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Self Updating XML Sitemap

If you are like me you probably have a ton of clients who regularly need their sitemap.xml updated. It's gotten to be more of a task everytime I acquire a new client. To simply matters and save myself a bucket load of time I've developed a simple sitemap.xml which auto generates reading everyfil...

If You Are Prone To Seizures This May Not Be For You

I've always hated the myriad of under construction gifs that have plagued our internets since the dawn of time. However... textfiles.com has taken up the task of gathering as many as they can in one place... I guess it's kind of like a museum and though I detest them, a pretty good idea. Check i...

10 Things You Need To Know About Your Website Designer

I've found that many of my clients aren't really sure what to expect from a website designer. It can be difficult to say for sure as many designers offer their services to varying degrees. A quote from one designer may or may not include the same services as a quote from another designer. I've ma...

Listomi.com - Cataloging the Universe

I wanted to take a moment and review a new website that has HUGE potential. Listomi.com. Listomi is a start-up that has taken user generated content to a new level. The ambitious title: "Cataloging the Universe", is exactly what this website is about. Think of a Wikipedia for lists. Lists of EVE...

Get Free Inbound Links Using Your Blog Feed

The Estetica Graphic Design and Web Design Forum which opened at the start of 2008 is offering Graphic Design and Web Design blogs to add their live RSS feeds to the Graphic Design Blog section. This means when you post on your blog it automatically posts it as a forum post with a link back to y...

How I Am Achieving Google Search Engine Rankings Absolutely Free Part II

** If you have not read Part I of this story, please do so, It'll make much more sense. On 9/20/2007 I posted about an experiment I'd been conducting to boost my search engine ranking for the key words I was aiming for. Freelance Website Design and Website Design... At the time of this post, I am...

How To Create A Great Website

I usually don't do this, but in my un-thwarted conquest for "blogdom" without Wordpress, I've lost the ability to do trackbacks. I was never big on them anyway, but I came across some great advice today I wanted to share. This is not my own advice, but the advice of Seth Godin Here are principles...

MyTinCup.com Student Loan Relief Fund

I've recently had the privilege to work with an organization which I think will make a huge impact on many young adults. I love the work that I do and I really enjoy the different websites I get to work with. But once in a while something comes a long that is more than just business. A website wh...

How I Am Achieving Google Search Engine Rankings Absolutely Free

WARNING: This is a fairly long article. I would suggest going to get a snack. But come right back, you definitely need to read this. I've read a great deal of articles on how to rank high on search engines (namely Google), get more visitors, and get noticed for those key words your really looking...

Four CSS and XHTML Acknowledgments

I've had the privilege to be recently featured on four CSS / XHTML Galleries. These galleries are put in place to allow others to rate valid CSS / XHTML websites. I count it a privilege to be included on these lists as they are normally reserved for the cleanest and most professional of websites....

ZScreen - A Great New Open Source Screen Shot Utility

I've recently come across a great utility for taking screen shots of either your entire desktop or an application window. This program,ZScreen , is packed with features! I find I always need to take screen shots but I find it's always been a pain because not only do I have to take the screen shot...

AlfredFox.com Featured on CSS Web Design Yorkshire

Great news! Alfredfox.com has been featured in a CSS Showcase / Design Gallery. I noticed a considerable jump in traffic and was curious as to where it came from. Upon closer inspection I see that it has been coming from CSS Design Yorkshire. This is a Design Showcase displaying websites they fin...

Battle of the OS - Quit Bickering And Grow Up!

First off, I'm a Linux user. Proud to be one. Before that, I was a Windows user, I was proud to be one. Before that I was a Mac user, and you know what, I was proud of that too. (None of this new age mac stuff, like straight up Macintosh user. Yeah, that's what they used to call it, Macintosh. Go...

How To Prevent Bandwidth Hijacking And Image Or File Hot Linking

A common problem people often run into is file hot linking. This is caused when someone links directly to an image or file on your site, using it, without actually hosting it themselves, and in essence, robbing you of your bandwidth. This can be very irritating as bandwidth can be expensive. Here...

Cheap Hosting Solutions Now Has A New Blog!

Cheap Hosting Solutions has just launched a new blog. View it here. I had the pleasure of installing it for them as they requested to use the same blog software that I scripted up for use with this blog here. It was really neat to see how one of my projects adapted to another website. Usually the...