Shared Web Hosting

January 2, 2013 by 1 Comment
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Shared Web Hosting vs Dedicated Hosting vs VPS Hosting We can often become overwhelmed with the number of options available when it comes to web hosting. There are so many sellers, resellers, oversellers – how do we cut through to find out what we really need? It all mostly comes down to three kinds of hosting option – Shared hosting, Dedicated Hosting and VPS Hosting. These all refer to the way your site is hosted physically in the host’s server itself. When considering hosting, we’re thinking not only about the amount of space our website needs, but also how many people can look at it at once, plus how much information is allowed to be downloaded from your website per month – that is, server space and bandwidth. Shared Web … [Read more...]

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JQuery Explained

October 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Thinking of using JQuery for your next Web Design? JavaScript is a programming language that enables web pages to be more dynamic or interactive. It’s development has seen web pages go from simple static pages of text and images to useful applications and interesting graphics. JQuery is a library of JavaScipt functions collected to make coding in JavaScript easier and faster for programmers. It’s a collection of common functions that programmers originally had to code directly in JavaScript, but that were so popular or useful that standardised versions were created and stored in one document, which can be called in any webpage. The official JQuery website www.jquery.com defines jQuery as ‘a fast and concise JavaScript Library … [Read more...]

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The world’s running out of Website addresses!

October 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Stop Press: The World's Running out of Website Addresses! I'm sure you've read the headlines- great headline, but slightly mistaken. The world is running out of IP Addresses but not domain names so you can relax. But why did so many media outlets run stories on the web running out of space? Here's a simplified explanation of IPv6 and the issue with IP Addresses. Every computer, tablet, mobile and modem connected to the internet needs to have a separate IP Address. This IP Address is a unique number that sets your computer apart from any other. The only problem is with so many web enabled gadgets that the actual number of IP Addresses available is estimated to run out by the end of 2012. So the big wigs that set the rules for the Internet … [Read more...]

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Benefits of Cloud Computing

October 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Cloud computing for your business Cloud computing is one of the latest IT technology marketing buzzwords. Is it something you can take advantage of in your business or is it just the latest in a long line of 'next big' things that just don't cut it. Before we look at the benefits Cloud computing could have for your business, just what is this mysterious piece of jargon? What is the Cloud? Imagine instead of having all your files installed on your own computer, you simply log into the internet and find all your programs directly in your browser. That’s basically what Cloud computing is all about. All you need is a computer, an internet connection and you can work from anywhere – even in transit with your tablet or iPhone. If you … [Read more...]

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What is HTML5?

September 8, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Is HTML5 worth your while? HTML is the code used to program what you see on the screen when you view a website in a browser. HTML5 is the latest incarnation of this language, which has been in it’s previous form since 1997. With such an increase in the use of video, audio, graphics and animations in websites, HTML5 has extra commands to make programming this easier, and also to make websites more compatible with different browsers and search engines. A large reason for the development of HTML5 audio and video is to replace third-party software like Flash, which uses up bandwidth and computer power – plus can’t be read by search engines like Google. HTML5 uses the computer’s own audio and video capabilities, which today’s … [Read more...]

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Email Safety Precautions

August 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Email Safety Precautions and Best Practices Some folks are very cautious about the sites they visit and the files they download, but are very careless about protecting themselves from exploitation via emails. So I thought I’d share some safety precautions you can utilize to keep from getting infected with various types of malware via your email accounts. First of all, let’s look at two different ways of handling your email: webmail and email clients. Webmail Webmail is what you’re using when you log into your service via your browser, such as at www.hotmail.com or www.gmail.com. You’re able to read, send and forward emails from the server’s site, and usually, they’ll offer some level of spam detection and filtering. … [Read more...]

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Open Source Software for Self-Publishers

August 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
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The Benefits of Open Source Software for Self-Publishers Having a publisher prepare one’s manuscript is often fraught with difficulties and frustrations. This is no truer than with the esoteric art of poetry, my own brave conviction, where the gist of the art and its subtle nuance is often lost on but the very best publishers. The result being, having one’s life work poorly represented and poorly marketed. Beholden to the publisher’s whim, indifference and empty promises, self-publishing became an attractive and viable option – provided one can find a practical and inexpensive desk-top-publishing software program. After dismissing my own publisher on the very same grounds, previously mentioned, I had engaged an old university … [Read more...]

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What is Responsive Design?

August 16, 2012 by 3 Comments
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Mobile Responsive Design Designing sites for various screen resolutions used to be based on the most popular screen sizes. As years went by and screens got larger, this meant fixing the site’s content width and redesigning the site periodically – or leaving the width and having subsequently larger background border space around the central content area. Larger screens also encouraged designers to exercise more aesthetic control over their designs by using fixed positioning or elements and objects. The advent of mobile devices – tablets, phones and hand-held devices – has seen a reversal in the way designers have had to think about site layout. Almost like a trip back in time, reduced screen sizes and resolutions have designers … [Read more...]

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What is CSS?

August 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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What is CSS? CSS was officially launched in 1996 as part of the W3C standardisation of HTML and web languages. With the advent of content management systems like WordPress (which powers this website), a lot of people don’t need to know the code behind the scenes anymore. If, however, you want finer control of your graphics – or more originality – CSS is certainly worth learning. Basically CSS allows you to have a separate document to control the appearance of text and images on your browser screen. Before CSS, we had to put all the layout, style and appearance information in the same document as the content – so if you wanted to change all the headings to another colour, you had to change it manually in all the headings on the … [Read more...]

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Wordcamp Sydney 2012

July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Wordcamp 2012 Last week I had the great privilege of attending  a WordCamp meet up at Sydney University. The shear diversity of attendees is testament to the multitude of ways in which Wordpress can be used. Amongst the 200 odd attendees there were software engineers, bloggers, web agencies, app developers, web designers, graphic designers and even a radio announcer. The ratio of male to females was refreshing and just about every age group was represented. Of course with all these kinds of things often the most informative part of the weekend is at the pub after the seminars have finished, and this was no different. Living in such collective isolation lends itself to going somewhat batty, so meeting so many people in the real world … [Read more...]

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