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Does Skype steal information from me illegally?

21, May 2008

Just stumbled upon this by accident. I tried to run my web server but it wouldn’t start because apparently port 80 is already taken. So, I tried going to http://localhost and it loads up a blank page. That’s funny … I am pretty sure I don’t have anything running on port 80. I checked IIS: [...]

The easiest CMS ever

10, May 2008

It’s official. Expression Engine is the easiest CMS ever. For me, at least. I have just implemented Expression Engine to be the backend that will drive the CODESIGN Studios website in under a day. The power and simplicity of EE trumps all other CMS that I have dealt with in the past, and which includes [...]

Ergonomic design

27, Mar 2008

Don’t you just love ergonomic design? I know I do. Long hours of driving would usually lead to severe pain in the lower back, so yesterday I purchased an ergonomic backrest for my car. Boy did the pain go away. I started to enjoy my driving more. Not only did it help ease the pain, [...]

Free ad server Google Ad Manager now in beta stage

21, Mar 2008

Anyone who’s into the ad serving / CPM business knows how daunting it can be to setup an ad server. This time however, it looks like Google has a hot product in its hands with its free ad management solution, the Google Ad Manager.

Currently in beta stage, Google Ad Manager is a very promising [...]

Google Sites lets you create portals and webpages with ease

29, Feb 2008

I have a Google Apps account, and I received this in my mailbox today:
Google has just released a new product called Google Sites, and you can start using it today!
What is Google Sites?
It’s an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. You can quickly gather a variety [...]

Cheap and fast usability testing

26, Feb 2008

Last January I had an interesting discussion with Meryl Evans and Bill Moore on usability testing (direct link to part 1 and part 2). The gist of it is doing usability testing in a sandwich shop, and in the course of our discussion a couple of key advantages surfaced, mainly:

The results are more realistic
It allows [...]

Drupal 6.0 and Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 3 released!

14, Feb 2008

We have two major releases this Valentines day of 2008. The first one is Drupal 6.0 final and the second one is Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 3.
Woohoo! Happy hearts day!

Make free international calls with Skype

28, Jan 2008

I found it strange that so many people do not know about it yet, but you can actually call 1-800 numbers using a free Skype account! Of course you can also do this using a landline, but there may be instances where you would like to place a call using your computer:

International calls are disabled [...]

Apple MacBook Air: thin is in, even for geeks

17, Jan 2008

“The world’s thinnest notebook”. This is what Apple claims its latest tech toy to be. Having a dimension of 12.8′ (width) x 8.94′ (depth) x .76′ (height) (or 32.5 x 22.7 x 1.94 cm), this 3.0 pound (1.36 kg) notebook really does give new meaning to the term “notebook computer”. Time and time again, Steve [...]

Instantly Protect Your Website From E-Mail Spam

15, Jan 2008

When programming I always go for elegance and this method of e-mail obfuscation suggested by Roel Van Gils is probably one of the more elegant solutions that I have come across. It involves a bit of work, but, done properly, can instantly provide site-wide e-mail obfuscation.
The basic idea is to utilize PHP’s output buffering feature [...]


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