tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58498151207465323432024-02-22T08:08:04.064-08:00Chicago Web DesignChicago web design and development blog includes news and updates about web design firms in Chicago, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), interaction design, site optimization and web usability in Chicagoland. Tips for readers, buying guide and information on making money online and Internet marketing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-61470223387914616962013-07-30T16:18:00.001-07:002013-07-30T16:20:53.069-07:00Shinichi Mochizuki has not been sucked into a parallel universeThank goodness! Shinichi Mochizuki is doing fine:
That reads:
Safety Confirmation Information for
Shinichi Mochizuki
As of 28 July 2013, 01:00: I'm doing fine.
Location: Kyoto Prefecture, Japan
If there's anybody that can inadvertently get sucked into a parallel universe and disappear from our world it would be Mochizuki-san-sensei. So what a relief to hear he is doing fine andUnknownnoreply@blogger.com79tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-35388592949161481302013-07-30T08:20:00.000-07:002013-07-30T08:41:39.612-07:00Bootstrap 3 Released! & Yes, it's gone FLAT & Mobile First!Yay, famous well-loved and overused CSS framework known as Bootstrap has finally released it's 3.0 version! Visitors to the official website are now greeted with 3.0 documentation. Taking a cue from the competing Zurb Foundation framework, it has gone mobile-first but still relies on the not-so-mobile-friendly JQuery Javascript framework. Foundation, by comparison uses the more compact Zepto Unknownnoreply@blogger.com62tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-21487841513804011272011-02-07T18:32:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:36:36.793-08:00How much Matt Drudge (Drudge Report) makes per yearHow much does Matt Drudge / Drudge Report do in revenues per year? The estimate is $10-15 million. Can you believe that? For one page. For posting links to stories. LOL. You can't beat that for Making Money Online!Drudge is the #82 site on the internet for US traffic. He reaches about 13 million people each month according to Alexa and Quantcast.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-6624502230757414252011-02-07T18:30:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:32:06.739-08:00Facebook has 13.6% share of display advertising marketHere's a juicy little tidbit. Astonishingly Facebook alone has more than 10% of the market for all online display ads! I hate that site!Armstrong has been trying to turn AOL into a go-to place for a wide variety of news since he was hired to revamp the company in April 2009 while it was still a part of Time Warner. The makeover is designed to give people a reason to visit AOL's websites more Unknownnoreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-86033879016505352592011-02-07T18:28:00.001-08:002011-02-07T18:30:20.916-08:0025 Most Valuable Blogs in AmericaSupposedly the 25 most valuable "blogs" in America. Some of these aren't blogs.But the list includes:cheezburgerdrudgehuffpoetchttp://www.wealthvest.com/blog/wade-dokken/the-twenty-five-most-valuable-blogs-in-america-%E2%80%93-2010-247-wall-st/But there are some ideas there if you want to Make Money Online!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-16367362332684836672011-02-07T18:22:00.000-08:002011-02-07T18:26:53.069-08:00AOL buys Huffington Post for $315M !! yikes that's a lot of clamsVia chron:The Huffington Post ranks as one of the top 10 current events and global news sites and draws 25 million U.S. visitors each month. It has built its popularity by compiling news from a wide selection of other media outlets, with links to articles and video on everything from politics to style to food. The site combines that type of aggregation with original work by its own small staff Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-72696176961413697902009-06-17T15:29:00.000-07:002009-06-17T15:29:02.450-07:00Remote MySQL Connections - security implicationsTiger Technologies: Remote MySQL Connections: "Unfortunately, remote access to MySQL is not very secure. When your remote computer first connects to your MySQL database, the password is encrypted before being transmitted over the Internet. But after that, all data is passed as unencrypted 'plain text'. If someone was able to view your connection data (such as a 'hacker' capturing data from an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-61060004799981444282009-06-17T15:26:00.000-07:002009-06-17T15:26:44.908-07:00S3 with djangobasic class for using S3 with django david / django-storages / source — bitbucket.org: "Support for many storages (S3, MogileFS, etc) in Django."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-13849966379292387542009-06-16T23:53:00.000-07:002009-06-16T23:53:00.208-07:00Chicago Web Designers - Patrick Algrim / P41 StudiosSince this blog is ostensibly the Chicago Web Design blog, I'll mention a Chicago Web Designer whose work I like:Patrick Algrim, the proprietor of P41 studios.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-1543391862637776782009-06-16T23:50:00.000-07:002009-06-16T23:50:00.178-07:00Slicehost and Linode have affiliate programsAre they good affiliate programs? I don't know but they have them.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-39967624440150346672009-06-15T15:55:00.000-07:002009-06-15T15:55:45.066-07:00lethain's lifeflow -- django blog softwarelethain's lifeflow at master - GitHub: "A full featured and opinionated blogging solution using Django"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-55793080039943258472009-06-15T15:54:00.000-07:002009-06-15T15:54:31.337-07:00Which is best for Django? Nginx or Apache?Which is best for Django? Lighttpd or Nginx? Or maybe something else? - Server Fault: "mod_wsgi is recommended way to get Django application into production. Apache's mod_wsgi is much better than nginx. You can't find official package (in current Linux distributions) for nginx's mod_wsgi and You need to compile it by yourself. I like nginx but if You want to play safe, play with Apache mod_wsgi."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-77999765909801580312009-06-15T15:52:00.000-07:002009-06-15T15:52:31.582-07:00Using nginx with Djagnohow to nginx virtual servers fcgi for django? - Stack Overflow: "There have been two pretty good blog posts lately about setting up nginx, but both are using nginx to serve static (or cached) content and apache mod_wsgi to serve Django. I prefer this myself because mod_wsgi makes process management so much easier than fcgi (among other advantages)."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-54931584576470249132009-06-15T15:45:00.000-07:002009-06-15T15:45:57.225-07:00How to Install WordPress on NginxHOWTO: Install WordPress on Nginx | ElasticDog.com: "Apache is a very well-establish web server that can handle just about any situation. Unfortunately, that flexibility comes at the cost of size and relatively high demands on server resources. Nginx (“engine x”) is a lightweight web server/reverse proxy that is very efficient and perfect for hosting WordPress. Read on to see how that can be doneUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-67530501165355125492009-06-15T15:37:00.000-07:002009-06-15T15:37:58.615-07:00Using nginx to serve cached files from WP Super CacheUsing nginx to serve cached files from WP Super CacheHow To Speed Up Wordpress With Nginx And WP Super Cache | tech.nocr.at: "What we have essentially done is taken the load of serving static files like images, css, and js files off of apache and passed it on to Ngnix which runs a lot faster and leaner than apache for serving static content. All requests for any dynamic content like php still Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-35391907144751345942009-06-13T23:42:00.000-07:002009-06-13T23:42:00.316-07:00Rails development on Windows Vista is too slow!Have you ever said that before? I'm sure you have. ANyway check this out:Speed up slow Rails development in vistaUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-43461250763624038722009-06-13T20:44:00.001-07:002009-06-13T20:44:56.064-07:00Free website monitoring service: Montasticfind out when your site goes downFree website monitoring service: Montastic: "Website monitoring made cool:Get an email when your site goes downGet an email when it goes back upRead statuses via RSS or Mac & PC widgetsFun, easy and elegant user interfaceUp to 100 websites monitoredNEW! Support for https and port number"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-75963406972353714282009-06-13T20:44:00.000-07:002009-06-13T20:44:32.798-07:00Free Websites Performance, Availability, Traffic Monitoringfree website uptime monitoring Free Websites Performance, Availability, Traffic Monitoring: "Monitor 24x7 websites, network devices and moreInstantly reports your site outage and response time.Ensure ultimate web experience"Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-5729370593012581122009-06-13T20:37:00.000-07:002009-06-13T20:37:12.125-07:00wp_cron - how does it work?wp_cron � simonwheatley.co.uk: "This is where the pseudo come in, with the WordPress pseudo-Cron we’re relying on a constant flow of visitors to trigger WordPress into checking for scheduled tasks. The upshot of this is that we cannot rely on WordPress to precisely schedule events, but the system is good enough for most things. (We can always increase the frequency of visitors artificially by Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-441049304935957202009-06-12T23:40:00.000-07:002009-06-12T23:40:01.407-07:00Django Blog AppsHere are some Django blog apps for those who are looking for blogging software written in Django / Python:ByteflowMightyLemonDjango basic appsUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-21050129367910557222009-06-12T17:07:00.000-07:002009-06-12T17:07:56.668-07:00The Cherokee Webserver with DjangoSteven Harms' Blog � The Cherokee Webserver: "The project I am working on has a web browser on kiosk machines, and runs Django on the backend. I was in need of a fast, secure web server. I have always used Apache in the past, and have used Nginx, so I figured I should investigate Cherokee.Enter the Cherokee Web ServerCherokee has performed great as an embedded webserver which serves my djangoUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-34927398727849988662009-06-12T17:02:00.000-07:002009-06-12T17:02:53.902-07:00Optimize your Apache VPS for WordPressOptimize your Apache VPS for WordPress | Jestro: "If you made the decision to move your WordPress install from shared hosting to a shiny new VPS you should consider optimizing Apache by making some tweaks to your httpd.conf file. Apache is a fast, reliable, and flexible server but is heavy on resources by default. If you are running a small VPS, and using it just for WordPress, you can make some Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-18990370695204453322009-06-12T16:54:00.000-07:002009-06-12T16:54:53.939-07:00Hosting Git Repositories on Dreamhost | tail -f development.logHosting Git Repositories on Dreamhost | tail -f development.log: "First, if you take a look at the DH wiki entry for Git, you will see the very first method described is to run Git on your DH account using WebDAV. If you’re like me, thinking about doing Git over WebDAV probably just left you scratching your head. I think the reason why this is advocated, is because of the way DH setups SSH Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-27281700412721483572009-06-12T16:17:00.000-07:002009-06-12T16:17:16.085-07:00How to Set Up Linux Distribution for NewbiesYouTube - How to Set Up Linux Distribution for Newbies - VPS BIBLE Pt 2: ""Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5849815120746532343.post-28778552269323296592009-06-12T16:12:00.000-07:002009-06-12T16:12:15.290-07:00A Django deployment guide for Ubuntu | VentanazulA Django deployment guide for Ubuntu | Ventanazul: "This is an easy to follow and very focused guide for developers who know how to handle their servers so I won't consider security issues, memcached, Django installation, databases or basic GNU/Linux, Apache and DNS settings. Of course all of those subjects are important and you should take care of them."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0