Here is a handy online SPF validation tool.
And here is information on writing proper SPF DNS records. → Continue reading “SPF Testing Validation Tool”
DNS Propagation Watcher/Notifier: DNSPinger
When we bring on a new client we typically point their domain to our nameservers and then wait until the DNS propagates to launch a new site.
Here is a look to a pretty cool tool that will keep an eye on a domain and send you an e-mail when the IP is updated. → Continue reading “DNS Propagation Watcher/Notifier: DNSPinger”
Subversion Quick Reference Card
Following is a link to a SVN cheat sheet.? It is also posted to this blog entry as an attachment should the page no longer be available.→ Continue reading “Subversion Quick Reference Card”
Drive Relevant Traffic to Your Site By Participating in Other Forums
Our clients and prospects always ask us how they can drive more traffic to their website. There are a number of ways to do so, including pay-per-click advertising, SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and e-mail newsletters, to name a few.
Another great method that has had great success with all types of websites is participating in other website forums. Doing so helps to drive relevant and more qualified traffic to your site.
Forums have become a great source of → Continue reading “Drive Relevant Traffic to Your Site By Participating in Other Forums”
Mozilla RSS Feed Icons
Big Square Blinking Cursor in CRiSP
Now and again, I’ll enable some sort of feature in CRiSP and not be sure either what I pressed or what I enabled.
If you ever find yourself with the big, blinking, square, cursor that overwrites and does not insert text just press Alt-I. → Continue reading “Big Square Blinking Cursor in CRiSP”
Captivate to Flash Communication
If you have ever wanted to use a SWF generated in Captivate in another Flash application, here is a good article on how to get Captivate to talk to a hosting Flash app.→ Continue reading “Captivate to Flash Communication”
FaceBook Allows 3rd Party Advertisers to Use Your Photos Without Your Permission
or, how to modify your setting such that your content is better protected.
kdawson posted an article on Slashdot about the fact that FaceBook is allowing third party advertisers to use your photos in their ads. The article also includes a link to an article about how to modify your settings so that your photos don’t show up.
Here is how to make the change:
Go to: Settings -> Privacy -> News Feed and Wall -> Facebook Ads → Continue reading “FaceBook Allows 3rd Party Advertisers to Use Your Photos Without Your Permission”
Searching for and counting duplicate entries in MySQL
Let’s say you have a table and you want to know how many rows have the same e-mail adress.
SELECT count(*), email FROM email_list GROUP BY email HAVING count(*)>1 ORDER BY count(*) DESC;→ Continue reading “Searching for and counting duplicate entries in MySQL”
Quick HowTo Create a Subversion Repository
This assumes that you are creating the repo on your local drive.
First, create the directory in which you’ll store your repo.
Then, use svnadmin to create the repository in that directory:
svnadmin create /path/to/directory/
The typical convention is to set up an initial directory structure as follows:
/trunk
/branches
/tags
To do so, do the following:
mkdir svntemp
cd svntemp
mkdir trunk branches tags
svn import -m ‘Import of initial directory structure’ file:///path/to/repo
Now cd to whatever working directory → Continue reading “Quick HowTo Create a Subversion Repository”