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Great WordPress plugins you never knew existed

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

WordPress plugins are great for extending the capabilities of WordPress to fit your needs or just save some time for you. But there are so many of them that some of the great ones seem to go unnoticed. Here’s a list of great WordPress plugins you never knew existed.

Fun ways to use advanced segments in Google Analytics

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Advanced segments is one of my favourite features in Google Analytics. It gives you the ability to create custom ways of viewing your analytics data with ease. In a few click you can segment visitors so you get data that you can actually use, rather than just overall numbers that don’t help you much. It [...]

How to check if your email has been blacklisted

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

Ever started to get those not delivered emails in your inbox? It’s annoying, especially if you have sent some important emails to clients or partners. Often it is because of the recipients spam filter or a large file that is too big. But sometimes it can be your email that has been blacklisted. And that [...]

12 Firefox tweaks and hacks

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

Firefox, the application most used on my computer. Take away itunes, skype, hell even photoshop but leave me with firefox and I’ll be al right But there are some hacks and tweaks to make firefox even better. I’ve gathered 12 that I use on my personal installation here.

10 jQuery plugins to do graphs and charts

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Tables are great for displaying data and getting complex analysis data across. But who are we kidding, this is the internet. I know I for one have the attention span of a goldfish. A picture or a graph say more than a thousand words have never been truer than it is today. I’ve collected a [...]

5 easy-to-follow tips for a better wordpress start setup

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

WordPress is really easy to install. It only takes about 5 minutes. But there are some easy changes you should do when you install wordpress to save time and energy later. Here are 5 things to remember when you are setting up a fresh wordpress install.

3 tools to help you hide your identity online

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

Ever felt a bit paranoid when you’re surfing the web, wondering “who knows what I’m doing right now?” Okay quick – go put on your tinfoil hat, so big brother doesn’t dig into your mind. Done that? Let’s go on then. These are the tools to use when you feel a bit paranoid (with good [...]

6 firefox extensions for webdevelopers and designers

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

I love firefox, and if you’re like 80% of the visitors to this site, I’m guessing you do too. But for us developers, designers, weblovers and geeks firefox can be made even better. I looked at my extension manager and found some of the plugins/extensions that I use every day. Check them out if you [...]