I have been asked several times by people how many bookmarks/favorites I have in my browser. To answer this question I most often have to explain my reasoning. I do not bookmark anything unless I am working on a tutorial that requires a restart of the computer. Continue Reading »
Learning Ruby
I’ve wanted to learn Ruby for quite a while now, but never taken the time to read much about it. My reason for wanting to learn the language is not for web design like most, but for security. One of the best security tools out there is based in Ruby and to do much with it you need to know the language. Continue Reading »
Remove the WWW
In today’s world most web sites do not need the www in front of the domain name. There was a point in history that this was necessary, but this should no longer be the case. To fully understand we need to understand a little of the history of DNS. Continue Reading »
Does anyone use OS X Dashbord Widgets?
I have been using OS X for a few months now and still am unable to understand the reasoning behind the OS X dashboard. To access the widgets you have to hide all other processes. This defeats the purpose in my eyes of having a tool to monitor your system or anything else for that matter. Continue Reading »
Safari Upgrade Pukes
Well, I spoke too soon. I was excited to see that Safari had been upgraded rather quickly, and posted before trying out the software.
When I used the upgrade I got a wee little error stating that the bonjour service failed to start. The problem is that I did not install the bonjour service when I originally installed Safari. The service is a security risk so I choose not to install it. Continue Reading »
Apple Updates Safari for Windows
In an un-Apple like fashion they have released an updated version of Safari rather quickly. The description in the software updater: Continue Reading »
Safari is REALLY Secure
Safari on Windows has been out for a little over 24 hours now and people have already found six rather large holes in it. According to the researchers these issues exist in all versions of Safari, both on Windows as well as OS X. Continue Reading »
Safari on Windows
Today at WWDC about the only thing that Apple really brought to the table was Safari for Windows XP and Vista.
My first thought is that this is a wonderful thing for web developers. They no longer need to rely on services such as browsershots to see what a page looks like in Safari. It really is great news for these people, but other than them who is going to use this browser? Continue Reading »
Web Design Concepts
Now that I’ve covered how to setup a web site, the next major step is to start designing your site. There are several different ways you can start; hard code the pages, use a WYSIWYG program, pay someone else, use a prebuilt script, or a combination of them all. Continue Reading »
