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If you look on a web ring member's listing page (example) you'll see a small link in the lower right corner of the page. It's says: "Is this blog missing? Please let us know: Report This Blog." If you click on that link, you'll be able to let me know if a blog is missing, violating the membership rules, etc. It's a handy tool for you to help me keep our membership list up to date.

Well, today I had to add a CAPTCHA to that form. If you are not familiar with what a CAPTCHA is, it's one of those annoying "try to guess what this word is and type it in" things. Like you, I really dislike them. Unfortunately thought, it's become part of what web site owners have to do to prevent spam or anything else malicious.

Over the weekend I received some phishing spam through that form. Just to let everyone know, all that form does is send me an email. So I'm the only one that received the spam in question. But I still need to take precautions and add a CAPTCHA speed-bump to prevent further spam and hopefully prevent anything else unforeseen from happening. You'll find I've used CAPTCHAs on various forms through out the site before. Now you know why.

If you need help locking down forms on your own web site, CAPTCHAs are one of many tools to help with that. You'll find many services and options out there. The one I'm using currently is reCAPTCHA.

PS: If you ever have the unfortunate opportunity to meet one of these spammers in person. Please be polite, smile, thank them for visiting Blog Oklahoma for me, and /slap them with a large trout.

Good news everyone.

Wizzard Media (Libsyn) has made the Blog Oklahoma Podcast Android App available at the Amazon Appstore for Android.

I'd make it free if I could, but think of it as a good way to support Libsyn for all their hard work.

Amazon.com: Blog Oklahoma: Appstore for Android http://amzn.to/JbpdwW

... Oh and the store listing says it will work on a Kindle Fire. Cool! See pictures below:

No really I'll be coming back to the Blog Oklahoma Podcast soon. When? Uhmm...