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GA? and yExplore are now Firefox 5 ready.
I received emails from Mozilla yesterday that stated GA? – Is Google Analytics Installed and yExplore are compatible with Firefox 5. So I’ve updated the version numbers in the extensions and they are ready to go.
As a bonus, GA? also works in Firefox 4 now too. 
Enjoy!
Passwords and backups should be two of the most important features on your site.
Your website may be amazing, but if it doesn’t have secure passwords, and it’s not being backed-up regularly, it could all disappear tomorrow.
People never realize how important those things are until someone compromises their stuff. Then what are you going to do?
I’ve heard two stories this week about two different developers who got all pissed off and their clients site suffered. Unfortunately neither company had changed passwords when they ended their relationship with the developers and neither had backups. Now they are left in a panic, and what’s left of their site.
14 Strangely Creative Stock Photos
Creativity is one of those things that’s hard to define. For each of us it’s different, and for some it’s a bit strange.
Check out the interesting stock photos below and see if they fit into your next project. Not sure where I’d use any of them, yet I kinda want to find a use for all of them!
For Best Results, Visit Your Website Every Day
How’s your website doing? Mine is good today, thanks for asking, but it’s not good every day.
If you own your own website, you should visit it every day to ensure its working properly. Better yet, a few time a day.
If you visit your website at least once a day, you can see how it’s doing. Think of it as a quick health checkup.
Once and a while I’ll find some strange issue that just appears out of nowhere. Like when it was giving all visitors a 403, access denied, error the other day. That killed my StumbleUpon traffic.
I Think Microsoft Gave Me Tourette’s
From Internet Explorers lack of web standards, to the OS stability and general usability, Windows has some work to do. I think it’s getting better, but I also think there is a long way to go.
Teaching Myself jQuery – Here’s What I’ve Learned So Far
I finally did it. I’ve been wanting to learn jQuery for a while, but haven’t had the chance to sit down and do it. So I took some time over the past week and jumped in.
Turns out, it’s just as cool as everyone says.
Here are a few things I’ve learned so far:
It’s Simple
You don’t have to know anything to add jQuery to your site. Just add a line of code to your files and you’ve got the base for all jQuery scripts. No configuration necessary. Heck, you don’t even need to host it! Let Google do that for you.
Redesigning Toodledo via Custom CSS
Toodledo is one of my favorite to-do applications. It has a great free model, a very nice iPod & iPad app, Twitter & email integration, and widgets for Gmail, Chrome, Firefox, Netvibes and such. However, even with all the nice things, the site design leaves something to be desired. And when the site design is lacking, the product can hurt overall.
Current Design
So I sat down to re-code the CSS and clean up the design. A few hours later, I had Toodeldo Twist. It’s a cleaner theme with light colors and it makes the web app feel much nicer.
You might be a web geek if…
I’m a web geek, are you? If you’re not sure, below are some ways to tell.
You might be a web geek if:
- You understand ® ™ ©
- You have to hide the fact that you kinda like using a WYSIWYG editor.
- You can identify any font anywhere.
- You love Google.
- You think it’s funny to put ‘The’ in front of web companies. IE: The Google, The Twitter, The Facebook.
- You hear the phrases “above the fold” or “outside the box” multiple times a day.
- You love Firefox because you live in an illusion where Microsoft isn’t dictating its terms to humanity.
How to code a CSS ninja.
CSS Ninja Code
CSS Ninjas are actually pretty easy to code. Just set them to black, make them hidden, and you’re good to go!
