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Easy solve the AJAX c00ce514 error
2008-12-30 20:00:00
If your AJAX code runs smoothly on Mozilla Firefox but experiences problems when running on Internet Explorer and gives out an error: "Could not complete the operation due to error c00ce514"here is what to do : just set the proper character set encoding in your requested file and try again:)PHP Example:header("Content-type: text/html; charset=windows-1251");The error means that Microsoft XML Parser is having problems when parsing the AJAX response string.Cheers!
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How I easily increased my website visitors by 30%
2008-12-16 12:02:00
From the articles we read we suppose that users are equipped with latest browsers, and are using more and more Firefox, Opera and Chrome. Let's see whether this is true.Problem description:I decided to test my website layout in different browsers so I've loaded it up in browsershots.org.Result: Everywhere except on Internet Explorer 5.5 & 6 the site rendered correctly. On the mentioned versions a JavaScript error alert popped up followed by blank page. It appeared that Internet Explore 5.5 & 6 both fail to render a page when its DOM structure is changed by Javascript/AJAX methods residing in a element under the body tag. In that case Internet Explorer gives error: 'The Page cannot be Displayed' or 'Internet Explorer cannot open the Internet site http://... Operation aborted'Here is the official statement on this issue from Microsoft: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927917Sta tistics:When I looked at Google Analytics I've understood that around 70% from all users prefer...
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PHP & Oracle Cyrillic howto
2008-12-15 15:15:00
Here is how to display and work with actual Cyrillic characters instead of unrecognised '???'The following examples are suitable for fetching data between php and oracle.How?Just set the proper internal Cyrillic charset in the oci_connect functionexample:oci_connect('username', 'password', '',"BG8MSWIN");List of Oracle 's internal charsets you can see here:http://www.daylight.com/meetings/emu g04/Delany/charsets.htmlOptional:Once you've got Cyrillic symbols and not only ???(question marks) you can detect the encoding of a given string using:echo mb_detect_encoding($string);and then convert it via:$string = iconv('utf-8','windows-1251', $string);That's it! I hope the information helps you!
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Category feed subscription script for Blogger
2008-11-21 09:16:00
When I first started writing my blog I managed to put a feed. Not long after I was happy that visitors actually subscribed to my posts. Later the feed statistics showed old subscribers withdrawal, substituted by new fresh subscriptions. This way the overall subscribers count stayed the same and that was a problem.Since then this has been a mystery to me until I thought more on the subject: The posts were ranging from computers to garden, aquarium fish, fitness etc... - all unrelated - so that might be the reason behind user's opt out - the next post was not always of their interest.That's why I've implemented this handy script that you can place at the bottom of your posts to encourage user's subscription to a specific feed category. It is based on your post labels - so if you've already labeled your posts then feed subscription links will show automatically.Demo: You can see it working at the bottom of this post.Installation:1. Open your Blogger HTML template2. Check Expand Wi...
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Take a rest
2008-11-20 09:17:00
Now finished with my job I am free to take an active rest for a week. Here is my plan:It's the season of late fall and man must eat lots of natural supplements to boost his health so I'll try out with these:fish oil - EFA(essential fatty acids) for the brain and eyeslemon juice - to restore the electrolyte balanceolive oil - rich in EFA: omega 3:omega:6 ratio is 1:1yoghurt - for the beneficial stomach bacteriaspirulina, pumpkin, carrot juice or beta carotene capsules for the eyes2 litters of water dailyMost importantly I'll try to limit my time in front the computer downto 2 checks of the email - morning and evening. Instead I'll strengthen my social contacts.Cheers and relax!(images courtesy of Flickr!)
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Growing lemons at home
2008-11-20 09:11:00
After several attempts I've succeeded to grow my own lemon tree from a seed. Here is how I've made it:1. Take the seeds out of a big & ripe lemon.2. Plant them 1-2cm. deep.3. Wait 2-3weeks and new cuttings will begin to appear.4. Give them plenty of water, and don't let the top soil to dry.5. The outside temperature must be around 22C.Enjoy your new lemon tree!Cheers!Here is my smallest one.And my 3-years old lemon tree.If you want to be successful and grow your own lemons there are some simple rules that you could follow:Lemon tree loves shades and dislikes dry soils. Room light is usually sufficient for its growth, but for faster results during the winter season you can think of adding artificial lighting. Providing temperature between 15 and 20C will make your plant grow vigorously during the whole year.Plant leaves are important to the tree and last between 2 to 3 years. If you're experiencing a leaf-fall please check for over watering, insufficient light or freezing. Th...
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Apple style JavaScript folding menu
2008-11-13 13:04:00
Here is a my full working version of the sliding vertical menu that you may use on your website. It resembles the functionality of the beautiful right menu from Apple 's website. Demo version of the script you can see on the right side of this website: http://newiaqua.royalsbg.comThe code is using some pre-made unobtrusive javascript functions like jscss() thanks to http://www.onlinetools.org/. The menu also degrades successfully on non-supporting JavaScript browsers.JavaScript Code:function jscss(a,o,c1,c2){switch (a){ case 'swap': o.className=!jscss('check',o,c1)?o.classN ame.replace(c2,c1): o.className.replace(c1,c2); break; case 'add': if(!jscss('check',o,c1)){o.className+=o.c lassName?' '+c1:c1;} break; case 'remove': var rep=o.className.match(' '+c1)?' '+c1:c1; o.className=o.className.replace(rep,''); break; case 'check': return new RegExp('\b'+c1+'\b').test(o.className) break;}}function close(cl) { var re = new RegExp("(^| )" + cl + "( |$)"); ...
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How do you test your PC?
2008-11-03 07:55:00
It's always good to know that your computer is stable. Here I'll show you a few reliable programs for CPU and memory testing.How to test the CPUI've been using IntelBurnTest which includes Intel libraries used exclusively for CPU testing prior its market release. IntelBurnTest software is compatible with AMD processors and tests faster than Prime95. Just make sure that your testing sytem is equipped with a proper cooling.Hints:Prior testing please download and run Realtemp - this way you can watch in realtime the temperature - and make sure it's below 70°C.Prime counts determines the memory size used in the test.Residual values must be equal or less e^-09 i.e. e^-10, e^-11, and so on.Residual Normalised should be between e^-02 and e^-04. (from 0.01 to 0.0001)Numbers outside these ranges indicate that you experience memory or CPU errors.Try at least 10 or 20 passes.When having more than 2 GB RAM running on the 32-bit version of Windows please test on a 64 bit version in order to ...

Effective back training exercises
2008-10-09 12:41:00
Back muscles are an important body foundation. They are heavily being used in lots of base movements and greatly influence our body posture. It?s a known fact that gorillas chose their leader because of his big and strong silver back. So if you really want to have a harmonic body that screams from a distance who?s the boss, please apply the following advices to your training.In the article will be emphasized on the exercises for upper and middle back areas which can be developed quickly via chin ups and pull ups. And even though these movements are popular they still remain hard to follow by lots of people.So here are the 5 highly effective time proven exercises along with their proper form. Doing them can make you sore for day or two, but don?t worry - that is just a sign that you keep progressing.1. Narrow grip chin up with palms facing your body. Initially go for 3 sets with 6-8 reps and aim for a 6 sets with 10-15 repetitions. Remember that when conditioning for the 300 movie t...
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Before you go to the gym
2008-09-29 12:20:00
Being eager to hit the gym for the first time and the last think that you might expect is not to go straight, but to wait until you are prepared???Well, that's true - it's essential to be in good shape prior entering the gym, otherwise your dream training might turn into a slightly bad experience. But, don't worry I'll reveal you how to avoid such situations with a few exercises that will prepare you for the bigger challenge.The following program is designed to show and improve your current fitness level. It consists of indoor and outdoor training without using any weights. Here are the exercises:1. Chin upGrab the bar firmly at the shoulder width, cross your legs and start rising your body up. Try to keep your elbows perpendicular to the floor.2. DipsGo to the parallel bar and rise until your hands are straight. Then flex your elbows and go down until your elbow and upper arm are perpendicular. Raise again to the initial position.3. Inverted parallel rowUse the parallel bar to ...

Simplify your income plans using the Adsense Calculator
2008-09-24 15:42:00
This quick post is not intended to show you how to optimize your clickthrough rates or some income parameters..., it's about how you can predict your Adsense earnings, have a broader overall picture and act more confident based on the result information.Try the Calculator from here: http://www.seochat.com/seo-tools/adsense- calculator/The only three parameters you'll need to know are: 1. your website impressions2. click through rate(how many clicks/100 do the ads on your website usually receive) 3. the average cost per click(how much you get paid for 1 click)The result will be a nice a clean future income report that will save you lot of time otherwise wasted by counting everyday clicks.Cheers!
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Quickly shrink the belly fat
2008-09-23 16:01:00
The theoryThere are two types of fat in our body: subcutaneous and visceral. The first one is located beneath the skin and can usually be seen. The Visceral fat on the other side resides deep within the torso, wrapping itself around the heart, liver and other major organs thus remains unseen. It?s referred as "hidden" or ?deadly? belly fat. You can actually measure your waist line, be within limits (40inches for men and 35inches for women) and still have too much of visceral fat.Here are some advices that will help you to limit and reduce those dangerous fats. Choose what method suits you best and do it!The exercises? vigorously exercise and stay active, even at a low level! (no exercise increases visceral fat by about 1%/month)? do the most effective ab exercises: the plank and bicycle do 6-8 sets x 12reps., but not everyday, because abs need time to recover. Remember that 1% body fat loss shrinks 3% of visceral fat? walk 20 minutes/day to shrink your waistline by an inch for a mon...
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Advanced hard drive partition and geometry recovery
2008-09-21 09:55:00
Here is the story: My brother?s got a full of information 160GB hard drive which after running several Scandisk tests didn?t show up at the BIOS system report at reboot. The hard drive was NFTS formatted so I thought that the recovery process should go easily.I run my favorite recovery software R-Studio, FileScavenger etc? but they didn?t recognize the hard drive at all. It appeared that drive?s geometry (heads,sectors,cylinders) information was also incorrect. So no matter how many file recovery applications I was using the result stayed the same: unrecognized file system or misplaced file information.I looked at the hard drive?s sticker and noticed the Cylinders Heads Sectors values which could be also found in its service manual. Then loaded up the free testdisk program and carefully entered those numbers in the Geomety section. But the 160GB hard drive now appeared as 37GB?what was happening? In order to allocate bigger hard drives sizes 2 types of addressing have been invented:...
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Developer's benefits from Google Chrome
2008-09-10 15:13:00
Well you may know that Google released a new browser called Chrome , but before start thinking that it's just one more in the row of modern browsers, let me tell you how can you benefit from.Here is the story:Many years I've been doing web design and redesign on a highly optimized 900Mhz AMD PC:) until recently when I upgraded to 3000Mhz Core 2 Duo but didn't noticed the actual performance increase when building applications.So I downloaded Chrome... when I first tried it i didn't realized the difference, but on JavaScript applications(web2.0) I realy felt it - the rendering was times faster than Firefox's.The result:My work speeded up, I was able to get more done and the frustration levels of waiting went down. So the conclusion is: if you want more speed wen developing web applications try Chrome.Cheers!
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PHP file uploader
2008-08-27 14:09:00
Here is a simple working php uploader:<form enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" action="<?echo $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'];?>"><label for="file">File :</label><inpu t id="file type="file" name="fileupl" size="50" maxlength="100000" /><input name="submfile" type="submit" id="submfile" value="Upload >" /><input type="hidden" name="step2" value="true" /></form><? ini_set("upload_max_filesize", "100M");//set the max. file upload size$directory=""; //$directory is the default upload dir$target_path = $directory."/";if ($handle = opendir($target_path)) {echo "Published files: ";while (false !== ($file = readdir($handle))) {if ($file != "." && $file != "..") { $arr_files=1; echo "<br /><a href="/$target_path$file">$file</a& gt;"; } } closedir($handle);}if (empty($arr_files)) $arr_files="There are no uploaded files.";else if($step2 == 'true') {ini_set("max_execution_time", "500"); //maximum upload executi...

AJAX & PHP star rating system script
2008-08-25 10:34:00
After reading lots of articles about star rating systems here is my improved Ajax & CSS version based on PHP(http://slim.climaxdesigns.com/) and CSS(komodomedia.com) scripts.Working Online DemoInstallation: If you want to implement the script to your existing CMS you must:1. specify the variable $article_id so that every article_id to have a different rating. i.e: $article_id=1; etc...2. add <div id="myspan"></div> to your HTML page on place where you want the star rating to appear.3. create table ratings in your MySql:CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `ratings` (`id` int(11) NOT NULL,`total_votes` int(11) NOT NULL,`total_value` int(11) NOT NULL,`used_ips` longtext,PRIMARY KEY (`id`))4. Include the following script to your webpage:Here is the full working script:<script>var http_request = false;function makePOSTRequest(url, parameters) { http_request = false; if (window.XMLHttpRequest) {http_request = new XMLHttpRequest(); if (http_request.overrideMimeType) { htt...
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Move content and avoid the duplicate penalty
2008-08-20 07:54:00
Recently I've decided to move some articles from my personal website to my CMS. They've all been well placed and appeared at search engine positions from 1 to 10. Not long after the move I've noticed that identical(new+old) articles appeared fighting for position on Google's search.The problem: Then I began to think that obviously my new CMS article pages were facing duplicate content issues(reason: the old content already had Google's trust with its earlier creation date and links pointing to). Obviously I've had to remove the old duplicates, but how?Solution:At first I logged at Google's Webmaster tools then from Tools->Remove URL I've typed my old URLs and waited -> Status denied. Apparently they've had too many links pointing to them.Then I've created and uploaded a robots.txt file on my old website with all the URL's I wanted to disappear from the index and resubmitted the links again via Tools->Remove URL.Result: Some of the pages were removed but most stayed. I've...
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Solving local indexing problems
2008-08-04 09:33:00
This post will be short but useful.The problemRecently I've checked one of my websites having a solid unique content of 400+ pages. When I went to Google's Webmastertools Dashboard and clicked on the Top search queries I've got 2-to 9th position on most of my content, but still the traffic was not comparable to the competition's.The surpriseI quickly clicked on one of the search keywords and to my surprise the web page was not listed on the suggested position, but few SERPS pages further.What was the reason behind this? Then I started to run advanced search queries from Google with the Language attribute set. Again to my surprise the results were accurate, but only when the language attribute was set.The analysisThen I investigated my meta tags and those of my competition. The analysis showed that I've restricted the traffic flowing to my website by choosing explicit meta language and country definition. This way the ordinary users who've got their Windows installed with no r...
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Herbal acne treatment
2008-07-28 10:31:00
Herbal vinegarGently wash your skin and while still wet pour on it apple vinegar mixed with horse-radish. Leave it so for 10 minutes, then rinse with water. Repeat the procedure 2 times daily: in the morning and night.How to prepare the herbal vinegar:Add finely grated horse radish to an apple cider. Pour the mixture in a bottle so that the vinegar should top up the herb. Leave the consistence for 10 days in a moderate temperature. Both ingredients complement each other into a beneficial for the skin essence.Additionally if you want to achieve more effective results prior the procedure use a cotton ball with diluted salicylic acid to clear up the old skin.Tea tree oilFirst you need to do a herbal water vapor on the affected area. How? Put dry lavender in a preheated saucepan filled with water. The lavender has antibacterial effect. Bow before the water surface and stay up to 10 minutes. If it gets harder to do this grab a sponge and massage over the affected area. This is needed to ...
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The honey massage
2008-07-23 09:59:00
Honey massage is type of soft tissue massage that has beneficial healing properties to the body. Besides water and carbohydrates, there are essential micro elements, minerals, enzymes and antibiotics. When eaten those beneficial nutrients are being partly destroyed by the hydrochloric stomach acid, but when applied to the skin they are fully absorbed.PreparationFirst make sure that you are not allergic to honey and try to get a liquid non-crystallized one from a local herbal shop.TechniquePour honey all over the area that will be massaged. Then try to ?unglue? your hands from the area by palm clapping and rubbing motions. Continue until all the honey disappears. If you?ve been doing it right then white-gray skin pallets will form. This indicates that the years accumulated harmful toxins held under the skin are being removed effectively.When you finish wash the skin with sponge and warm water. The healing effects can be felt immediately. Be warned that the skin will remain red for a ...
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2 column blogger template - simple white
2008-07-22 10:19:00
I've made a a clean white 2 column template for Blogger . Here are some of its features: - allows AdSense integration - Sitemap - optimized, not causing duplicate content - legible fonts with proper contrastpreview:How to install it:1. Open Blogger Dashboard 2.Goto Layout -> Edit Html Backup your old template by pressing the Download Full Template link.2. Download and save the new template from here. Then press the button Browse, load it in the 'Upload a template from a file on your hard drive' field and press Upload.3. Next check Expand Widget Templates and change all "yourwebsite.com" items corresponding to your blog address.3. Congratulations. Now you can see and use your new template!If you have any further questions please ask them via the contact form.
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How to do an easy windows reinstall
2008-07-18 09:17:00
Next are few simple steps on how to complete a fresh windows installation.Time: from 15 to 45 minutes depending on your computer speed.1. Provide yourself with Windows CD .2. Enter BIOS (immediately after restart press several times ESC, F1 or DEL keys). Search all the menus and find First Boot Device, Boot loader or Boot sequence. Change the settings so that your CD to be on first position and the other devices to follow. Exit BIOS saving the changes.3. If succeeded you'll see the following message: "Press any key to boot from CD..." Press any key to begin loading from the CD drive.4. Next press consecutively ENTER, F8, ESC. A menu will show to choose where do you want to install your new Windows (if the drive is partitioned you'll see C: and D:) Choose a preferred destination and press ENTER.5. If you want to save the current information on your drive choose: "Leave the current file system intact (no change)" and press ENTER. Otherwise choose "Format the partition using the NTFS...
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Protect Windows after installation
2008-06-15 08:45:00
I'll present you Xpy http://xpy.whyeye.org/download/ a free Sourceforge project that closes standard security holes found in every fresh Windows installation that could be exploited by hackers or spyware.It works by automatically disabling unneeded services, hardening your system security settings. This way you'll enjoy improved privacy settings. Next to every action suggested by the program you'll find usable description of the threat that will be fixed.Though this software might increase your system performance altering the standard windows components communication with microsoft server, try it carefully.

Create website gradients with CSS
2008-05-01 14:40:00
In this post I'll show you an easy technique that can save you lots of time when you want to use gradients in your website.Here is an example:This has been produced by the following code:<span class="one"></span><span class="two"></span><span class="three"></span><span class="four"></span><span class="five"></span><style> ;.one, .two, .three, .four, .five { float:right; width:10%; height:80px;line-height:80px; }.two {background:#D2E4F6; }.one {background:#FFFFFF; }.three {background:#A5C9ED; }.four {background:#78ADE5; }.five {background:#4B92DC; }</style>And the next one:<style>span {height:10px;display:block;.g1 {background-color:rgb(255,105,105);}.g2 {background-color:rgb(255,125,125);}.g3 {background-color:rgb(255,145,145);}.g4 {background-color:rgb(255,165,165);}.g5 {background-color:rgb(255,185,185);}.g6 {background-color:rgb(255,205,205);}.g7 {background-color:rgb(255,225,225);}}< /style><sp...
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Restore Show Desktop on taskbar
2008-04-11 09:04:00
It's a common issue when you are dealing with spyware or other software unistallation on Windows XP your favorite Show Desktop icon to disappear from taskbar. Here is one relatively simple way how you can restore this useful icon:1. Create file named: Show Desktop.scf2. Open notepad and paste this content:[Shell]Command=2IconFile=explorer .exe,3[Taskbar]Command=ToggleDesktop3. Save the file4. Go to C:Documents and Settingsyour_usernameApplication DataMicrosoftInternet ExplorerQuick Launch5. Paste the file there.That's it enjoy!
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3 ways to increase CPC and eCPM
2008-03-13 20:37:00
There are some things that anyone could do to increase his/her incomes when using Adsense.Here is the list:1. Changing adsCheck your Adsense statistics. If you're having low CPC(cost per click) then you should move your ad above the fold and/or change its color scheme. Experiment until there's a positive effect.2. Try decreasing your ad unitsThe reasons:- the second and third ad spot clicks are not so-profitable as the first ones. And if you have higher CPC on your middle ad then place it to appear first in your HTML code, then position with CSS to the place where it's getting maximum clicks.- when having 25 ad links on a page and the user clicks on only 1 then your eCPM will start to get low, because this way the advert impressions are growing but the clicks are staying same.3. Add more useful content to the webpageYou can use Google Analytics or other web statistics software to see the average stay time on your webpages. This way you might find the pages that need to be enriche...

New tool to test your website content
2008-02-29 22:25:00
As I noted previously in Deoptimizing - a new way of seo keyword density is an important factor if you're serious in SEO. Once when you have a great kind of content, the crucial part is to be able to present it infront of the right public.And by having keyword density above the threshold of 2 - 4% will put your content into the famous Supplemental index. The result: it won't compete/show with other websites in SERPS.In order to prevent that from happening I wrote down a simple keyword density analyser. You can check it out and I hope it'll help you in finding the ideal keyword density percentage. Any comments and suggestions are welcomed.Cheers!
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Free light antivirus for personal use
2008-02-09 17:20:00
This time I'll present you RemoveIT Pro - free antivirus program for personal use.Here is a summary of its features:* locates & removes many new dangerous Spyware, Malware, Viruses,Worms, Trojans and Adware that other popular AV programs do not find* sufficient updates* small size* runs on Windows XP and VISTA* quarantines bad files* fast scanningDownload it from here: http://www.incodesolutions.com/downloads/ removeit_pro.exeAfter the installation just press over the Scan for viruses button and wait.
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Dealing with spyware that doesn't cure
2008-01-24 06:53:00
My friend's got infected with some rogue spyware that insisted on him to buy an antivirus program for ~50$. The pest constantly stayed at bottom of his taskbar saying: warning your computer is infected, please buy this program.I've seen this type of virus before and started my favorite free antivirus pack: Spyware Terminator, then MWAV/Kaspersky/, then Cure It/Dr.Web/ and Ewido/AVG/. During the scan in windows safe mode CureIt recognized a few files(variants) but even after their removal the virus stayed on the computer. From the commercial antivirus solutions that I've tried Sunbelt Counterspy detected the trojan properly:Trojan-Downloader.Zlob.Media-Cod eca variant of SpyAxe/SmithFraud/SpywareQuakeMy friend got worried and after some research on Internet I've found the Smithfraud fix tool:http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/file s/smitfraudfix.phphttp://siri.urz.free.fr /Fix/SmitfraudFix.exeThe procedure that cleaned up the computer was pretty straightforward:1. Turn off the Windows S...

Speeding up website in 14 easy steps
2008-01-15 11:02:00
I would like to share with you an excellent video presentation on optimizing websites. It shows the actual optimisation process for huge websites done via simple 14 steps. You could take them into account and optimize your website loading time. In a summary they are:1. Reduce the HTTP Requests - use Firebug Extension for Firefox, goto Net tab and see if you can merge your .css, .js files and use sprites for images.2. Use a Content Delivery Network3. Add an Expires Header to skip the loading time of an already saved offline content from Internet:<?header("Expires: ".gmdate("D, d M Y H:i:s", time()+315360000)." GMT");?>4. Add Gzip Compression to reduce webpage size send to browser. I've managed to get 50% faster pages by using this method in PHP:<?ob_start("ob_gzhandler");/* your webpage code */ob_end_flush();?>5. Put Stylesheets at the top of the page to ensure that Internet Explorer will display the webpage content first6. Put Scripts at the bottom to show content to t...
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