Run multiple versions of IE simultaneously - with ease!

compatibility, IE, testing

Dave:

Microsoft doesn’t make it easy for you to run more than one version of IE on your machine. But a company called Tredosoft does!

Posted Mar 28, 2008

Media companies getting in on the advertising business?

advertising, CMS, media

Tiffany:

As media companies continue to worry about how to make money, some are getting into the advertising business. Read the article from AP

Posted Mar 24, 2008

Copy-Title Firefox Extension

Firefox, Firefox extension, JIRA

Eric :

Install this extension and you can copy the current html page title to your clipboard.

Posted Mar 18, 2008 // 7 comments

Do you know about Feedburner and Tumblr?

RSS Feedburner Tumblr

Eric :

One of our clients uses Feedburner for an RSS feed they provide. They also want to use Tumblr. I was asked, “What is Feedburner anyway?” If you’re wondering the same thing, here’s some basic information.

Posted Mar 14, 2008

HOWTO: Install PECL APC Cache with XAMPP on Linux

alternative php cache, apc, drupal, performance, php, scalability

Irakli:

Alternative PHP Cache (APC) is an op-code pre-compiler and a cache system that can boost the performance of a PHP application up to 10 times. Op-code caches are very effective for a Drupal website, since Drupal deals with large number of source files and time spent in parsing them significantly affects performance. The following blog post explains how to install APC in a XAMPP environment.

Posted Mar 13, 2008 // 3 comments

RESTful URL Support in Apache Struts 2

java, rest, web 2.0, web services

Steve:

With the explosion of web frameworks such as Ruby on Rails that advocate (and even dictate) that you use RESTful URLs for your applications, I was shocked when I discovered that Apache’s Struts 2 Java web framework does not provide near the same level of support for this behavior.

Posted Mar 11, 2008 // 4 comments

Web Developer Tools

Firefox, plugins, Web Development

Eric :

Here are some IE and Firefox web developer tools that help with fixing CSS / HTML issues.

Posted Mar 11, 2008

The rough seas of a website launch

business, CMS, launch, planning

Mike:

So your content management driven website is a shiny new yacht sitting in port. Your vendor just built it. The outside is spit polished, the engine hums, and the navigation tools are state of the art. You imagine yourself as Donald Trump when you step aboard. But wait! There’s no fuel in it. The inside hasn’t been decorated yet. The galley doesn’t have a drop of champagne. And as you peer out into the rough seas of a CMS website launch, there are some mighty big waves. Sound familiar? Sound scary?

Posted Mar 7, 2008

DrupalCon happenings

drupal, drupalcon, phase2

Tiffany:

Phase 2’s Frank and Irakli are on their way back from Boston. Check out their coverage of DrupalCon 2008.

Posted Mar 5, 2008

Widgets for all!

flash, widgets

Tiffany:

Here’s a nifty tool that allows you to create widgets without Flash know-how.

Posted Mar 5, 2008