I recently saw a server glitch where an automated system created thousands of files with no content—0b. Once they were created, they became really hard to remove.
I solved it by running:
find /srv/www/ -size 0b
This let me know where all the funky files were. Then I tested on a deep folder… and then:
find /srv/www/ -size 0b -delete
removed them all, allowing the system to re-publish them correctly.
There are lots of good primers on Search Engine Optimisation out there in the world. This is mine. It was written with my workplace in mind, a community college in British Columbia, Canada. The principles, however, are universal.
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And… he’s awesome (http://oldman NULL.ca). And darn it, it looks like he should be ten years older than me, not the other way ’round.
Temporary for now, but wheels are in motion for him to become permanent. *crosses fingers*
(http://twitpic NULL.com/jvn6g)
Sketching out a process in code… “Professionals” vs “Peons”. Check my code and tell me what I’m missing.
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iPlotz.com (http://iplotz NULL.com/app/) is a fascinating online wireframe tool. Simple drag-and-drop tools (in an attractive pencil-sketch style) make it easy for even a non-designer like me to map out a common web interface. This includes, of course, forms that are increasingly in demand.
I’m sure this would be very handy even for a graphic designer, although some may feel it hampers creativity by excessive handholding. Personally, I need that sparkplug kickstart to get going.
check out iPlotz.com (http://iplotz NULL.com/app/)
From time to time, some of my colleages that use our college’s Content Management System (http://terminalfour NULL.com/) have a desire to remove all traces of certain content from the web site. For example, sometimes a course or program gets cancelled, and staff are concerned that students will try to sign up for the cancelled offering. Let me offer an alternative perspective.
Purging information from your website has some seriously negative consequences with respect to your ability to control your content, encourage external links to your site, improving keyword indexing, and potential re-introduction of the program.
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Tiny Studies from Bryan Ens
