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Why Gowalla has a Space in foursquare’s Court

Muse Seymour — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:42:29 +0000

I have had a number of people ask me why I use both Gowalla or foursquare. Most of these people don’t really understand what Gowalla has to offer or don’t even know what Gowalla is. Now,…

The Importance of foursquare for a Business

Muse Seymour — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:50:09 +0000

An often overlooked, yet simple to use and fun way to promote your business is through the use of foursquare. So first, of all what is foursquare? Well, foursquare is a mobile social media application that allows the over 10…

Creating Quick, Structured Forms with PHP and HTML_QuickForm

Jason Gegere — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:11:05 +0000

While working with many website designs over the years I found the most time consuming yet most important role of a website is the use of input from users. Its what makes the website interactive. One tool to help create…

Creating a SSH key – using rSync and SSH

Jason Gegere — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 22:38:31 +0000

I need to generate a private/public pair of keys to allow a ‘ssh’ connection without asking for a password. This may sound dangerous, and it is, but it is better than storing a user password (or key password) as clear…

What the heck are Hashtags?

Ann Mollica — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:31:34 +0000

Twitter user or not, you may have seen this number symbol(#) being placed in front of various subject titles and wondered what was going on. Well, it’s what’s known as a hashtag, which is like a label you put on…

Creating a mesh network with Linksys Wireless Routers

Jason Gegere — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:02:47 +0000

I wanted to extend the range of my network around my house and learned the best way to do this is with several Linksys brand wireless routers.

How-To: Install GD on CentOS

Jason Gegere — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:23:03 +0000

Installing the GD library is easy on CentOS thanks to yum. Simply type:

After restarting httpd, everything should be ready with gd.

Install Openfiler to boot off USB Flash Drive

Jason Gegere — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:14:21 +0000

Why?

Installing OpenFiler on a USB stick allows you to seperate your NAS system and config from the data. You don’t have to waste a seperate disc for this purpose. Furthermore, a Flash memory is less sensitive for ‘crashes’…

What is ‘cache’?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:13 +0000

When you download a web page the data is cached. This means it is stored temporarily on your computer. The next time you want that page, instead of requesting the file from the web server, your web browser just accesses…

I keep hearing about ‘cookies’. What are they?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:59:53 +0000

A cookie is a file sent to a web browser by a web server that is used to record one’s activities on a website. For instance, when you buy items from a site and place them in a so-called virtual…

What are first party and third party cookies?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:57:41 +0000

First party cookies are those left on your machine by the web page that you are currently viewing. For example, www.htmlgraphic.com leaving a cookie labeled www.htmlgraphic.com is a first party cookie.

Third party cookies are those left on your machine…

How does DNS work?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:57:21 +0000

The Domain Name System (acronym DNS) is a distributed Internet directory service. It’s function is to translate a domain (name) into an IP (address). DNS is used for everything related to communicating with a web address, be it email, browsing,…

Are there useful Internet utilities?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:55:23 +0000

Windows/DOS and UNIX users:

There are a few useful tools that you can access from the command (or DOS) prompt that allow you to determine if there is an Internet problem. Note: that you must be connected to an ISP…

Can I catch a virus by looking at a Web page?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:53:57 +0000

Yes.

Your computer can get a virus by viewing a Web page, even if it has pictures, movies, or audio files.

Some pages will allow or ask you to download programs or modules as part of displaying the page. When…

What is a URL?

Jason Gegere — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:53:11 +0000

URL is an acronym for Uniform Resource Locator. URL is the address for a resource or site (usually a directory or file) on the World Wide Web. It is what web browsers use for locating files and other remote services.…