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Web Design Blog - September 2010

Can Optical Media Survive?

Could the Blu-Ray disk be one of the shortest lived media formats of all time? How much longer will be be using CDs and DVDs? With the recent release of streaming media boxes like Apple TV, Boxee Box and Google TV I have been asking myself these questions. I have already noticed how little I use the optical drive on my laptop. There are a few cases where someone will bring in a DVD with photos or video, but those are few and far between. I would estimate that I insert a disc into my drive maybe... read more!

Sep 29, 2010 11:37am by Jeff Nicholson

Posted in Google, internet, Inventions, Miscellaneous, opinion, technology, video | Post Comment | 2

Installing php json pecl extension on centos

The json extension for php enables some useful functions: json_encode and json_decode. Unfortunately the centos repository version of php does not come precompiled with the json extension and they do not have a php-json package that you can install from the repository. Luckily it isn't too hard to build that extension through the pecl extension repository. First you must make sure you have pear and php devel packages installed. yum install php php-pear php-devel You will then need to make sur... read more!

Sep 27, 2010 7:57am by Mike Vandenberghe

Posted in php, server administration | Post Comment

5 SEO Tips You Should Know

It can be easy to feel lost when it comes to the world of SEO. Search engine optimization is the best way to get your site ranking high and attracting new business. For most though, SEO is a hard road to navigate. If you are just starting out then you probably need some guidance. Here are 5 things you should know about SEO that will help get you on your way to a ranking website. Content is Everything Content is probably the most important thing for your site in terms of SEO. Having multiple... read more!

Sep 23, 2010 3:53pm by Jill Hartsen

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function_exists to test if extension is installed

Many make use of GD through php to resize and process images. Some hosting environments do not have php compiled with GD support. If your script is run on one of those hosting environments it will fail. If you plan on distributing your script you can add some tests to see if GD is installed, a very basic way to test for it would be to see if a function that extension provides has been defined. if ( ! function_exists('imagecreate') ) { die('GD must be installed to use this script'); } You can... read more!

Sep 21, 2010 3:23pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Simplifying a Complex Website

How do you create a website that is full featured while remaining simple? This is a question many companies ask theselves at one point or another. A few simple tips can help you to streamline your site and take it to the next level. Limit bells and whistles.  Provide your users with features (bells and whistles), but keep them relevant.  A feature in this case is a tool or enhancement to an interactive piece of your website.  When you provide your users with valuable tools (fea... read more!

Sep 16, 2010 11:37am by Jeff Nicholson

Posted in internet, organization, technology, web design, web projects | Post Comment

Focus on Usability

You can have the most beautiful site in the world. Maybe you spent hours poring over images, backgrounds, color schemes and you have achieved what you think is a masterpiece of web work. That's all well and good, but it means almost nothing if you haven't put just as much thought, perhaps even more, into making your site usable. Users may be impressed at first, but they won't be fooled for long once they realize they have to put work into figuring out where you have hidden your products or servi... read more!

Sep 10, 2010 12:54pm by Jill Hartsen

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Mysql concat function

If you haven't used the concat() function in mysql you are missing out. It allows you to do selects and updates ( as well as other things ) using a concatenation of either columns, fields or both. For example, you have a database table of users. This table has two columns one for first name and one for last name. You'd like to concat the fields together and return it as a single column full name. You can use a query like: select concat(first_name,' ',last_name) as full_name from user It is al... read more!

Sep 07, 2010 11:33am by Mike Vandenberghe

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