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By Greg Nowak , 23 May, 2026

MariaDB 10.6 EOL: quiet CMS hosting debt needs a real upgrade plan before July 2026

MariaDB 10.6 reaches EOL on July 6, 2026. Here is how WordPress and Drupal teams should scope version choice, testing, backups, and rollback.

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By Greg Nowak , 30 April, 2026

WordPress Autoloaded Options: What the Site Health Warning Misses

WordPress Site Health can flag bloated autoloaded options, but safe fixes depend on tracing oversized or stale data, save logic, and request-path impact.

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By Greg Nowak , 6 August, 2021

Mysqldump Encoding: How to Prevent Broken Characters in Database Exports

Prevent broken text in MySQL exports by checking column metadata, choosing the right dump charset, and proving the restore before migration handoff.

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By Greg Nowak , 9 February, 2021

MySQL Zero-Date Import Errors: A Safer Fix for Legacy Data

Fix MySQL zero-date import errors without weakening the whole server. Audit the data, use a session-only bridge, and plan a durable cleanup.

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Illustrated infographic summarizing: Locked out of your Apple developer account? Fix it before October 1

Locked out of your Apple developer account? Fix it before October 1

2026-08-20

Apple's updated developer agreement must be accepted by October 1, 2026, and many small app owners cannot even log in. Here is where Apple's two-factor codes really go, and how to fix your access before the deadline.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Cloudflare Workflows Now Charges by the Step—Price the Outcome

Cloudflare Workflows Now Charges by the Step—Price the Outcome

2026-08-20

Cloudflare Workflows now bills paid plans for steps and stored state. Here is how to track cost per completed outcome without weakening reliability.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Google’s AI Search Toggle Is a Publishing Decision, Not an SEO Setting

Google’s AI Search Toggle Is a Publishing Decision, Not an SEO Setting

2026-08-19

Google’s AI Search toggle forces a commercial choice about visibility, attribution and content use. Here’s how to make that choice responsibly.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: From Supplier Invoice to Bookkeeping: AI with a Control Checkpoint

From Supplier Invoice to Bookkeeping: AI with a Control Checkpoint

2026-08-18

AI can reduce the work involved in processing supplier invoices, but reliable bookkeeping requires validation, duplicate checks, approval and a clear audit trail.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Nginx 1.30 Changed the Upstream Defaults—Test Before You Upgrade

Nginx 1.30 Changed the Upstream Defaults—Test Before You Upgrade

2026-08-17

Nginx 1.30 defaults upstream proxying to HTTP/1.1 with keepalive enabled. Here is what to inspect, model and test before upgrading.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: OpenAI’s Assistants API Shuts Down in Ten Days. Is Your App Ready?

OpenAI’s Assistants API Shuts Down in Ten Days. Is Your App Ready?

2026-08-16

OpenAI’s Assistants API shuts down on August 26, 2026. Learn what to inventory, how to preserve state and how to cut over without breaking the product.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: WordPress 7.1 Forces the Editor Into an iframe—Test Your Custom Blocks

WordPress 7.1 Forces the Editor Into an iframe—Test Your Custom Blocks

2026-08-15

WordPress 7.1 removes the non-iframe editor fallback. Learn how to audit custom blocks, test real workflows and fix compatibility issues before launch.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: GitHub will stop sending jobs to stale self-hosted runners

GitHub will stop sending jobs to stale self-hosted runners

2026-08-14

GitHub starts enforcing runner versions on August 24, 2026. Audit and upgrade self-hosted runners before builds and deployments start stalling.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Your AI Agent Has Shell Access. What Can It Reach?

Your AI Agent Has Shell Access. What Can It Reach?

2026-08-13

A practical guide to mapping what a shell-enabled AI agent can reach, then containing its access to files, credentials, networks, tools, and high-impact actions.

Illustrated infographic summarizing: Cloudflare Changed DoH JSON. What Else Is Parsing DNS as Text?

Cloudflare Changed DoH JSON. What Else Is Parsing DNS as Text?

2026-08-12

Cloudflare’s DoH JSON change exposes brittle DNS parsing. Find affected scripts, test both formats, and choose a safer integration contract.