Articles posted in May 2006

2 May 2006

Securing upload folders in PHP on Unix Servers

On many sites upload folders are set to 777 permissions. For many developers this is the easiest and quickest way of allowing Content Management Systems to upload files to the server. A more secure method is too use 755 permissions.
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9 May 2006

How To Get The Most From Your Homepage

A Homepage is like a shop window. It is invariably the most commonly visited page and if it does not draw customers or viewers in, it has failed. This paper looks at what makes a successful Hompeage. Read more

16 May 2006

Websites On Mobile Phones

With mobile access to the web becoming more prolific it may well be the time for businesses to ensure that their online presence covers delivery over mobile platforms. The good news is that if the site is build using modern methods it is relatively easy and cheap to do. Read more

18 May 2006

Is Web 2.0 More Than Just A Buzzword?

A brief explanation of the meaning of Web 2.0 and what it can do for your business Read more

19 May 2006

Mac motifs on Windows Messenger Live design

I don't think I'll be the only one to notice that the design of Windows Messenger Live seems to be heavily influenced by Mac design even down to the OSX style motifs in the background. Read more

23 May 2006

Apple iPhone - Another small object of desire

Whilst on my travels today I came across this photo of an Apple iPod phone. Yes please is all I can say. It seems that the development is not going too well and that an initial release of Q3 2006 may be delayed until 2007. Read more

23 May 2006

MacBook Pro SMC Firmware Update Causing Problems

In the hope that this might help someone out I'm posting the slightly unpleasant experience I had this morning after running the SMC Firmware update from Apple Read more

26 May 2006

Mac Browser Love-in

Although I love Firefox for Mac I can't deny that it is very slow compared to other browsers. After reading of the adventures of the Mac browser pimp Jon Hicks I decided to experiment a bit more in my browser usage. Where did I end up? Well in a multitude of places with multiple browsers open! Read more

27 May 2006

Flock - One browser too far?

After my browser love-in yesterday I was reminded of Flock. It was launched as preview in late 2005. Built on Mozilla's open source code the business model was to gain market share by offering users an excellent experience. What was that excellent experience? Well not much - RSS, easy blogging and maybe instant messaging. Errr.... what's different from most of the other major browsers? Read more