Web Design

A List Apart has published the results of a very extensive test to determine the most effective way to size text on web pages but still be reliably resized in the broadest range of web browsers and operating systems.
In short, they found that:
Sizing text and line-height in ems, with a percentage specified on the body […]

Despite my best efforts to have current backups of my MySQL databases, I’m going through some data loss hell thanks to the ineptitude of my Web host.
Why is it so many people have problems with MySQL hosting and data loss? It seems like it plagues every single Web Host and everyone who has Web sites […]

Yahoo! has released a nice tool to help make easy CSS grid layouts with its YUI: CSS Grid Builder.
Use it to make your columns, set their widths, and add places for your header and and footer content. The tool then creates the code and allows you to copy it.
Yahoo! has tested these designs in all […]

While privacy advocates applaud private domain name registration services, which hide personal information and even the name of the domain name’s owner, some are questioning if it aides criminals and even terrorists.
The Canadian The Globe and Mail implies that these private domain name registration services impede law enforcement and provide shelter to terrorists as it’s […]

Two new domain search tools make finding the perfect domain a bit easier and instant.
Instant Domain Search and Ajax Lookup both check to see if any domain you type in is available as you type it.
Ajax Windows is a bit slower than Instant Domain search but Instant doesn’t check as many extensions. With Ajax […]

If you operate a Web site with a message board or have a blog with a large amount of daily comments, your site can benefit from also having a chat room. A chat room can allow your site’s visitors to get to know each other and is the best way of fostering a dedicated community […]

Fauxto is a free photoshop like online image editor. It allows you to edit photographs in your web browser using brushes, layers, fill tools, eraser, and most other common photoshop like features.
Surprising, Fauxto is speedy and works quite well for what it is doing through your browser.
Personally, I’ll stick with Apple’s Aperture and Nikon’s Capture […]

Having trouble coming up with a great domain name? Choosing the perfect one can be very difficult, if not completely impossible.
A new site, Bust A Name, has just launched that combines an instant domain name search engine with a unique word combiner that lets you enter words and the site suggests dozens of different combinations […]

Thanks to Google’s purchase of FeedBurner, webmasters can now use FeedBurners’ best Pro features for free!
This includes advanced statistic features such as FeedBurner Stats Pro and MyBrand.
FeedBurner Stats PRO
PRO is feed analytics taken to the next level. You will now have access to the number of people who have viewed or clicked individual content items […]

AOL has released a widget that can be added to any web page so that the site’s owner or authors can interact with their visitors over AIM.
The widget can be added to blogs, social network pages, or practically any other web site with simple javascript or flash code that is simply copied and pasted in […]

Can a GIF image file that has been altered to contain PHP exploit code execute? Lorna Hutcheson asks in a post on the SANS Diary:
It is a clever way to pass exploit code to others without it setting off alarms or attracting attention all while bypassing network security tools. Steve reported it to the […]

A lot of people have been saying, “HUH” or “WTF” in response to Steve Jobs’ announcement earlier today that Apple was making a version of Safari available to Windows users.
The most logical reason behind this move is so that developers can use this version of Safari to test their Web sites and Web 2.0 applications […]

The staff at the WyldRyde IRC Network noticed that there are many people that would like to have an IRC web chat but they either don’t have a web site to place it on or didn’t want to learn how to design a web site just to have one.
So we came up with an […]

If you registered your domain name with RegisterFly and thought you lost your domain, you still may be able to recover it!
First take a look to see if GoDaddy has it. You can call GoDaddy support at 480-366-3500 with any questions about the transfer. GoDaddy.com also has a question and answer sheet available for previous […]

I can never remember the codes for HTML Entities and I’m sure I’m not alone.
HTML entities have to be used to create valid designs. Typically the worst offenders are the & or ampersand in URLs and the cents ¢ symbol. You might also need the entity for the copyright © symbol or registered ® symbol.
Finding […]

ICANN has followed through and brokered an agreement allowing RegisterFly to transfer 850,000 domain names to GoDaddy.com.
“We worked with ICANN to effect a migration of the RegisterFly domains to GoDaddy.com and help those customers left in limbo,” said GoDaddy.com CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. “It’s what many RegisterFly customers asked us to do. After they […]

Choosing and registering a domain name can be very tricky. It’s hard enough coming up with a domain thats easy to spell and for people to remember but it’s also nearly impossible to find one those that are available. Sometimes you need to resort to looking at expired domain name or domains that are close […]

Web developers and Web site designers that ignore Mac users by not testing their Web sites to ensure they work properly with Safari and on the Mac OS are making a big mistake and that mistake is getting bigger.
In the last eight months the amount of people that surf the Web with an Apple […]

An update to my last RegisterFly post:
ICANN, the nonprofit corporation that administers the internet domain name system, has been given permission by a court ruling to terminate RegisterFly’s accreditation.
ICANN is immediately inviting statements of interest from accredited registrars to act as a transfer provider, so domain name registrants can gain full access to their domains. […]

TextExpander is one of my favorite Mac applications, but you already know that. Smile On My Mac has just released a free HTML Snippet file for TextExpander.
The HTML Snippet file includes 60 common pieces of HTML to cut down on the amount of time it takes you to otherwise type them out. Even if […]