Pica Design Tutorials » captcha http://tutorials.picadesign.com Tutorials from Maine Graphic Design Firm, Pica Design Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:16:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Captcha Tools http://tutorials.picadesign.com/2009/07/16/captcha-tools/ http://tutorials.picadesign.com/2009/07/16/captcha-tools/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:37:21 +0000 james http://tutorials.picadesign.com/?p=38 Captchas are a standard method to prevent spam on a website. CAPTCHA stands for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart,” and almost everyone has used one at some point.

A Captcha

A Captcha

Since computers can’t read these images effectively, they are used as verification of a person posting a comment or filling out a form is a real person. If the captcha isn’t correct, the comment isn’t made.

Pica Design would be more than happy to place a captcha system on your website. While it takes time to be filled out, it ensures that your website isn’t overrun with spam.

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