Discovery
Great in 2008!
Soon to be a blast from the past. Take a look at some of the Web design trends of 2008:
How do you take a screenshot?
PC Users
PC users can take a screenshot of anything displayed on their screen by pressing the "Print Screen" button on their keyboard, opening an image editing program (such as Photoshop or MS Paint) and then simultaneously pressing [Ctrl] [V] on their keyboard to paste the screenshot in the editing program. The screenshot can then be saved to the user's computer.
FileZilla uploads .svn directories
Solution:
FileZilla implements file transfer filters. There is already one for .svn and .cvs directories. You just need to enable it. Under the View menu select "Filename filters..." In the dialog box, check the CVS and SVN directories option and click "OK"
When FileZilla does a transfer all the .svn directories for Subversion control also get uploaded by default. This can greatly increase the number of files and the size of upload, particularly for a complex CMF like Drupal.
How can you tell if your site adheres to SEO best practices?
There are many Search Engine Optimization tactics that can be used to ensure your site is successfully crawled, indexed, and positioned in the major search engines. Even though SEO is constantly evolving, with the technologies used to render Web sites, certain fundamentals remain constant. Let's take a look at some of them.
* Are the keywords you're targeting relevant to site content?
* Do you use CSS (define) image replacement in graphical navigation on the site?
* Are targeted keywords popular phrases used in search engine queries?
How can I mirror an entire Web site
Use a program like WGET
Changing Your Logo -- Good or Bad Idea?
Brand New is a blogsite that reveals corporate branding identity gone wrong. Okay, sometimes it's for the better. Either way, a great site to check out and analyze branding changes and even state your own opinion about them.
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/
My opinion on the new Pepsi launch = FAIL.
What is on my calendar for tomorrow?
View your Outlook calendar at the end of every day so you can be prepared for the next day's events.
Using Eclipse development tutorials
url:
www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/ibm/osource/implement.html
Using open source software to design, develop, and deploy a collaborative Web site.
Redirect after deleting a node
Solution:
In your node_delete hook set the code for $_REQUEST['edit']['destination'].
Example
function node_delete(&$node) { $_REQUEST['edit']['destination'] = [redirect path]; }
After deleting a node the user is redireted back to the home page. Often you want to direct them back to another page.
How to keep osCommerce Session ID's on non-store pages.
Solution:
Instead of using the standard link convetion: <a href="new-page.php">
Use the following format: <a href="<?=tep_href_link('new-page.php')?>">
If you really want to get creative and are looking at SEO specifically you can create custom pages for each product category by copying the index.php page and saving it as new-category-specific-index.php page. This page will function just like the default index.php page in osCommerce, to have the page return only the specific category you need, you'll need to use the following code:
<a href="<?=tep_href_link('new-category-specific-index.php','cPath=28')?>">
Remember to change the cPath=28 to the actual desired category or you'll get all the products.
If you create pages that are not part of the osCommerce engine then they will not carry over the unique session ID, thus dropping items from your shopping cart if you continue to browse.