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Index of pages filed with the "Website Development" tag (listing records 11 to 20 of 56):
- Comments, Cookies and Gravatars
(Date: Sun 21-Nov-2004 | Comments: 16 | Permalink)
I'll wager that the comments handler on the Urban Mainframe is one of the most frequently revised feedback mechanisms in the entire blogosphere and... I've been at it again ... (continue reading) - Blocking the Referrer Spammer
(Date: Mon 15-Nov-2004 | Comments: 13 | Permalink)
I have mostly passed under the radar of the Referrer Spammers, but my invisibility spell has gradually depleted. This past weekend (13-14 Nov, 2004) my access logs recorded 187 hits from referrer spammers. I'll admit that 187 hits isn't a lot, but I usually ... (continue reading) - Urban Mainframe and TrackBacks
(Date: Mon 1-Nov-2004 | Comments: 8 | Permalink)
J.J. recently suggested that I should consider deploying a "TrackBack" facility on the Urban Mainframe. I've seen TrackBacks on 3.5 trillion other weblogs, but never really understood their purpose or usage until Luc pointed me to the "How TrackBack ... (continue reading) - Advanced Search Interface
(Date: Thu 14-Oct-2004 | Comments: 7 | Permalink)
Over the past week I have completely rewritten my CMS search-engine (note: the new search-engine isn't running on this website yet as there is still some work to do). Teaser: I have managed to vastly increase search performance along with adding new facilities ... (continue reading) - Optimizing RSS Delivery
(Date: Fri 17-Sep-2004 | Comments: 14 | Permalink)
Regular readers will already be aware that I have something of a "bee in my bonnet" about the bandwidth demands of RSS polling. I have made two experimental changes to the RSS feeds available from this website which will, hopefully, reduce the bandwidth ... (continue reading) - Delivering RSS Feeds
(Date: Thu 2-Sep-2004 | Comments: 5 | Permalink)
D. Keith Robinson recently solicited the opinions of his readers with regards to the delivery of RSS feeds from the Asterisk website. Robinson's initial article, subsequent follow-up and considerable user feedback have all served to solidify and vindicate ... (continue reading) - Google: Don't Index This!
(Date: Wed 11-Aug-2004 | Comments: 17 | Permalink)
I have recently realised that I have been doing some visitors to the Urban Mainframe a disservice. I've confused them, I've wasted their time and I've lost their trust. I'm not referring to my regular visitors, I'm talking about new visitors - more specifically ... (continue reading) - Working with Meteorological Data
(Date: Mon 9-Aug-2004 | Comments: 4 | Permalink)
I am always impressed when I see real-time data on a website. I am even more impressed when such data is used imaginatively. Thus Dunstan Orchard's panorama and weather information have long intrigued me. Out of curiosity, I investigated the possibilities ... (continue reading) - A Fresh Coat of Paint
(Date: Mon 2-Aug-2004 | Comments: 30 | Permalink)
I would like to present to you, dear reader, the new-look Urban Mainframe. I was never completely happy with version 3 (Aston) and I've been itching to redesign for a while now. However, it is incredibly difficult for me to allocate time to personal ... (continue reading) - Quick Survey: The Captcha Mechanism - Utility or Barrier?
(Date: Wed 28-Jul-2004 | Comments: 12 | Permalink)
In March 2004 I introduced a Captcha device on my comments handler to assist in preventing the growing problem of comment spamming. The Captcha was fairly well received at the time and has been a non-issue for me ever since. However, Noah's comments ... (continue reading)
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