Web Dev Without the Web
Web Dev Without the Web: Or how to create your own local server for building and testing websites.
The nice guys over at Apache Friends have made it easy to get your own webserver up in no time! Just goto http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html and grab the file you need for your type of computer ... Read More
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Speedup WordPress Tip#5
Posted On 05 Feb 2010 By Jason Green. Under Wordpress.
WordPress Speed Tip#5: Common Sense goes a long way...
A few things that are not-so-common sense would be to try to use your judgement and think about the following:
Less is more; and content is King Kong; we all like Google Analytics, Quantserv, mint, blogroll, Flash based Tag Clouds, and the whole ... Read More
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Speedup WordPress Tip#4
Posted On 04 Feb 2010 By Jason Green. Under Wordpress.
Tip#4: Housekeeping is important!
Some common tips you see all over the internet is to remove deactivated plugins. DELETE! DELETE! DELETE! If you deactivated it once, don't hang on to it. You didn't like it once, you are not likely to want it the next day either! Wordpress goes through all plugins, ... Read More
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Speedup WordPress Tip#3
Posted On 03 Feb 2010 By Jason Green. Under Wordpress.
WordPress Speed Tip #3 - Remove Database calls from your theme.
Database calls make WordPress so dynamic, but sometimes you can live without it. By replacing simple text, you will be able to increase your WordPress speed.
To give an example look at your header.php code which looks something similar:
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" <?php ... Read More
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OpenDNS and Neustar bring Real Time DNS
OpenDNS is the largest recursive DNS provider and Neustar is the largest authoritative DNS provider. These two are now working together on a new joint project called DNS Real-Time Directory that allows the updating of the DNS in near real time. The concept was born when they identified the need for ... Read More
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Speedup WordPress Tip#2
Posted On 02 Feb 2010 By Jason Green. Under Wordpress.
Wordpress Speed Tip #2 Cache in now to save later...
WordPress is end the end, just a PHP script. With the dynamic nature of PHP, every time a page is loaded, WordPress must execute a series of queries to the database server, to generate the page.This can make your site load ... Read More
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Speedup WordPress Tip#1
Posted On 01 Feb 2010 By Jason Green. Under Wordpress.
TIP #1 : Modify your .htaccess file to filter out the non wordpress related files, such as css, gif, png, so your Wordpress's index file isn't processing each file.
I've seen a lot of "Top 10 or 13 lists" to speed up WordPress. I'm going to post some real examples for ... Read More
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How to change username or page URL on Facebook
Posted On 30 Jan 2010 By Jason Green. Under Guides.
So you've got a shiny new Facebook page but the address is long and confusing? Well worry no more because you can change it! Just hop on over to http://facebook.com/username and Change your Focebook URL! If you're like me and manage a few pages, you can also change the name ... Read More
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Blocklist of Bad Facebook Apps.
Posted On 26 Jan 2010 By Jason Green. Under Public Safety Announcement.
Really, this is getting out of hand! I'm tired of getting Facebook requests from apps like "Feed" or "Farm Ville Free Coins or gifts" or other stupid apps that try to trick you!
Let's beat these guys to the punch, I've created a group on Facebook called FBAPPS-You-should-block and anyone can ... Read More
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Skribit Launched!
Posted On 22 Jan 2010 By Jason Green. Under News.
Skribit is officially Launched!
So, what's new with the new Skribit?
The most notable addition is the ability to link your Skribit account with your Twitter account so you can login to Skribit with just one click. Other updates include:
Follow your favorite bloggers on Skribit and see their recent activity
Sort suggestions by status, hotness and ... Read More
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