Whether you just finished your first site, or you have made a million of them…Post in a comment below, what is your favorite webmaster tool. Mine is WinSCP.
What’s yours?
May 122010
Mar 232010
I had a pleasant surprise today to find the Firefox just updated. You can get the latest version, 3.6.2 here: Firefox 3.6.2.
What’s the big deal. None really, mostly just security fixes, and some stability issues. One worth mentioning in regards to stability was that some users were not getting notified that their extensions may need updating after upgrading to 3.6. Continue reading »
Mar 182010
Long ago sold on using valid HTML, I made the choice that I would rather not have a WordPress plugin on this site if it meant I could not have valid HTML. I have several reasons why: Reasons Why Validating HTML is Important.
Well, I have another reason. Making sure your site is still valid after installing a plugin, can prove you may not need the plugin at all! Continue reading »
Feb 262010
Quick! What is the hexadecimal color of my logo? Don’t know? Would you need to look in my CSS maybe? Would you try loading my logo into Photoshop and see? Too slow. Those of you with ColorZilla know.
The easiest way to do it, if you use Firefox, is to install the add-on ColorZilla. Continue reading »
Occasionally, I offer free advice on forums where webmasters ask for feedback on there website. When doing so, myself or another experienced webmaster will suggest that the owner asking for the review should validate their code.
The common responses:
- Validating HTML, who cares…
- I can get my site to look and work the way I want without validating. It’s a waste of time.
- It won’t help my SEO
- It takes too long
- Nobody needs to tell me how to build a site
- And the list goes on… Continue reading »
Feb 122010
My writing stinks you say. Eh…you may be right. I check my spelling, and try to make sure everything is correct. Still though, I know I need help.
Good news for me? It looks like I just found some help, and have even put this post to the test. It’s the Document Readability Test. The test reveals the number of characters, sentences, and reading comprehension level. The results also show ways to improve readability of text, and lists the most offending sentences. Continue reading »
Jan 282010
Are you using Gravatar? I know some of the regulars to BWI are not. What is Gravatar? I’ve included a video at the bottom of this post to help explain.
A gravatar is a globally recognized avatar. Confused yet? It’s the picture of yourself when you comment on this blog. Don’t see a picture of yourself? That is because you don’t have a gravatar. Continue reading »
Jan 222010
If you are using WordPress, here a couple of great plugins to help keep those doors locked, and your site safe.
Security Plugins for WordPress
The first plugin is WordPress Firewall, from SEO Egghead. This is a great little plugin that will block traversal, and SQL injection attacks to name a few capabilities. You can whitelist your own IP, and even get an email when an attack is trying to be made. I do use the email me feature, and I do get emails. Continue reading »
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