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In this episode we go into some detail about the vCard (also know as “virtual card”, “virtual business card”, “digital business card”, “electronic business card”, etc.), where it comes from, and what the RFC information regarding this standard is.

We then dig into hCard, a microformat implementation of the vCard standard in plain-old-semantic-html (POSH).

I also quote from the book, Microformats: Empowering Your Markup for Web 2.0 by John Allsopp.

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Today we’re talking about colors. The primary colors are Red, Yellow, and Blue and you can mix them into any other color. On computers we use Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) rather than RYB. On printers, however, we use CMYK. Yes folks, 3 colors on computer screens and 4 colors on printers.

Web browsers couldn’t display CMYK images, instead they’d just show a broken image icon. That happened in my job just recently. Newer browsers can make the transition without a problem, but our good friend MSIE6 is still lacking…

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In this episode we talk a little about the irony of RDFa and how they use “non-standard” constructs to try and make content more “standard”. We contrast this with Microformats that use standard html constructs in a novel manner to add semantic meaning to properly marked up content.

We also dig into the hReview Microformat.

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In this episode we talk about Microformats, their relation to RDFa, and how structural content is very important and should be adhered to religiously.

We talk a little about the “data-dash” model that HTML5 uses. We talk about using classes to describe (not style) content to help provide additional information about what a section of content is (a person, a location, a product, etc.).

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Today we talk about source control, or version control of your source code. In large companies we generally have some sort of source control that’s already set up that we just live with. Smaller shops (or even big companies with small development groups) and individuals probably don’t have source control.

Source control, for those of you who don’t know, gives you the ability to check out a copy of the code and work on it, then check in your changes and integrate them back into the source repository. This allows not only multiple developers to work on the same codebase at the same time, it also allows for version tracking and some other cool things. At work I use Subversion, with Tortoise SVN as my client (we tried Ankh and didn’t like it).

Once you’ve checked in your code into the repository you can have a Continuous Integration robot in place that you can configure to compile the integrated code, run unit tests, check for missing files, file off emails (or tweets), and even ZIP and FTP your project to your testing server. Continuous integration is kinda way out of the scope of this episode, so we’ll leave it at that.

In addition to just source code (html, js, css, cs, aspx, ascx, etc.), I also include build docs, images, photoshop documents, pdfs, and other documents related to a specific build of the project. This helps me keep a record of all the change requests and source documents as well, even though they’re not included in the compiled project.

In this episode I also add a shout-out to my good friend and former co-worker, Mike “Push Master” Dopp.

In today’s news we talk about Verizon’s LTE network accepting GSM style SIMs, and what this could mean for data-only smartphone plans.

In this episode we’ll talk about CDN (content delivery networks), what they are, how they’re used, and a “poor man’s” way to go about accomplishing something similar (but not really).

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I also almost get run over by a train.

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In today’s episode we talk about why we use headings hierarchically and why there should be one (and only one) h1 tag. We also introduce the HTML5 article and section elements.

Today we introduce a news section! The news is that I will be a guest on an upcoming episode of the Stolen Droids podcast. Sweet!

Today’s topic begins with structural HTML, specifically headers (some call them “headings”), h1 through h6. We talk about how you should (and shouldn’t use them), and how many h1′s you should have on any given page.

Our topic for today is all about caching, essentially reusing already downloaded content to help speed up your visitor’s web surfing experience.

Today’s episode is being sponsored by another one of my websites: JoeTheGreenGuy.com.

Today’s sponsor is TheLeviHouse.com, a real-world case-study in designing and building a home more intelligently to save money on utilities (and reduce dependencies on external systems of control) in the long-run.

Today’s topic is all about redundancy. We talk about having multiple revenue streams using multiple ad networks, having raid hard drives, redundant power supplies, multiple connections to the backbone, various power sources, and more…

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We talk about how to avoid our messages being interpreted as spam.

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In the episode we’re going to talk about web standards and specifications, specifically around html, xhtml, html 5, and we tease an upcoming episode about a web browser company and their approach to supporting dynamic standards… Take a listen!

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In this episode we define the concepts of SEO (search engine optimization), SEP (Search engine placement), and SEM (search engine marketing).  We talk about how to go about placing better in search engines. We talk about the difference between organic placement and paid (ad) placement. And we lay the foundation for SEM (off-page optimization) and SEO (on-page optimization).

Take a listen and share your feedback in the comments below!

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So, other than women we talk about the difference between a well build web page versus a superficially “pretty” web page…. You’ll just have to listen to it. Trust me, it’s still safe for work.

We also talk about “pixel perfect” development and why it’s… well, you’ll have to listen. I really go off the deep end… I debated titling this episode “Pixel Perfect is a waste of time”… yeah, just pay attention around the 12 minute mark.

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In this episode we’ll talk about personas a little bit again, but we start to delve into optimizing content for search engines (notice I avoided the use of “SEO” because we’re really not doing that). Rather, we’re talking about how to tie the page title and h1 tags together, how many h1 tags you can have on a page, and more. We also talk about snippets, organic search results, and even keywords.

We’re not going to talk about writing content or code in this podcast either. i’ll cover why in an upcoming podcast.

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In this episode we’ll talk about how goals, return on investment, and how to get started in measuring your success — or your failure.

Your comments and suggestions are, as always, invited in the comments below!

Once you have an established page you have other options at your disposal.

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In this episode we’ll talk about Google Analytics, Urchin, and some other analytics engines, as well as separating the concepts of “analytics” from “demographics”. We’ll also talk about using that power for good, not evil. With great power comes great responsibility, or so I’ve heard.

Lastly, we’ll introduce the next podcast: setting realistic goals, and how to measure success from failure.

Comments, as always, are invited and encouraged. Do so below, you know you want to!

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The topic for this website centers around knowing your audience. Before you write a single line of code or content take the time to write down a few “people” who you think will be viewing your content. If you are creating a new site you may just have to wing this, if you have existing content you may be able to use some pre-existing demographics to come up with more “realistic” people who actually visit your site (not just people who you think visit your site). We’ll talk more about that in the next podcast.

Having an audience in mind helps you craft your message for those personas and helps you craft your code to present the content in a better format for your audience.

Take a listen to the podcast and leave your feedback in the comments below.

The topic for this episode was recommended by @parasvalecha, the winner of our recent Kingston 32GB Thumbdrive Give Away. The audio is still “windy” (sorry about that). I’ve got a “real” mic on order, so audio should improve dramatically in future episodes.

We get into how computers store and process data, how the CPU and RAM pass data back and forth, and what role your hard drive plays when you run out of RAM and need to swap. That leads us to USB Flashdrives, SSDs, and ReadyBoost.

Our second topic covers various uses for USB thumb drives that you may not have considered. Did we miss one? Let us know in the comments!

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In this episode we’ll talk about computer security. It’s got more “windy” audio because I didn’t realize that it was a problem until after this episode was recorded. I’ll try and make sure it’s not a problem in upcoming episodes — thank you for your patience!

In the first segment we’ll cover software to help protect you against infection, as well as what some corporations do to protect their users from malicious software and websites.

In the second segments we’ll cover usernames and passwords, and what makes a good password — and what doesn’t. We’ll also talk a little about potential areas where usernames and passwords may be inadvertently exposed or sent in clear text.

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In today’s episode we’ll pick up our 2D bar code discussion from Episode 3 talk about NFC (Near Field Communication) tags. The audio is a bit “windy” for reasons beyond my explanation.

In the second segment I’ll share a story of a catastrophic failure regarding a problem with power, and advocating the use of a battery-backup or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) to protect your home network, and other electronics.

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In today’s episode we’ll talk about bar codes, starting with 1D UPC codes, then moving up to 2D bar codes including MS Tag and QR Codes. I also mention NFC, which we’ll talk about in more detail in Episode 4.

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In this episode of the JoeTheWebGuy Podcast I’ll update you with the information that I’ve learned and the progress I’ve made thus far. Since this podcast is all out learning and sharing information, I figured I’d share what I’ve picked up about podcasting, WordPress, audio recording, and audio editing.

Take a listen and let me know what you think!

Okay, so I’ve been toying with the idea of a podcast for quite some time. Today I finally decided to make the leap and start it off. It’s rough around the edges, the audio quality isn’t great, the format is somewhat rough and loose, and I’m going to be leaning on you, the listeners, to post comments below to help craft this podcast into something that will add value to your life.

In this episode:

1. I introduce the podcast itself and the fact that I have a lot of websites that have significantly diverse topics
   1. JoeTheWebGuy.net
   2. JoeTheAndroidGuy.com
   3. CSSisVoodoo.com
   4. JoeLevi.com
   5. natalie.JoeLevi.com
   6. TheBiglerFamily.com
   7. LeviZ.com
   8. Syracuse08.com
   9. SittingDuckPolicy.com
   10. TheLeviHouse.com
   11. PathToGreenerLiving.com
2. This episode sponsored by TheLeviHouse.com
3. Google’s recent Ice Cream Sundae Doodle
4. Request for feedback and input on topics you’d like me to cover, podcast scheduling and frequency
5. This episode sponsored by TheLeviHouse.com
6. If you would like to sponsor a future episode or run an ad on one of my websites, send an email to me, Joe (at) JoeLevi.com