Freewaregenius shut down by a possible Denial of Service (DoS) attack

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Why does Google hate this site?

Something happened the weekend before thanksgiving, Nov 17; a Google algorithm change of some sort that once again took away about a third of...

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Wunderlist 2 is on the way as Wunderkit is nixed

If you follow this blog you know that we are very fond of Wunderlist, the stylish, GTD-influenced task management app which saves your data...

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Imagine being able to access anything on your Android without touching it. Imagine being able to view anything on the screen without being anywhere...

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Google’s last Panda 3.8 update which happened in late June 2012 took away two thirds of my traffic, reducing my readership to the same...

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If you follow this site regularly, then you would have seen the almost daily changes that have been going on for more than a...

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