Web Tools
February 4, 2009
I’m always checking into domains. Anytime a somewhat decent (or really crazy) idea pops into my noggin, I have to check if the most ideal name […]
October 20, 2008
While it's great to use Google tools, it's important to keep in mind that you want to use them, not totally rely on them. I read about a situation where a person's Google account was disabled, which caused a LOT of trouble for him. I don't want to be "that guy" and I'm sure neither does anyone else.
July 29, 2008
Last month I read this really nice post over at youmoz about a website called Mindmeister. Mindmeister is an online collaboration tool that allows you to create mind maps - you know those charts where you'd circle an idea, then list related ideas, and keep branching away. You can share your "mind maps" with other users, and they can add to and edit your map. All revisions are tracked and can be easily undone.
July 11, 2008
I recently installed Wordpess on an older flat-file website that had a massive amount of seperate pages. The owner would occasionally shuffle his content around (manually archiving) and he'd never heard of a redirect. As soon as I started working on the project, I noticed all the 404 traffic he was getting (not caused by me!). Since I installed Wordpress for him, I was able to find a plugin to fix this situation. Enter Redirection.