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Buzz Words

CSS, AJAX, Java, PHP, XML, CMS, SQL, RSS, SEO, SEF ? Let me help you weed your way through the tech acronym jungle!

It can be completely overwhelming to know where to start on this web journey. I want to be your tech guide, your Web Guru.

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Active Directory, HELP!

Managing Active Directory can be a daunting and overwhelming task. But it doesn't have to be. Below are three articles from one of my favorite sites on AD management that I found extremely helpful.

How can I add an "unlock user account" option to the Active Directory Users and Computers context menu?

How can I add additional user account information option to the Active Directory Users and Computers context menu?

LDAP search strings samples

 

Random Image Generator

So I had the need to randomize a banner. Not too uncommon one would think. But to get it work cross-browser was another story. I did end up, however, finding a VERY easy script from a website called Personified with an article called "Simple Random Header Images for Your Blog". But instead of using the function rand I'm using the function mt_rand. Supposedly it gives a better randomization.

The basic idea is to put whatever images you want to randomize in the same folder, anywhere on your server. Name them something similar but with numbered in order. So something like banner1.jpg, banner2.jpg, ... banner55.jpg.  Then when you call an image you script it like

http://images_folder_path/banner<?php echo(mt_rand(1,55)); ?>.jpg

But your pages must be in php in order for this to work. Not only is this the EASIEST way to do this but it also WORKS! 

 

Learn PHP With Videos

So ever wanted to learn php but hate reading? Well Leigh Mac has developed a series of video's on learning PHP. A wonderful hands on approach. Go on have a look!

http://phpvideotutorials.com/

 

Starting From Scratch

CSS coding can be a cross browser nightmare and is can generally bite even the most affluent coder. That's why many of us use a base point, though sparingly. SmashingMag again has a nice list of CSS browser frameworks and the like.

SmashingMagazine - CSS Frameworks + CSS Reset: Design From Scratch

"You don’t have to write the same CSS-code or (X)HTML-Markup over and over again. Whatever project you’re starting to work with, at some point you have to define classes and IDs you’ve already defined in your previous web-projects. To avoid unnecessary mistakes you might want to start not from a blank file, but from an almost “perfect” scratch. The latter might contain some basic definitions you’d write in your code anyway. However, once you’ve decided to create such a scratch, you need to make sure it is really bulletproof — besides, if the stylesheet also sets up optimal typographic rules and basic form styling you manage to kill two birds with one stone."

 




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VNA and Hospice of Cooley Dickinson

Synopsis

The VNA and Hospice of Cooley-Dickinson needed web presence that suited their image as a healthcare provider. They needed something warm, inviting and user friendly. I created a site that allowed the client to change and edit the pages on their own. Thus cutting development time and costs. The design and development process took 2 months

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Velvets Unique Boutique

Synopsis

Velvets Unique Boutique creates professional, personal and beautiful hand made jewelry and crocheted hand bags. She needed a site that would not only show case her type of artwork but also have the ability sell it online as well.

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