A problem that many programmers encounter is trying to prevent the user from submitting a form twice and inadvertently posting two sets of the same data – or in worse scenarios, charging a credit card twice! It’s a frustrating problem that is easily solved if you put your mind to it – ignoring it is [...]
I’m on the verge of saying goodbye & good riddance to Leaseweb – and I couldn’t be happier. It is through great regret that I recommend that anybody thinking about renting a server from Leaseweb, should think again. The trouble I’ve had from the moment I said Go, has been unbelievable. And despite their very [...]
Google AdSense is like driving in snow – just when you think you’ve got it, you realise you haven’t. Trying to nail the best positions to stick ads is a nightmare, but browsing the ‘net reveals many secrets about advertising that some bloggers just don’t take into consideration. Here’s a bunch of theories for your [...]
So, you’ve got a big website with thousands of members, it brings in $50 a day, and your community couldn’t be happier. What could be better? HTTPS could be better. There’s just something so exciting about that little padlock appearing beside your domain name. To your customers it shows that you care about their online [...]
Getting the right backup software to back up your documents is something you shouldn’t put off doing. Losing documents is a feeling best not experienced. It’s important to realise that losing documents doesn’t come down to luck – it comes down to being prepared. Every electrical device is eventually going to die, don’t make the mistake [...]
Microsoft provide a backup utility with all versions of XP. Except in Home Edition it isn’t automatically installed, you have to find it on your XP disc and install it. Unfortunately, many people either don’t have an XP disc or have mislaid it! So here’s a download for you: www.eyeonsilicon.com/downloads/ntbackup.msi Follow the wizard to install [...]
Its a coder’s worst nightmare – sending emails from scripts! I can’t think of anything I dread more when designing a website, somehow whatever I learned the last time I did it has changed drastically whenever I decide to do it again. It isn’t just me either, coders across the globe hit the same brick [...]
Following on from my previous entry “does server location affect google search ranks?“, I was curious as to whether the speed of a server would affect the search ranks. Reading through the web I can’t find a definitive answer. So instead, I’m resorting to a logical argument. Would it make sense for Google to reward [...]
In short, YES! Allow me to put forth a theory: You have your very own website at yourwebsite.com. Your site is becoming more popular by the day and you decide to look for a better hosting deal. You notice that servers in the Netherlands are cheap, so you pay your first month’s rent and move [...]
Windows XP has had mysterious bugs from the day Microsoft said go, some serious and others just more… annoying. One such bug is corruption of the generic driver used for CD and DVD drives. One day, you may just find that your CD/DVD drive has vanished. When you check in Device Manager, you see your [...]