2009-11-20 01:26
Is the META Description tag really worth any time and energy? Compared to other aspects of on-site SEO, this one doesn’t provide the kind of ranking and authority that impact ran… Read More
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2009-06-06 18:56
For a client's site that uses MS SQL Server, we needed a quick and easy way to see the space occupied by all tables in the database. We found this great script here that does exactly… Read More
2009-03-06 21:35
Based on our research, at least 95% of all business web sites have had minimal to no search engine optimization. We're not talking rocket-science style SEO here. We see simple t… Read More
2009-03-02 22:14
Many web hosting now require sender authentication when sending e-mail through a relay server. These mail servers have their security locked down. Sometimes, localhost is an ava… Read More
2009-02-28 22:32
By design, when attempting to store XML data in a cookie, the .Net Framework will raise the a HttpRequestValidationException because request validation is enabled according to Microsoft.&nb&helli…Read More
2009-02-28 22:19
Here is a snippet of code that will convert a VB.Net DataTable into a string of XML.
Dim SB As New StringBuilder
Dim SW As New IO.StringWriter(SB)
Items.WriteXml(SW, Data.XmlWriteMode.Wri… Read More
2009-02-10 14:41
When forming SEO strategies for a Web site, appropriate keyword choice is critical for bringing in targeted traffic. Choose the right words, and all the rest of your efforts will be r… Read More
2009-02-10 14:15
One project in which I’m involved requires a small amount of project management for a team of 3 resources plus an outsourced software development group. The project lead is the o… Read More
2009-02-02 15:04
As part of a large eCommerce project, I needed to be able to extend a grid control into a custom control and dynamically add columns. I needed to change the order of events that deter… Read More
2009-02-02 14:30
I found some example code on the Microsoft site at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/213360 that shows how to convert a decimal number to words using VBA. This type of code is specially… Read More
2009-02-02 13:41
Sometimes, it's a real pain to tell the difference between a human visitor and a bot when reviewing a Web server traffic log. I recently had an acquiantance ask me for information on… Read More
2009-02-02 13:13
I added a Response.Redirect to a .Net Web page and began receiving a "Thread was being aborted" error on a line of code that executed Response.Redirect. Without really considering it… Read More
2009-01-16 13:19
I was recently working on a page hit logging scenario that, for reasons having to do with URL rewriting, needed to have the logging code executed in the Application.BeginRequest event of Gl… Read More
2009-01-15 00:57
Here we are, two months after receiving the Beijing Himense Domain Scam E-Mail and what has happened? NOTHING. No other top-level domains have been registered with Demtron. … Read More
2009-01-15 00:40
Have you ever wanted
to completely destroy your search engine ranking or do it for someone else?
Maybe you never want your site to get found again? Believe it or not, I'v… Read More
2009-01-14 21:38
Real estate agents can achieve significant exposure on the
Web through their Web sites and blogs. According
the National Association of Realtors 2006 survey of Internet use (http://ww… Read More
2009-01-14 19:28
Years ago, I wrote a little bit of JavaScript to position a DIV control in the center of a browser window space by calculating the browser area, the window size, then determine the coordina… Read More
2009-01-09 16:11
Aggregator tools are great for following your favorite blogs and managing what content might be most important for you to explore further. If a visitor knows how to find an RSS blog f… Read More
2009-01-08 16:22
I found this article titled Accounting Scandal Rocks Indian Outsourcer Satyam over at InformationWeek. It’s likely that a number of companies do not have contingency plans for th… Read More
2008-12-16 22:34
I have occasionally found a need to identify whether the type of a given variable is a nullable type so that I know whether I need to also use the HasValue and Value methods to obtain its c… Read More
2008-12-16 22:09
When reinstalling Visual Studio and accessing Web projects that use Telerik RadControls for ASP.Net Ajax, I've found that Intellisense is generally broken for that project and only for Tele… Read More
2008-12-04 22:19
When using ASP.Net AJAX to perform a postback from within a textbox input control, I found that the textbox loses focus after the postback. To overcome this, I added the following cod… Read More
2008-12-04 21:38
When using the JavaScript focus() method to set focus to an input element in FireFox, the following error may be produced:
Permission denied to set property xulelement.selectedIndex
Thi… Read More
2008-11-21 20:06
Your web designer has just completed your site and it’s live and available to see on the Web. You’ve thanked your designer for a job well done and you’re excited abo… Read More
2008-11-18 14:04
Over the last 10 years or so, we've received various forms of domain name scams. They usually involve some sort of fear tactic stating one of the following:
Your domain name will (ex… Read More
2008-11-17 14:19
I've had numerous people approach me about how to bring traffic to their Web sites. Of course, everyone wants more traffic, but is traffic volume really the ultimate goal?
Attractin… Read More
2008-11-14 21:54
Broken links are one of the most frustrating experiences for a web site visitor. A broken link is one that leads to a non-existent page, either on the site or an external site. U… Read More
2008-11-14 16:02
Over the years, I've heard a number of stories from clients about their challenges with their IT consultants. The stories range from the mundane, such as checking stock prices online… Read More
2008-11-13 14:36
Google recently began offering a beta test version of their custom reporting tool for Google Analytics. With this enhancement, Analytics just got a whole lot better.
Like any reporting… Read More
2008-11-10 19:38
Small businesses depend on numerous facets of technology to improve productivity, facilitate communication with clients and vendors, and promote their products. For many business owner… Read More
2008-11-10 15:34
Upgrading to a New PlanSo, what happens when your site becomes fantastically popular and your need more storage space, bandwidth, or features? Often, when starting out a new site, a si… Read More
2008-11-09 17:49
When considering how to modify page titles for a site, it’s important to recognize the significance of brand awareness for your products and services. Your brand may be just as… Read More
2008-11-09 13:31
I’ve heard about free 411 calls for number of years, but I’ve also heard about all the scams and hidden fees surrounding these services. Recently, after discussing this wi… Read More
2008-11-08 21:14
Database Features
Most hosting plans advertise database storage space. Compared to a few years ago, the amount of space is usually ample for most applications. Don’t be fo… Read More
2008-11-04 15:17
Here's a class that I found in client-side Microsoft AJAX library for browser detection. It's Sys.Browser.Agent. For a while, it wasn't documenated anywhere in the Microsoft on… Read More
2008-10-13 02:12
I was recently asked to review the code differences between two Access databases. One was the then-current production version of the database. The other was a version that was b… Read More
2008-10-10 20:17
When writing documentation for a Microsoft Access application, it's often important to provide information for on the object library references, especially for those apps that depend heavil… Read More
2008-10-09 03:37
Bandwidth and Storage Capacities
Bandwidth and drive space have become inexpensive in recent years. Back in 1999, one well-known hosting company offered 100MB of storage and 1GB of tr… Read More
2008-10-08 22:11
Filter Words are a common issue that affects title tag quality and SEO. What are Filter Words? They're words ignored by search engines due to their common use and offering very little val… Read More
2008-10-08 17:04
One of my current projects requires a Web form with AJAX interaction between a TextBox and a ListBox. As a user types into the TextBox, the keyup of event triggers and async postback… Read More
2008-10-07 02:21
Like any advertising campaign, it's important to understand your target audience and know how you are most likely to be found in a search. For example, if your company is "Knutson Poo… Read More
2008-10-06 19:55
There are only a zillion shared hosting companies to choose from. There are tons of features and options to consider, and some of the most important considerations require a some inve… Read More
2008-10-06 04:04
Neither search engines nor visitors care to see a whole slew of words in the title. In general, SEs cut off any title after 65 characters in length, and many visitors won’t look… Read More
2008-10-06 03:14
Web page title tags are the most important aspect of on-page SEO, yet I find so many sites that completely ignore this very important concept. If you want your site to have any chance… Read More
2008-10-02 23:13
The power of the Internet and search engine technologies has
increased interest in making Web sites appear prominently in search engine
results. According to Opinion Research
Corp. fo… Read More
2008-10-02 00:34
I was recently asked to review a site that was ranking poorly and not indexed well in search engines, especially Google. The site looked well designed, had nice internal linking, and… Read More
2008-09-29 16:57
I noticed over the weekend that Google PageRank was updated again. After the last update in July, many of the sites I maintain ranked higher. This time, it was a mixed bag. … Read More
2008-09-29 15:13
I recently deployed BlogEngine.Net 1.4.5 and found a few typos in the widget titles such as RecentPosts and Tag cloud. After searching all over and trying all sorts method to change t… Read More
2008-09-29 00:35
I recently needed to generate a single file containing all the VBA code for a client's Microsoft Access 2003 application. I originally wrote similar code about 8 years ago for Access… Read More
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