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Adding Google AdSense to a Mambo site doesn't require any third-party extension or knowledge of PHP. It simply requires two things - the AdSense code that you get through your Google AdSense account, and a new custom module.

If you are unsure how to create a custom module, don't worry because this article takes you step-by-step through creating it and using it to set up AdSense on your site.

When Grisoft, makers of AVG, purchased ewido in 2006 they undertook to honour the licenses of ewido anti-spyware. They failed to do so. Lifetime licenses are now void and since the end of 2008 it is now illegal to use your ewido or AVG Anti-spyware software.

You don't need to be a PHP programmer in order to use hooks and custom functions to enhance your WordPress blog. Almost all WordPress themes these days contain a file called "functions.php" which make WordPress hooks available to everyone, not just to plugin developers.

All of the popular theme frameworks utilise custom functions but you don't need to use a framework to enhance WordPress - a little bit of knowledge and some cut 'n' paste code will help you to create a killer blog.

During the Internet blackout protest against New Zealand's copyright law sites were replaced with a single page containing a protest message. The challenge for some people was in working out how to do this without interfering with the site. Redirecting all traffic to your temporary single page is not hard, once you know how. This method can also be used during times of site maintenance.

Today, the New Zealand government agreed to delay the implementation of the controversial new section of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act 2008. The Internet blackout protest ends today, but the battle against "guilt by accusation" is far from won.