Subversion (SVN) Repository Integration with Mantis Bug Tracker
I recently set out to integrate a Subversion (SVN) source control repository with MantisBT, a free bug tracking system. I quickly found John Reese’s Source Integration plugin — available for the...
View ArticleLocation, Location, Location Aware Websites
According to reports from Gartner, Juniper Research and others, smartphone sales are growing at a fantastic rate. Sales of smartphones have increased 47% over the previous year, and some estimates...
View ArticleAutomate Your Christmas Lights!
Holiday Lights Display As the holidays fast approach, millions of us are pulling decorations out of the attic, grabbing extension cords and untangling the lights. Last weekend I set up the tree, put...
View Article5 Reasons to Re-Evaluate your Web Vendors
“Wow how time flies! Remember way back in 2003, when the company decided we needed a fantastic website, with all of the latest bells and whistles? Well we did it, and it served us quite well at first....
View ArticleOut of Sight, Out of Mind – Don’t Lose Those Passwords!
Several sets of usernames and passwords are imperative for making changes and updates to your website. Especially for sites that are a few years old and were developed by outside developers, these...
View ArticleUsing the WordPress 3.0 Menus Feature Part 1
While WordPress 3.0 still hasn’t been officially released, the Beta releases have been available for testing for awhile now. A new feature that is getting a lot of press is the menus option. In this...
View ArticleUsing the WordPress 3.0 Menus Feature Part 2 – Styling and Animating
Welcome back! Since my first post, where I demonstrated the simple yet powerful WordPress 3.0 Menu Management functionality, WordPress 3.0 RC1 has been released! With this great new tool, WordPress has...
View ArticleA Cufón Small Caps Hack
I love the cufón font replacement technique. It allows developers to use custom fonts dynamically in their websites. It’s incredibly easy to use compared to earlier options like siFR. The@font-face...
View ArticleAnalysis of the Penny Auction Model
I’ve recently become aware of some sites growing in popularity that are collectively known as penny auction sites. Examples include Beezid, BidsTick and SwipeBids. Visit these sites and you’ll see...
View ArticleSmall Business Internet Development Offshoring
Considerations, Concerns and Suggestions for Success Small businesses that create websites and other internet based digital products are at a disadvantage to larger firms for several reasons. Because...
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