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301 Redirects on IIS 6 with ISAPI_Rewrite

We just launched a new site for one of our clients, and one small improvement we made was replacing all the old and ugly (and not especially SEO-friendly) URLs like /cand_jobs.shtml with shiny new ones like /jobs. The catch here is that Google's existing index refers to all the old…

TaavoSeptember 8, 2010

Server Configuration Tutorials Web Development

Troubleshooting WordPress Automatic Updates on IIS 6

WordPress automatic updates are awesome. When they work, they're as easy as a click of a button. When they fail, however, you're left either reconciling yourself to an eternity of manual updates, or troubleshooting your host--a process that routinely takes much longer than applying the update manually would've. In this…

TaavoAugust 9, 2010

Design Tutorials Web Development

In-Browser Web Design: What I learned from Project Runway and Andy Clarke

My name is Alex and I'm a a reality TV addict. Hi, Alex. I admit my guilty pleasure and embrace it. My favorite show is Project Runway, because it neatly sidesteps most of the Real World-esque drama and focuses on the creative process. Truth be told, I'm probably more of…

AlexAugust 4, 2010

Server Configuration Tutorials Web Development

Install PHP5 on an Uncooperative VPS

A VPS is the standard upgrade when conventional shared hosting won't meet your needs. The catch, and most hosts try not to make this clear, is that you're then on the hook for all configuration, upgrades, and maintenance. And as an added bonus, many hosts offer default VPS installs configured…

TaavoJune 28, 2010

Tutorials Web Development

Updating Drupal

Compared to WordPress's automated self-updates, Drupal's update process is something of a chore. This chore isn't made any easier by Drupal's documentation (also here), which at the time of writing takes up nine pages, is self-contradictory, unnecessarily time-consuming and somewhat paranoid. And it never offers a canonical pragmatic checklist. After…

TaavoJuly 28, 2009

Tutorials Web Development

Battling Website Viruses

We spent some time trying to remove a nasty bit of malware code from one of my client's servers today. On their windows server, this virus used javascript to create a list of invisible links (in an i-frame) to bugged websites in the page footer. On their Unix/Linux accounts, the virus added…

Todd DumasJune 22, 2009

Project Launches Tutorials Web Development

Testing with Drupal 6.1

We received another inquiry this week regarding Drupal website maintenance -- that was enough to get us motivated to learn the basics of the CMS system. We installed Drupal on our new testing site: www.websitedesigndenver.com, and we will be experimenting with the application over the next couple weeks. Feel free…

Todd DumasMay 28, 2009

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301 Redirects on IIS 6 with ISAPI_Rewrite

Troubleshooting WordPress Automatic Updates on IIS 6

In-Browser Web Design: What I learned from Project Runway and Andy Clarke

Install PHP5 on an Uncooperative VPS

Updating Drupal

Battling Website Viruses

Testing with Drupal 6.1

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