Concepts

Sometimes the simple things are the most complex...

Concepts

Debugging Basics

on Sunday, 03 April 2011.

When web related problems arise, you need the right tools for the job.

Debugging Basics
That said, Wikipedia defines debugging as "a methodical process of finding and reducing the number of bugs, or defects, in a computer program or a piece of electronic hardware, thus making it behave as expected."

Typography

on Thursday, 18 February 2010.

The right word is worth a thousand pictures.

Typography
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs. Type glyphs are created and modified using a variety of illustration techniques. The arrangement of type involves the selection of typefaces, point size, line length, leading (line spacing), adjusting the spaces between groups of letters (tracking) and adjusting the space between pairs of letters (kerning).

Organic SEO

on Wednesday, 12 August 2009.

If there are different methods of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), why should I go green?

Organic SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the volume or quality of traffic to a web site from search engines via "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results as opposed to search engine marketing (SEM) which deals with paid inclusion. Typically, the earlier (or higher) a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. SEO may target different kinds of search, including image search, local search, video search and industry-specific vertical search engines. This gives a web site web presence.

Web Security

on Monday, 31 October 2011.

When your site holds any sort of value it's worth protecting.

Web Security
Tip #1 - Shut Off Directory Indexing. Unless you are running a web site for the sole purpose of serving out files for download, shut off directory indexing. You do not want someone hitting an empty directory on your site, or a folder without a default index file and seeing a full list of files in that folder. Directory Indexing can exploit files you did not want publicly available or easily discovered on a web site.

QR Codes

on Thursday, 10 February 2011.

QR technology began as a way to track auto-parts, but with a little creativity you can see all the possibilities.

QR Codes
QR is short for Quick Response, and that is exactly what it offers. Using these boxes along with a scanner (or simple camera) allows you fast access to any nugget of data embedded within. Text, URL, email address, phone number, geo-location... any (or a combination of) these can be embedded in a simple scan-able box. It may strike you as a little Orwellian, but you can literally embed all of your contact info into one box. Before we just to the future though, lets get a quick history of QR technology.
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