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Web Development – CSS – Highlight Selection
I immediately fell in love with CSS when we were introduced in late 2000. The ability to style a whole site outside the HTML was a fantastic concept and probably my first true introduction to...
View ArticlePlanning Your Server Infrastructure = Buying a House
With a little one on the way, I’ve been spending a good amount of my free time starting to search for a new home for my growing family. While the search continues, I’ve learned a thing or two about...
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Tips and Tricks – How to Use SFTP
Too often, new customers can get overwhelmed by a small administrative task on a Linux server. One of the more common questions I see in technical support is when a drive partition runs out of space....
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Choosing a Cloud: Cost v. Technology v. Hosting Provider
If you had to order a new cloud server right now, how would choose it? I’ve worked in the hosting industry for the better part of a decade, and I can safely say that I’ve either observed or been a part...
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Choosing a Cloud: Which Cloud Chooses You?
It’s not easy to choose a cloud hosting provider. In the first post of this series, we talked about the three key deciding factors every cloud customer has to consider, and we set up a Venn diagram to...
View ArticleWeb Development – JavaScript – Creating a Sticky Menu
When designing websites, I like to focus on ease of use and accessibility for the end user. While creating your site to be friendly to screen readers and text-based browsers is a must, the...
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No iFrames! Dynamically Resize Divs with jQuery.
It’s no secret that iframes are one of the most hated methods of web page layouts in the web development world — they are horrible for SEO, user experience and (usually) design. I was recently charged...
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Tips and Tricks – jQuery equalHeights Plugin
Last month, I posted a blog about dynamically resizing divs with jQuery, and we received a lot of positive feedback about it. My quest to avoid iframes proved to be helpful, so I thought I’d share a...
View Articleiptables Tips and Tricks: APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) Configuration
Let’s talk about APF. APF — Advanced Policy Firewall — is a policy-based iptables firewall system that provides simple, powerful control over your day-to-day server security. It might seem intimidating...
View ArticleProtect Your Data: Configure EVault for Server Backups
In “The Tenth Anniversary” episode of “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Raymond accidentally records the Super Bowl over his wedding video. He hilariously tries to compensate for his gaffe by renewing his...
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