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🚫 Tired of spam filling up your web forms? Bots and spammers exploit vulnerabilities in contact forms, blog comments, and sign-up fields—causing security risks and cluttering your inbox.
In this episode, Charly breaks down how spam bots operate and the best ways to stop them without frustrating real users.
Learn about:
🤖 How bots submit forms and why they target WordPress comments and contact forms
⚠️ The pitfalls of CAPTCHA—why it’s not always the best solution for stopping spam
🛠️ Better alternatives like Honeypots—tricking bots while keeping forms user-friendly
🔧 WordPress solutions—using Zero Spam for WordPress and extensions for popular form builders
💡 The David Walsh Method for Zero Spam—an effective, code-based approach to blocking spam
đź’ˇ Get additional protection by joining Project Honeypot: https://www.projecthoneypot.org/
Protect your website the smart way—without making users jump through hoops. Listen now to learn the best spam prevention techniques!...
Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
It's easy to react or respond quickly to messages and the like. It's better to do that mindfully. That's why I try to Practice The Pause.
Many business owners start the new year with great intentions, only to fall back into the same tech chaos by February. Instead of making resolutions you will abandon, consider building tech traditions that become recurring practices throughout the year.
In this episode, Charly covers:
âś… Annual reviews that actually save money, including subscription audits, password checks, backup testing, and domain renewal verification
đź“Ś Quarterly and monthly maintenance tasks like website health checks, broken link testing, backup verification, and data cleanup routines
🛡️ Weekly habits for email management and software updates that prevent overwhelming backlogs
âś… How to build systems that stick by using calendar blocks, attaching new habits to existing routines, and documenting your processes
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Are you worried that artificial intelligence is about to take over the world and replace your job? Before you panic about the robot uprising, you might want to see what happens when you ask AI to play chess against itself.
In this episode, Charly covers:
âś… Why purpose-built chess computers like Deep Blue and AlphaZero mastered chess decades ago, yet large language models struggle with basic rules
đź“Ś How ChatGPT moved a pawn backwards, which breaks the fundamental rules of chess and demonstrates AI's pattern-matching limitations
🛡️ The hilarious moment Google Bard hallucinated a chess piece into existence and confidently claimed checkmate with a knight that never existed
âś… Why AI is brilliant for drafts, summaries, content generation and repetitive tasks, but should never be trusted to make decisions or reason through problems
đź“Ś How Charly uses AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to save hours every week on social media posts, whilst still quality assuring every output
🛡️ The practical approach to AI ...
With the Australian under-16 social media ban now in effect, many users are concerned about losing access to their accounts and all the content stored within them. Whether you are worried about new regulations or simply want to protect your business data, knowing how to export your Facebook information is essential for every business owner.
In this episode, Charly covers:
âś… How to access Facebook's export settings through Account Center
đź“Ś Step-by-step process for downloading your personal profile data
🛡️ Backing up your Facebook business page separately
đź“Ś Choosing the right format (HTML vs JSON) and media quality settings
âś… Managing large download files and storage requirements
đź”— Why regular backups every few months protect your business
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