CURL is a command-line style function to send data via a URL. WikiPedia has a more detailed article on what it is and does. Preface – your php installation on your server must be CURL-enabled. You can download the CURL package for free. This article assumes your server is ready to go. While CURL is… Continue reading Intro to CURL with PHP
Invision Power vs. vBulletin re-visited
It’s been a year and a half since I first left my impressions on the two systems. My original post received a lot of negative responses from both communities. I was called an IPB fanboy at vBulletin.org, and I was called a vB lover at IPB’s customer forums. I guess you can’t win :shrug: Things… Continue reading Invision Power vs. vBulletin re-visited
Google AdSense to Release new Feature – Manage Ads
Google is releasing a new program shortly that lets you manage your ad units all from within the AdSense portal. It will be rolled out in phases, most likely starting with their top producers and trickling down like most of their new features. What does this mean for publishers? It let’s you paste one ad… Continue reading Google AdSense to Release new Feature – Manage Ads
How to View Apache error logs
If you’re new to running your own server, sometimes just finding things is the hardest thing to do. I spent a good 15 min trying to find mine, so here’s some info to help you. Your system may vary. All my postings are from CentOS 5, running php 5.2.x, mysql 5.0.2x, and apache 2.2.x You… Continue reading How to View Apache error logs
Avoid the Mail Blackhole
I started running out of space on my /home volume recently, so i started looking around for random files and old crap i could delete to buy myself some more time before hardware upgrades. The log files were an obvious first stop. I still had a ton of space i needed to find where it… Continue reading Avoid the Mail Blackhole
Yahoo Releases YSlow
YSlow is an add-on for the popular FireBug add-on for the popular browser, FireFox. Confused? 😀 It has neat tools to help you to improve your site’s load times, and rates you accordingly. I scored an F on my blog. haha Check it out: YSlow
Getting a Global Array to work in a Function
I recently spent a lot of time debugging this code i was working on for what I thought would be a simple onchange event. The Issue: I have sizes and colors, but not all sizes are available in all colors, so onchange of the color select box, i need to load the correct size options… Continue reading Getting a Global Array to work in a Function
It’s My Birthday, and I’ll post if I want to :)
It seems like only yesterday that I was sitting in my parents house on a Win3.1 box with 8 MB of ram that cost 5 grand, on AOL v1.0 playing Minesweeper. The reality of it, is that was merely 10 years ago. Computers have changed so much in these past years, and looking back at… Continue reading It’s My Birthday, and I’ll post if I want to 🙂
The Fall of CPC Advertising, Part Deux: Yahoo buys Right Media
earlier this month, Google announced its purchase of DoubleClick. Today, the news is out that Yahoo has bought Right Media. The fall of CPC advertising is coming soon. 🙁
The Fall of CPC Advertising
Announced just a few minuets ago, Google has purchased DoubleClick for $3 Billion and change. (Source: NyTimes) This is a huge buy in many respects, but the one that effects me as a web publisher the most, is that once again, our options for dealing with providers has been literally cut in half. As you… Continue reading The Fall of CPC Advertising