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I Caught Another Admin Snooping User’s Email. What Should I Do?

March 27, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

I’m an honest person. I always pride myself on having integrity with my job as a Senior System Admin. I think it’s a must in this kind of position. I don’t ever spy on users in any way outside of my job requirements. I believe it’s a must that an admin never look at anything … Read more

Don’t Let Jerks Control What You Create

February 12, 2019February 12, 2019 by Mitch Bartlett

Recently, Lisa Barone of Outspoken Media wrote a wonderful post about Internet trolls. You know? Those fools who waste their lives trying to make others feel bad so they can feel better about themselves.

Contact Form Messages DMARC Error

March 26, 2019June 5, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett

I had an interesting problem this week where a client of mine said she was not receiving email messages via her website contact form. I quickly brought up the site and submitted a form successfully. The email went through OK. So I was all like “What the heck are you talkin’ about lady?!?!” and said things worked fine.

Google Analytics Throws “Missing Permissions” Error

April 29, 2018April 27, 2018 by Mitch Bartlett

I sat here at my desk for about an hour trying to figure out why I kept getting an error whenever I tried to open my Google Analytics page. The error said:

Missing permissions

You do not have access to the account, property, or view. Contact an Analytics administrator who has the Manage Users permission.

20 Essential Programs For Servicing a Windows PC

March 27, 2019June 2, 2017 by Mitch Bartlett

Ever been working on a PC and find that you don’t have all of the tools you need? If the computer is filled with spyware and your Internet connection is so slow, it may take forever to download what you need. To be better prepared, I have complied a list of the things that I have needed at one time or another. I put these tools on my flash drive and hold it close to my heart at all times.

WordPress: Sidebar Shows at Bottom of the Page

March 27, 2019May 31, 2017 by Mitch Bartlett

I am a heavy user of WordPress. On several occasions I have had a problem where the right-sidebar has fallen to the bottom of the page. I have wasted hours trying to figure out why this happens and on each occasion I have encountered it, I have found different problems. I have gained a bigger understanding of what causes this problem. Here are some steps you can check.

Delete WordPress Spam Comments from Database Using phpMyAdmin

January 1, 2015 by Mitch Bartlett

Spam gathers in my WordPress comments by the thousands every day. It can get quite overwhelming to manage. Especially when attempting to delete the tens of thousands of comments Akismet marked as “Spam” at once. If you attempt to delete too many comments at once from the WordPress Dashboard, it will likely error out or even worse, crash your site.

Fortunately, there is an easier way to delete Spam comments. You can do this easily using a database SQL command. Most hosts use phpMyAdmin to manage databases, so I will use that as an example on how to do this.

How to Clear Iframe From Web Pages

July 3, 2021May 25, 2014 by Mitch Bartlett

I’ve experienced problems with malicious websites that display my web pages within an Iframe on their own sites. If you’re not familiar with what an Iframe is, it’s an HTML tag that can be used display another web page in a split view. The Iframe tag was very common in the late 90’s and early 00s, but these days it is rarely used on legitimate websites. It is normally used by spammy websites as a method of hijacking content from other websites. StumbleUpon uses Iframe for functionality of its StumbleBar, which is not considered stealing, but still a practice that is controversial to many webmasters.

How I Got Out of My Anti-Social Bubble (and How You Can Too)

April 13, 2019April 30, 2014 by Mitch Bartlett

Back when I lived in Chicago, I felt like I was at the center of the universe. I was working for a huge dot-com company and attended all the conferences I could. I met many people with many backgrounds. I couldn’t get on the ‘L’ train without running into somebody I knew.

In 2006 I moved to Sioux Falls and lost the ability to easily attend conferences and build relationships. Sioux Falls doesn’t exactly have the tech community Chicago does. As a result, I started� focusing� more on� building relationships online through Twitter and Facebook. I spent many� of the past few years alone in my office cranking out� content while tweeting my thoughts on the weather and how excellent my gluten-free meal tasted today.