Archive for November, 2007

Nov 30

OK to use the F-Word

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OK, usually when I’m scouring the web, I’m not in an ‘entertain me’ kind of mode. I’m looking for a solution to a development problem, seeing what other developers are up to, and whatnot. However, this post just struck me as pretty funny. Please take a look and let the author know how you feel!

Four cases it’s OK to use the F-word

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Nov 29

Splashup - Online Image Editing Tool

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“Splashup, formerly Fauxto, is a powerful editing tool and photo manager. With all the features professionals use and novices want, it’s easy to use, works in real-time and allows you to edit many images at once. Splashup runs in all browsers, integrates seamlessly with top photosharing sites, and even has its own file format so you can save your work in progress.”

OK, I know that Adobe is releasing their version of Photoshop as an online tool. However, I came across this online image editor that has many of the most common functionalities of Photoshop. Splashup runs as an Adobe Flash application, so as long as your browser has the required plug-in (and I’m sure it does) you can edit and manipulate your photos. You can upload images from your computer, get them from the web, or browse your Flickr, Facebook, Picasa etc. profiles for photos. You can even import an image from a webcam! Read the rest of this entry »

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Nov 29

xooAnalytics v1.2.1 Wordpress Plugin Released

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I’ve updated the xooAnalytics plugin that I’ve developed.  It will now track http, https, and ftp absolute links as well as email links.  The next version will have support for tracking downloadable files.  Take a look at the xooAnalytics wordpress plugin here.

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Nov 28

KGen :: Keyword generator :: Firefox Add-ons

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KGen :: Firefox Add-ons

This is a great add-on for firefox/flock that I’ve been using that allows me to see the keyword density of a web page. It works in the sidebar of the browser. You basically click the ‘Scan it!’ button and the extension will scan the contents of the page and rank the keywords used on that page by how many times they repeat and will weight the relevance of that keyword on the page. You can also see how many of the keywords are sandwiched in <strong></strong>, <hx></hx>, <title></title>, etc tags.

As a developer, this helps me to pinpoint areas for improvement on my pages. I don’t directly control the content on most of the sites I develop, so this way I can at least determine where I can get the most bang for the buck as far as which keywords to use. It also will allow me to go back to my clients and show them how they can change their copywriting to further benefit their site.

Any ideas on other tools to help with SEO, let me know!

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Nov 27

New web address: http://xooxia.com

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I’ve decided to consolidate my websites and make this blog available from my home page URL. I have the URL http://pedsone.com 301 redirected with an Apache .htaccess file, so shouldn’t lose any search engine love.

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Nov 27

xooAnalytics Wordpress Plugin

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I’ve developed a quick and easy little wordpress plugin that will add Google Analytics tracking code to any absolute links in a post/page. You can go to the plugin home page at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/xooanalytics/. It basically just searches the post content for a regular expression match for a link. If the link contains an absolute URL, then it adds the urchinTracker() function as an onclick event. When a user clicks on that link, the urchinTracker function saves that click as a hit on that link.

The code appends ‘/external/’ to a link and ‘/mailto/’ to an email address, so you can filter all of your hits with the ‘contains /external/’ or ‘contains /mailto/’ section and you’ll only see results to external links from your posts/pages.

Requirements, you must have the Google Analytics code just below the opening <body> tag of your page, rather than at the bottom of the page before the closing </body> tag. Otherwise, your page will throw a JavaScript error. Read the rest of this entry »

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Nov 26

SEO Tutorial Video

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This is a great resource to show your clients when they ask for a new website or a revamped website. Many times, clients will just say that they want to be in the “top 10″ of the search engines. As a developer, you can do many things to help a site achieve higher search engine ranking. However, unless you also generate the content for a site, you really are limited to what you can do to really achieve those top spots. Below is a video of Stephanie Leffler, Senior VP of Network Solutions talking about some basic tips to get listed highly in the SERPs. She explains how content is the king in placements. Getting your clients to maintain a blog or write individual articles regarding their products is a tedious task. However, it’s essential to good Search Engine Rankings. Take a look at the video!

 

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Nov 26

DOM Tutorial

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Manipulating the DOM is not a very difficult task, and with the increase in AJAX use, more developers are taking advantage of this technique. The object is to be able to update the page on the client side. However, be sure that any actions that are taking place are not hidden from users without JavaScript or users using accessibility devices. Here is a very easy to understand tutorial I found on YouTube that explains the basic properties and methods of scripting the DOM. This also makes it extremely easy to create a DOM Cheat Sheet with the properties and methods mentioned.

 

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Nov 21

TutorialCover.com

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Free online tutorials are the way most of us tend to learn new tasks. Some tutorials are easy, some are hard. You just need to be able to search through them quickly to decipher what is worth your time and what isn’t. Take a look at Tutorial Cover, it’s a great list of available tutorials. They’re listed by categories, so you can go directly where you need to. You can see how they’ve been rated by others and what difficulty level they are.

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Nov 21

Firebug Tutorial

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If you haven’t used the Firebug add-on for Firefox yet, here’s a quick little video tutorial I found on YouTube. Doesn’t go into some of the more advanced uses of Firebug, but is a great starting point. If you know of any other great Firebug tutorials, please let me know!

 

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