Monthly Archives: August 2009
Is it a good idea for my site to loop songs by the Vengaboys?
Simple answer: No. How would you like it if I strapped you to a chair and made you listen to the Teletubbies song on loop for over an hour? If you find you can’t resist putting your favourite Vengaboys song …
Read the full article »Flash Flash!
I’m sure at one point or another you will have come across a website that seems to have it all, the glamour, the dazzle, the wild animation of a skeleton doing the Moonwalk. But just how appropriate is it for …
Read the full article »Viagra anyone?
Spam is a problem anybody with an email address has come across and it can end up being the bain of our lives. Using a spam filter either on your web server or local computer can help cut down the …
Read the full article »Don’t trust your users!
If there is one thing I’ve learned since developing websites and applications, it’s the importance of validating user input. Don’t trust for one second what your user is sending you. Anytime a user is asked for input, whether it be …
Read the full article »when was the last time you tried google shopping?
For some of you, this is very basic so please forgive! However, if you do not use Google Shopping either as a seller or buyer…quite simply you should…or at least you should try it. I personally have saved hundreds of …
Read the full article »Google is changing!
Possibly inspired by Bing (that’s the new name for MSN Search), Google is fighting back with some big ‘ol changes of it’s own. This time, it’s a major change to the fundamental search technology and algorithms governing Google’s core product, …
Read the full article »Writer’s block
Writers have the ultimate fallback option – the one all the greats use when they’ve run out of significant or interesting things to comment on . . .
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