Archive for the ‘Web’ Category

Browsing with Safari

Posted by Ferndave May 1st, 2009

Even though most people look to Firefox as the end-all be-all for browsing the web, I’ve stuck with Safari. It’s fast and most importantly, the keystroke short-cuts are built-in andĀ intuitive. There might be an add-on now, but I had to use something like Quickeys in order to even manouver within Firefox.
Other people swear by software [...]

Challenge #3 – Linux

Posted by Ferndave July 24th, 2007

I have only a basic level of Linux experience. I hacked my Tivo and did some playing with it, but never got very deep into it. Mythtv runs on Linux, so this project has been the most I’ve ever dealt with the OS. I doubt I’ll ever make Linux a desktop environment for a LONG [...]

Web 2.0 Sucks

Posted by Ferndave May 17th, 2007

The BBC has a great article by Jakob Nielsen about what is going wrong with the Web 2.0 craze.
Nielsen states that the hype about Web 2.0 has caused design firms to neglect good design. Their rush to add dynamic features and needless tools render sites “glossy but useless.”
Nothing could sum-up the redesign earlier [...]

dot5 hosting is crap

Posted by Freebie Phil April 30th, 2007

If you want a horrible web hosting service, use dot5 hosting. They must be one of the worst service providers ever. They are the epitome of you get what you pay for. Cheap cost = horrible quality.
Their technical support is non-existant. If you open a ticket, you’re lucky to get a response. If [...]

Easy Mac-based Web Server

Posted by Ferndave April 12th, 2007

Want an easy web server right on your Mac?
One that includes PHP, Apache, and a mySQL database?
One that sets-up in a minute or less?
One that requires no permissions set or separate package installations?
One that can be deleted in a second?
MAMP is the answer. Just download the package, copy it to your applications folder and start [...]