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Web Design Blog - January 2011

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Backporting and pci compliance software versions

Backporting is a practice of taking fixes that were applied to a newer version of a piece of software and applying those fixes to an older version of that same software. Sometimes the patch needs modification to work with the older software. Backporting is done a lot in the world of linux distributions. A distribution stable repository will keep an older version of software long after a new version is released. They do this so that they can be sure there are no new bugs in the software release ... read more!

Jan 31, 2011 6:27pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Social Media & SEO

Google recently updated their algorithm to include more pages from the same websites in their search results. This is expected to have a positive effect on websites that are “liked” and “tweeted” through social media. In addition, it has been reported that Google is paying more attention to social media links for consideration in page ranking. Understanding and utilizing these changes is crucial to successful SEO (Search Engine Optimization). The intent is to give a hi... read more!

Jan 21, 2011 1:52pm by Steve Anderson

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Optimize Your Photos for the Web

In an age of high resolution phone displays and widescreen desktop monitors, it is important to have quality images on your web site – but don’t make them too big. The amount of time it takes for a page to load can have an effect on your website’s credibility with search engines as well as drive away users if it is slow. Luckily there are some easy ways to make your images look great on the web without sacrificing quality. Most photo editing software gives you ability to ea... read more!

Jan 21, 2011 1:22pm by Steve Anderson

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Your Best Friends in Excel

When dealing with large amounts of data, save time by learning about your "best friends" in Excel. Your best friend today is the "vlookup". Download the practice workbook and follow along. You will learn how to combine important information from multiple spreadsheets with just a few clicks. Download practice workbook (Compatible with MS Excel 2007 or higher)... read more!

Jan 20, 2011 6:12pm by Steve Anderson

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php json_encode and json_decode

JSON is used in many places on the web. It got it's start with ajax and has trickled into use in many other places. It is being used a lot now with web API's and I have even seen it make it's way into being used as a simple way to store serialized objects. PHP has recognized the importance of JSON in today's web, with later versions of php the json_encode and json_decode functions are included in the core build. In versions earlier than 5.2 you may need to install the extension for these functi... read more!

Jan 10, 2011 4:10pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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what is base64

You may have seen a string such as "YXNkZmZkc2FhYWFhZGRkZWY=" before. Some of you will recognize this as base64. Base64 is an encoding format used to represent binary data as text. It is commonly used in MIME email formats for things such as attachments. In php, base64 funcitons are readily available for use. base64_encode($data) - encodes to base64 base64_decode($data) - decodes from base64 Typically base64 encoded data takes a third more space to store than the original, as the data is enc... read more!

Jan 10, 2011 4:01pm by Mike Vandenberghe

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Save time on form programming with regex

At times we all must create some more complex and lengthy html forms to capture data from our users. The process usually entails building out the design for the form then coding the form to HTML so they are usable. After the form is programmed, it is all nice and pretty but still does not perform any actual functionality. We then need to create the programming that sits behind the form to accept the form post and do something with the data ( capture to database, perform calculations, email data ... read more!

Jan 10, 2011 10:34am by Mike Vandenberghe

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Domain registrar vs domain name servers

When you purchase a domain name from a registrar, you are buying a top level registration so that the domain name you purchased has a SOA ( start of authority ) record. This record tells requesters where the nameservers are for your domain, it does not say where the actual domain is hosted or what hosting provider it is under. From your registrar you edit your SOA record when you set your nameservers. Some registrars also provide DNS services for you with an additional fee. The nameservers them... read more!

Jan 10, 2011 9:04am by Mike Vandenberghe

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