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How to Cleanup a php.ini File

Web Guy — Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:20:49 +0000

If like me, you hate programmer comments and like to keep your files super clean and straight to the point when you’re working on personal projects or projects only you manage and you also manage your PHP settings from a php.ini file, this how-to may be for you. Using an advanced text editor like TextWrangler ... How to Cleanup a php.ini File

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Most Annoying 4-Word Sequence in the Entire English Language: “But, the computer says…”

Web Guy — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 03:38:45 +0000

This article is years in the making and I guarantee I’m not the only one that has been frustrated to anger by this brain-cell-killing issue. Here’s the scenario: you call up customer support for say an unpaid bill notice that you know for certain, you damn-well paid. The conversation may go something like this: Customer ... Most Annoying 4-Word Sequence in the Entire English Language: “But, the computer says…”

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The New Twitter API v1.1 Nightmares Solved!

Web Guy — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:27:32 +0000

Skip the reading, and get to (hopefully) the solution you’ve been looking for after scouring the internet in a headache-inducing rage seeing no help in sight for the past several hours… Two things are 100% true, progress is inevitable and people hate change. I should state upfront that I’m a web designer, not a programmer ... The New Twitter API v1.1 Nightmares Solved!

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Web: A Needle in a Haystack Industry

Web Guy — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:13:07 +0000

The web is a truly unstoppable industry, growing exponentially and completely unaffected (in my opinion) by the economy like other tangible industries, construction and real estate for example. It’s a global community with little to no overhead. It’s never mattered how any specific city, state, country, or even continent is doing, because I’ve reached them ... Web: A Needle in a Haystack Industry

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The Coding Brain

Web Guy — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:03:55 +0000

Learning a coding language, in my opinion, is very similar to learning a spoken language. You need to learn how to read and write it well (perhaps not fluently, but well) in order for yourself, as well as others, to understand what you’re communicating. The way a server or browser might not be able to ... The Coding Brain

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Boilerplate vs Framework vs Theme

Web Guy — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 07:13:49 +0000

I’ll mostly be referring to WordPress themes and the three common styles you’ll find in the repo. However, the same basic ideas apply to all website templates and web design in general. This is what each means to me and does not necessarily represent what everyone else in my industry thinks. It’s a bit subjective, ... Boilerplate vs Framework vs Theme

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Free vs Free in Software

Web Guy — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 23:53:02 +0000

Lately, I’ve been researching different content and software licenses and the philosophies behind them. I was a bit surprised by my findings. First, I’ll explain the two different “frees”. Free Free Software — as in $0.00, costs nothing to download. This is the most common use. I’ll refer to as $free from here on out. ... Free vs Free in Software

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W3C Obsession and the Return of target=”_blank”

Web Guy — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:28:33 +0000

It was a very dark time in web design history, it was the time of XHTML Strict code and the obsession with W3C validation, which had made us slaves to the almighty goal of standards-compliance. My name is Web Guy, and I was a W3C junkie. I had to see that green. If I didn’t ... W3C Obsession and the Return of target=”_blank”

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My Coding Code of Ethics

Web Guy — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:28:58 +0000

Quick and Dirty I loathe licensing. All the code I write and share on my blog (unless otherwise noted) is public domain (wiki). In short, that means there is no license whatsoever, no limitations, and you do not need to ask permission. My writings, ideas, theories, opinions, observations, creations, projects, experiments, etc., however, are of ... My Coding Code of Ethics

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iMacros is Amazing

Web Guy — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:57:10 +0000

Automate Everything. Every online professional should be using iMacros for Firefox, which is simply amazing. I was first introduced to it when I was working on a client’s Facebook account, and their profile’s wall was from top to bottom, full of other people’s advertising posts. Naturally, these should and need to be cleaned up. After ... iMacros is Amazing

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Getting Started With Your First WordPress Plugin

Web Guy — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:55:43 +0000

There’s always a learning curve and margin of discomfort when learning something that you really want to do for the first time. Hopefully, I can simplify and jumpstart the whole process for you with a really easy way to get started building your very own WordPress plugin. There are only two files needed to start ... Getting Started With Your First WordPress Plugin

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Dynamic SEO-Friendly .htaccess File

Web Guy — Sun, 30 May 2010 05:40:59 +0000

The Code Copy the following to a plain text editor and save as .htaccess. Then, via FTP, upload to the root folder of your website (usually called public_html). It will be suitable for most hosting environments, but not all. You can find the website template I’ve also written which contains this .htaccess example here. <files ... Dynamic SEO-Friendly .htaccess File

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Simple and Effective .htaccess File

Web Guy — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:29:41 +0000

UPDATE — Better .htaccess example here.

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Netflix — Human Rating: Some Ideas I Presented

Web Guy — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 03:29:18 +0000

I presented some ideas over at developer.netflix.com and by directly messaging Netflix through their “Business Development” contact page about an idea on improving movie matches and like/dislike predictions for customers. I’m not expecting much of a response considering the thousands of messages they deal with daily and the fact that there are far more brilliant ... Netflix — Human Rating: Some Ideas I Presented

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Some Serious Star Trek Fan Nerd Food

Web Guy — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:28:14 +0000

The following article is in reply to this post along with pictures found here. Here’s some serious nerd food for you: I didn’t actually go to the school in question, but I went to a school near there during my elementary years. We went on a field trip to their school to play this Star ... Some Serious Star Trek Fan Nerd Food

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