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… www: a technical litmus test Submitted by John Locke on Mon, … use or at least always accept both formats. Regardless of which you choose, someone will always try the other. At … we've noticed that www is a bit of a litmus test for how technical a person is--all of our more technical users omit …
… an easy one: links on the menu were going to internal "node" paths instead of the aliased "friendly URL". For example, a link on a submenu went to "/node/494" instead of "/about/accreditation". In this … along the way, the menu system ended up with links to the node/[nid] path, and not the friendly URLs, even though the …
… Technical note: HTTP Auth with AJAX Submitted by John Locke … natively, popping up a normal login box whenever it gets a Basic Authentication request from the server. But this login … or anything--it falls back to a basic error page. You can, of course, customize the error page, but not necessarily help …
… bears some level of cost or risk to some set of users. Most people understand by now that if you don't fix a … fix bugs, or add new features, which might benefit your users -- making your site operate better or give you new … time you apply an update, it carries more risk, and your users don't benefit from any of the improvements that might …
… Jill Locke, Technical Writer Employee Picture Jill Locke is an experienced technical writer who specializes in …
… The unwritten rules of open source support Submitted by John Locke on Sun, … read the project FAQ, make some attempt to learn the basics without pestering people with questions they've … read the project FAQ, make some attempt to learn the basics without pestering people with questions they've …
… the database so it doesn't accidentally spam (or charge users), and let us know when it's done so we could manually … the database so it doesn't accidentally spam (or charge users), and let us know when it's done so we could manually …
… from data loss: Free Tagging Area Security Story Type Features Industry Business E-Commerce Health Care Legal …
… A question of risk Submitted by John Locke on Wed, 07/27/2011 - 17:10 … might seem like a silly question, but a surprising number of small organizations don't think it can happen to them. … -- web sites get lost all the time, through a variety of means. The server hosting your site might have a hardware …
… Appointments show up in the panel with the right colors. I've used Evolution for appointments for years. I … of my employees. In Evolution, I set each calendar to a color so I can easily see which calendar an event is on. However, until Intrepid, these colors did not get used in the Gnome display--that used some …
… Andrew Morton, Technical Lead/Developer Employee Picture Andrew received a … systems that make a difference. With over eight years of experience as a developer, he’s helped many organizations …
… Getting rid of Quickbooks Submitted by John Locke on Mon, 01/03/2005 - 06:04 LinuxPlanet has a review of open source and Linux accounting software. Unfortunately, … run together and appear to be one. Also, the title page of this blog has a in the section. You may not have intended …
… Roundup of Wiki engines Submitted by John Locke on Mon, 11/08/2004 - 02:51 Shlomi Fish has written a summary of a few Wiki Web engines based on Perl, Python, or PHP. This … enabled to use this form. Your name Email The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. …
… The three spheres of web application platforms Submitted by John Locke on Sat, … are due to historical and cultural differences, not really technical. It's just that these particular sets of technology …
… Drupal: Triumph of hope over experience? Submitted by John Locke on Tue, … 80% of our current work in Drupal simply because of its technical strengths, and how well it fits into our process. … thinks you're evil. It just thinks you're ignorant. In a basic setup, the software is suspicious of everything you try …
… The future of digital music Submitted by John Locke on Thu, 05/19/2005 - … you like Vote with your dollars Save the time and effort of doing it yourself Be a responsible member of the community Why give away something you could get paid …
… on Wed, 01/11/2017 - 10:09 Starting this month, Chrome users are going to start seeing a lot more sites flagged as … break automatically. … Starting this month, Chrome users are going to start seeing a lot more sites flagged as …
… Review of Mambo content server Submitted by John Locke on Fri, 03/25/2005 - 00:56 Newsforge is running a review of the Mambo content management system. Mambo has gotten a lot of … JavaScript enabled to use this form. Your name Email The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown …
… The myths of big business Submitted by John Locke on Thu, 02/02/2006 - 03:50 … keeps creative people from effectively competing with big business: Boing Boing: MSFT: Our DRM licensing is there to … keeps creative people from effectively competing with big business: Boing Boing: MSFT: Our DRM licensing is there to …
… Making technology decisions in a sea of alternatives Submitted by John Locke on Tue, 07/09/2013 - … configuration of an individual system. <skipping a bunch of technical requirements>. Can be extended with custom …