Archive for March, 2009
Is it your fault if your clients suck at what they do?
Let me tell you a weird but funny story. (It’s worth reading, trust me) Over the weekend, I was chatting with a web developer friend of mine who shall remain nameless. For the sake of this post, we will call him Herman. Late Friday afternoon, Herman was working away in his office when he got [...]
Check out the 4G web site blacklist
I came across something today that I had to share. Over at the Perishable Press they have released a really cool “firewall” for your website. Here is their description of what they’ve created: The 4G Blacklist is a next-generation protective firewall that secures your website against a wide range of malicious activity. Like its 3G [...]
Help .net Magazine Execute IE6
Everyone knows how much I hate Internet Explorer 6. I personally wasn’t a fan when it had 90% market penetration and I am even less of a fan now that it is somehow hanging onto a 20ish% share long after it should be dead. The unfortunate reality is that IE6 is still important. Although, its [...]
Should I throw feces on them?
Clients are by far the most important ingredient to any successful interactive agency. Without clients, we would just be a group of Wii playing losers who spend their day trying to fill the time between Ellen and Judge Judy. I have heard too many times that clients are stupid. That is not true and I will tell you why.
Stupid Simple jQuery Accordion Menu
This is a very simple tutorial on how to implement an accordion style menu using jQuery to manipulate a grouping of DIV elements. This system is so simple it could be easily utilized by someone who has little or no jQuery experience.
This example provides a complete overview of the implementation as well as a demo and code download to help you get the system running on your web based application.
LOOK! This article has social media in the title
This past week was a very busy one for me. I had an enormous amount of real work to do and unfortunately I am still not done. During my busy week, I got way behind on blog postings and even further behind on my Google reader. I got up at 4AM today, with the goal [...]
Change the Style of DIV on Mouseover with jQuery
JavaScript libraries are fantastic. I know many good web developers who have been reluctant to learn more JavaScript than they absolutely need to. I admit JavaScript can be confusing but it is a very powerful tool, especially with the power of AJAX. Below are a couple simple examples of very powerful techniques that can be [...]
GoDaddy Dedicated Server Hosting Blocks Port 25
Today I was helping a client troubleshoot a problem with a dedicated server he has at GoDaddy. For some reason, a web form created by another developer was having problems sending on his GoDaddy server. After reviewing the code, I determined it was likely an external issue. Some testing of PHP mail() and phpMailer lead [...]
Warren Buffett’s Annual Letter to Shareholders
Warren Buffett released his letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders yesterday morning. Like many I look forward to reading his letter every year. His letters are filled with great information and insights on the inner workings of Berkshire Hathaway, the economy, and life in general. In his previous shareholder letters there has been a wealth of [...]