the web developer’s journal

Our Newest Release! EzSlide. A Rich Blend of PHP and Javascript

Ever wanted to create your own slide reel, like Apple’s coverflow or to display an array of photos? You can, with EzSlide. EzSlide is a PHP library that uses javascript to create rich, fluid layers on your website where you can display anything you want. You can create applications like Apple’s coverflow, a photo slide [...]

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Mac OS X Leopard: Web Sharing Troubles: “Forbidden”

If you’ve installed Mac OS X Leopard 10.5 already and you use the built in apache server “Web Sharing” you will need to follow these steps before your web server works again. If you’ve tried to visit a page on your local server, you will be greeted by this message: Forbidden (403) You don't have permission to [...]

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Mac OS X Leopard 10.5: READ THIS BEFORE INSTALLING

I just installed Leopard. It’s awesome. Installing the actual operating system took about an hour and Time Machine is updating the computer as we speak. All the new features are amazing and remind me why I switched to mac in the first place Of course, installing a new operating system is always a royal [...]

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Paypal, Google Checkout, Amazon…Which Payment Service Should You Use?

Recently diving into e-commerce, I needed to find the best service with the lowest transaction costs for my clients and for my own company. Instead of becoming overwhelmed with all of the choices, you should look into these great services from more the more popular companies out there. Paypal has a $10/month fee to use their [...]

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5 Suggestions to End Programmer’s Block

We programmers all get it. Staring at the computer screen hoping for the energetic icon at the bottom of the screen to start writing your application for you. What do you do to break out of the funk? 1. Get out of the [home] office. Take a break. Spend some time outside. You may find some [...]

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EzAuth (0.4 beta) Release - Our User Management System

We released our open source authorization system today. It helps you manage your users on your website, taking care of the following: - user registration (with optional e-mail verification) - user login - lost account retrieval - password changing - user session management - password protecting certain pages or sections of your website It is built using the CodeIgniter PHP framework so [...]

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The 5 Steps for Niche Markets

This is a jist of what Ed Dale teaches in the thirty day challenge. The process has enabled him to create multi-million dollar businesses online and now he is teaching people like you and me how to do it. After participating in his challenge, I learned that his principals not only apply to finding niche [...]

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Facebook - The New Windows

Facebook is the new Microsoft Windows. Why? Before my time, Microsoft introduced Windows as a revolutionary new platform for developers make everyone’s lives easier. Apple came out with their aesthetic, remarkably easy interface that made (almost) everyone want a new Mac. It wasn’t long before these big companies like IBM, Xerox, Microsoft, HP and of course Apple knew [...]

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ListRankr - Our New Web2.0 Service!

We launched a great new web2.0 service the other day called ListRankr. ListRankr allows you to make lists about anything. For example, if you want to find some great Italian restaurants in your local area, you can go to ListRankr and view the list of local restaurants, in order of people’s preference. Users can vote [...]

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