Category Archives: General

Tutorial: Using FCKEditor FileManager in the new CKEditor

Recently I decided to upgrade a clients administration panel from the old FCKEditor to the new CKEditor – however after installation I realised the FileManager was missing… So I started trawling the internet looking for an alternative. I came across …

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Why trust your PC after a virus!

I see this time and time again – someone gets a virus on their PC, calls their “techie” friend who immediately goes “oh yeah – I can remove this…”. The “techie” removes some start-up program entries that run the offending …

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JavaScript: Basic, Multi-Dimensional & Associative Arrays

Arrays are an amazingly useful variable in all programming languages, they allow you to store vast amounts of organised data in just one reference. This helps not only on software memory usage and speed – But also on program complexity …

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PHP: Only variable references should be returned by reference

Pulling your hair out over this Notice message? Well here is an explanation for why you are getting this and how you can avoid it. Take a look at the following code: <?php class myClass { public $var = 1; …

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Ampersand Design (designampersand.com)

http://www.designampersand.com/ A guy named James Shirley, is A very nice guy at first, but then he uses your skills and time and then decides not to pay you what you have both agreed. yup… This is what has happened to …

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National "cc all your e-mails to Theresa May" Day

Normally I would not support such an activity as this, as it is obviously going to cause some serious downtime, but because it’s the government and also because I completely agree with the reasons behind doing it! I will make …

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Linesave, Quantum Web solutions, Quantum Network & Promotions, Twipple

Right, so I’ve had a MASSIVE response to my blog posts about Quantum Web Solutions going into liquidation and I must thank everyone who has come forward to share their stories and especially for contributing information to help others. So …

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Using Google Analytics on AJAX Requests

Google Analytics is a great way to track the visitors on your websites, however what if you are using AJAX for website navigation? Fortunately Google have everything under control, you can easily tell Analytics that the user is loading another …

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AJAX loaded content not visible in IE7 + IE8 with jQuery

Recently I have had a nightmare of a problem with an apparent rendering bug in IE7 + IE8 which had all the hallmarks of the “peakaboo bug”. Firstly, here is a quick explanation of my problem: AJAX fetches content into …

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Google Affiliate Network Banner Rotation Script

I have a very useful script for people who wish to monetize from the Google Affiliate Network. Are you sick of managing your banners manually? Adding/removing banners as you join/leave affiliates? Or are you looking to use Google Affiliate Network …

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