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Alessandro Canepa.

I like SEO/Google, WordPress, IT, mobile, technology, and UX

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Fixing things

In fixing, IT75 ViewsLeave a comment canepa
Some years ago I read an article on Wired Magazine on the need for a Fixer (not just a Maker) Movement. I truly believe our civilization needs to keep dominating the technology it is using to avoid succumbing. To do this we need a collective effort in understanding, teaching and documenting technology in order to be able to replicate, fix and improve all the components and systems that are dominating all aspects of everyday life.
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How much does it really take to style a scroll-bar

In WebTags , 51 ViewsLeave a comment canepa

Some days ago I attended a presentation by Oded Lavie to a group of parents and students at the Open Day of a university.

It was an inspiring talk. One of the points made by was that we to do only what is really useful. To re-enforce this concept he described a recent situation where a customer requested to stylize the scroll-bar of a website and asked:

How much time do you think it takes a company to stylize a

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Better home network security

In Network, Security97 ViewsLeave a comment canepa

It have been listening to Security Now podcast with Leo and Steve since episode one and this has had a strong influence in my approach to security and technology.

After listening to the Three Dumb Routers episode I decided to abandon the single ADSL/WIFI Router solution I was using with a more secure architecture. I didn’t just want the segmentation described by Steve, I wanted increased control and security. Steve had mentioned PfSense a

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My quest to improve standard WordPress search

In Plugins, Wordpress98 ViewsLeave a comment canepa

Note: This is a living post that I’ll update as I go on in my quest to improve WordPress search

Version 1.2 - Added review of Relevanssi Search Plugin Version 1.1 - Added screenshots of Better Search Plugin

Search is very basic in WordPress so I’m trying to find some better solutions. In particular I have the following goals:

  1. Improve overall search quality and ranking.
  2. Be able to index specific content. Apart from jus pages and posts I would
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