Static Main Page on Blog?

Linda, I have another question which I thought might be of interest to others also. I have been browsing other sites in my niche and have noticed that a number of them have a static home page. I was wondering if there is an advantage to having a landing page that is a static home page vs one which changes with each post addition? My thought was to develop a post which I would mark as sticky which could serve as a static landing page when someone might click on the “home” link.
Thanks again, Ken, http://gonebassfishing.com
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How to Install Wordpress, Part 3. Security

Now you have all the basics set up, and your plugins are activated. You’re almost ready to start blogging. But first, let’s take care of a little security. Did you know that the default install of most blogs leave directory content open to prying eyes? For example, if you type in domain.com/wp-content/plugins/ on most blogs, you can see all the plugins they’re using. That’s also a route that hackers use to find out which plugin they can exploit to hack your blog. So, let’s close that door, shall we?
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