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Ardamis in 2012 – new look, more microdata, faster code

Ardamis.com is starting out 2012 with a new look, better structured data markup, and a revamped anti-spam system.

Posted on 22 January 2012 by Oliver Baty with tags blogging, comment spam, css, Google, javascript, themes, WordPress, xhtml and categorized Google, Web Site Dev, WordPress
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My new Dell Precision 690 workstation

I’m not a hardware guy, but I am excited about what I’m going to do with my new-to-me Dell Precision WorkStation 690.

Posted on 20 October 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags Apache, Hardware, IIS, linux, Microsoft, mysql, network, php, XAMPP and categorized Hardware, Linux-Ubuntu, Materialism, Microsoft, Projects, Web Site Dev
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A PHP MySQL snippet for looking up names

A PHP snippet and MySQL query for an Ajax autocompleter lookup of people names by either “Firstname Lastname” or “Lastname, Firstname” from a single input field.

Posted on 16 October 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags coding, database, javascript, mysql, php, programming, web app and categorized Nonsense, Web Site Dev
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GoDaddy phpMyAdmin error #1045 – Access denied for user

How GoDaddy’s new MySQL database form accepts mixed case characters as a username, then converts the username to lowercase without alerting you, potentially causing login problems down the road.

Posted on 11 October 2011 and last updated on 27 December 2011 by Oliver Baty with tags godaddy, mysql, php, troubleshooting, web app and categorized Web Site Dev
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Dreamweaver open files in code view

A simple registry merge can fix Dreamweaver’s default setting of opening .php and .asp files in Design view, instead of Code view.

Posted on 1 October 2011 and last updated on 19 January 2012 by Oliver Baty with tags application, coding, php and categorized Web Site Dev
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JustHost.com, what is wrong with your MySQL servers?

Why is it taking the justhost.com MySQL server a whopping 5.42 times longer than my old Core 2 Duo laptop to run an ALTER TABLE query?

Posted on 28 August 2011 by Oliver Baty and categorized Web Site Dev
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A cache-friendly method for reducing WordPress comment spam

A safe-for-cached-pages method of filtering out spam comments by requiring at least some time to have passed between the time the page is loaded and the form is submitted.

Posted on 27 August 2011 and last updated on 22 January 2012 by Oliver Baty with tags application, blogging, coding, comment spam, database, javascript, php, programming, security, spam, templates, themes, web app, WordPress, xhtml and categorized Nonsense, Tutorials, Web Site Dev, WordPress
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