New Domain
I has finally occurred to me that I should have gotten my own domain name a long time ago. Really, I don’t know what I was waiting for, but it was about time. Since my focus is Web 2.0, WebDevelopment2.com was an obvious choice. I’ve already written about moving wordpress to a different domain, so moving to this domain was walk in the park. I loaded up PhpMyAdmin and exported my database. Pulled up Notepad++ and did a search and replace for my old URL to the new one. Saved the file, zipped it back up, and uploaded it to the server. Since I usually deal with large databases, I didn’t even bother trying to load into PhpMyAdmin. Bigdump is now my favorite database importer for MySQL.
Finally, I loaded up the .htaccess file on the old domain name and slapped in a RewriteRule with a 301 redirect to WebDevelopment2.com. And Viola, here we have Wordpress blog perfectly redirected, without losing a single inbound link. Sure, the Page Rank on the domain name is 0 (for now), but with a name like Web Development, it won’t be for long.
Posted in Blog, CakePHP, JavaScript, MySQL, PHP.
By Kevin Lloyd
– August 22, 2007
Posted in Blog.
By Kevin Lloyd
– August 4, 2007
After reading this post, I have come to the conclusion that Web Developers can learn a lot from this.
I cannot over stress the importance of number seven (7) and eight (8):
- Everyone suggests researching webhosting companies, but for your first year, just use a web host that can get the job done. I use Dreamhost, and it’s fine except for the 20,000+ visit days …
- If you’re serious about your site, get your own domain name that somewhat relates to your topic (obviously cleverdude.com doesn’t relate to finances). Jim recommends GoDaddy.com, but …
A good domain name is essential to any website. Take your time when picking one. The same goes for a host. I would definitely go with reviews for this. Resist the urge to go with advertising or price solely. I made that mistake and I’m currently riding out my contract so, hopefully, I’ll be able to move with little problems. Just because a web host is advertised in your favorite magazine doesn’t mean that it’s the better deal.
If you’re a blogger, this is a definite read. If you’re a web designer, scan through the list and extract those that apply.
Source: 50 Tips for New Personal Finance Bloggers [Clear Dude]
Posted in Blog.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 21, 2007
OK, now this is really cool. If you ask me it’s a beautiful use of AJAX.
- Pick a category
- Search
- Click on an item and get a pop up with details
- Click and Drag items to the shopping cart on the right
Yep, that’s it. The name fits great. There is absolutely none of the clutter that you get from Amazon’s main website.
This site deserves a lot more than what it’s getting right now.
Source: Search Amazon In Style [uncluttr]
Posted in Ajax, Money.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 16, 2007
Now, I’m going to be deliberately vague because I don’t to give this blogger any traffic.
This is what happened. I developed a new a interest lately. As a result, I was looking for a blog that I could use as a reference. All my searches returned this one blog. The name of the blog was specific to the actual topic. I went on the blog and to my dismay, I saw post after post which looked like emails from a mailing list. The funniest thing is that the Google Groups mailing list from which he was sponging his information was one that I had recently subscribed to. I actually found a pos, which was me asking a question to the group.
This is what I assume he did. He went into the Blogger configuration and set up the Blog by Email option. And he used the same email address that he used to sign up to the group. So, every time a message is sent to the group it is forwarded to his email address and ends up on his blog.
Posted in Blog, General.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 12, 2007
Now there’s a lot of code involved and the menu created doesn’t really fit normal usability standards, but the end result is cool.
Happy July 4th to all you guys.
Source: Accessible expanding and collapsing menu [456 Berea Street]
Posted in CSS, JavaScript.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 4, 2007
We have another member of the Get Paid To Blog family: Bloggerwave. How does Bloggerwave differ? Well, not by much, but they are still a great service. You sign up and wait 72 hours until your blog is approved. After this, you log on and log for opportunities. Then you just blog your heart away as you usually do.
Posts must stay up for at least 30 days, they have to be relevant, etc. All in all, it’s a great service. Give Bloggerwave a try.
Sponsored Post
Posted in General.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 4, 2007
For WYSIWYG editing nothing is better than Dreamweaver. A lot of people will disagree but I don’t care :). Dreamweaver has served me well for a number of years. Every time I had a web project to do, I made sure to set apart a certain amount for development tools. These included Macromedia (haven’t upgraded since Adobe bought them) Dreamweaver, Flash and a very old version of Photoshop 7.0 that still does tons more than I need.
But what does one do when you’re away from home and don’t have your normal tools? Or when you’re just dead broke? We go open source and freeware, that’s what we do. For HTML editing, I haven’t found another free tool that rises to the level that Nvu has risen to. They haven’t released a new version since 2005, but it’s still great at what it does.
For image editing, people swear by GIMP, but I haven’t really been able to rap my mind around the whole thing. The inner workings still escape me. For editing I use Paint .NET.
Source: Nvu (pronounced N-view) [NVU]
Source: Paint.NET v3.08 [Paint .NET]
Posted in General.
By Kevin Lloyd
– July 3, 2007
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