Every HTML page consists of three major components: The skin/template (including meta data) HTML tags used to wrap the content and provide information about the…
Structuring your Site – Layout vs. Templates
When I hear the word layout, what instantly comes to mind is a Photoshop file with design details for an upcoming web project. On the…
CGI – why o why!
I'm willing to bet that if you're reading this, you're a somewhat seasoned web developer but by some requirement, you are forced to create a…
Mobile redirection using only Apache
With a few mobile sites under my belt over the past couple years, the mobile development process has become easier. Naturally, with each new site,…
Oversized log files are difficult to analyze
If you're like me, when a web access related problem strikes, my quickest path to diagnosing the issue is to open up Apache log files…
Secure favicon to compliment your site’s standard favicon
The favicon is a nifty little 16 pixel representation of your website, usually something recognizable, like your complete logo, or a portion of it. The…
Where have all the binaries gone?
When I say "binaries", I'm not referring to a binary file, but rather a programmer who is familiar with, and uses base 2 in practice.…
WordPress upgrades can introduce new 404s
I don't know how, when, or why, but it on a recent WordPress upgrade for one of our sites, we had noted a good number…
Using sessionStorage to Conserve Mobile Bandwidth
If you're website also offers a mobile version, it's likely that you are pulling much of your data for the mobile site from your "desktop"…
Need a Vacation from Minification – Try to on-the-fly minify
Sorry for the ridiculous post title, but I just had to. What I'm talking about is the desire to keep your HTML output condensed, but…