happening anytime soon and Askimet has been around for sometime now. It’s going to be hard to get users to switch.
The latest plugin for Defensio can be downloaded here if you would like to take it for a spin. I’ve installed it at home today so it’s going to take sometime to come to a conclusion to see which path I will follow. For now Askimet works best for me.
Source : Defensio
Source : Askimet
Above were taken from BrandsOfTheWorld.
BransOfTheWorld is a central repository for all the popular brands and logos from around the globe. Nike, Coke, Adidas just to name a few. The logos shown above were found within the Malaysia category and there are thousands more to browse through.
The site enables designers and anyone else to utilize the vector based logos in their presentations or any other purposes provided they have permission from the copyright owner to do so.
Designers can also upload their own logos to be shared others from around the world.
Source : BrandsOfTheWorld
