Print this Page...please
I've seen a few different ways to make an "Print this Page" script. This one from "4 Guys from Rolla" shows a simple method that could easily adapted to most sites: How the 'Print this Page' Script Works
And here's a way to do this with a Javascript Print Ready Page Script on About.com.
December 05, 2003
People are basically...Good or Bad?
It's the age old question, if given the chance, are people basically good or bad? Well, when it comes to user input on a web form, the author of this article warns us to expect the worse: Encode User Input Before Outputting it to a Page - Or Else!
It's the age old question, if given the chance, are people basically good or bad? Well, when it comes to user input on a web form, the author of this article warns us to expect the worse: Encode User Input Before Outputting it to a Page - Or Else!
December 01, 2003
And for those that just want to jump straight to the November 2003 Cumulative Security Update: 824145 - MS03-048: November 2003 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
10 Reasons not to surf the web...
Seriously though, if this keeps up, people will just stop looking at web pages, especially with Internet Explorer. I heard some some talk about this on IRC and now it's in the news: 'Critical' IE Security Warning Released
It just gives us that develop web sites a bad name.
Seriously though, if this keeps up, people will just stop looking at web pages, especially with Internet Explorer. I heard some some talk about this on IRC and now it's in the news: 'Critical' IE Security Warning Released
It just gives us that develop web sites a bad name.
November 29, 2003
Something new, not necessarily blue...
Ever wanted to add a comments section to your Blogger page? Here's one way of doing it if you are hosting on IIS: blogcomments, an ASP based commenting system for weblogs
I have tested blogcomments on this site and it is easy to setup and utilize.Give it a try and leave a comment.
Updated May, 2004 - Sorry, I removed this example of blogcomments in favor of the new comment system being implemented by Blogger. More to come on that topic.
Ever wanted to add a comments section to your Blogger page? Here's one way of doing it if you are hosting on IIS: blogcomments, an ASP based commenting system for weblogs
I have tested blogcomments on this site and it is easy to setup and utilize.
Updated May, 2004 - Sorry, I removed this example of blogcomments in favor of the new comment system being implemented by Blogger. More to come on that topic.
November 20, 2003
I came across this page recently...some of these are no-brainers, but all are pretty important things to keep in mind when working with CSS. I've found it helpful.
CSS Crib Sheet
CSS Crib Sheet
November 15, 2003
Automate your CSS
Using different style sheets to match the reader's browser could help fix some design flaws and make your site appear more consistant. Of course, you have to know what browsers support which CSS rules. Unfortunately, not all of the web browsers like to place nice with the W3 standards (I'll resist naming any one particular company).
Displaying Stylesheets Dynamically
Using different style sheets to match the reader's browser could help fix some design flaws and make your site appear more consistant. Of course, you have to know what browsers support which CSS rules. Unfortunately, not all of the web browsers like to place nice with the W3 standards (I'll resist naming any one particular company).
Displaying Stylesheets Dynamically
October 22, 2003
Page hit counters made simple
It never ceases to amaze me how many little "easter eggs" there are hidden in Internet Information Server. For example, I was reading up on how to implement a hit counter in ASP. There are lots of ways involving writing to a text file or a database. Who would have guessed that IIS 5 has a Page Counter Object? Apparently there's little documentation on it, but it is found in the IIS Resource Kit.
To read more, check out this article by 4guysfromrolla.com: Recording Page Hits with Microsoft's Page Counter Object
It never ceases to amaze me how many little "easter eggs" there are hidden in Internet Information Server. For example, I was reading up on how to implement a hit counter in ASP. There are lots of ways involving writing to a text file or a database. Who would have guessed that IIS 5 has a Page Counter Object? Apparently there's little documentation on it, but it is found in the IIS Resource Kit.
To read more, check out this article by 4guysfromrolla.com: Recording Page Hits with Microsoft's Page Counter Object
October 20, 2003
Free stuff!
For all you Visual Basic .NET coders out there, Microsoft has released a free resource kit. I've ordered mine on CD, so it will be a few days before I can post any comments. But, there's also a download option for those that need instant gratification: The Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit
For all you Visual Basic .NET coders out there, Microsoft has released a free resource kit. I've ordered mine on CD, so it will be a few days before I can post any comments. But, there's also a download option for those that need instant gratification: The Visual Basic .NET Resource Kit
October 13, 2003
End of an era?
On the heels of media ownership battles at the FCC, the "ownership" of certain segments of the Internet may be the next target of debate: FCC policies threaten Internet
On the heels of media ownership battles at the FCC, the "ownership" of certain segments of the Internet may be the next target of debate: FCC policies threaten Internet
October 02, 2003
Fool me twice, shame on me
Ok, I'll admit, a long time ago I clicked on a link that was in an e-mail message and that led to a web page exploit that took advantage of a security hole in Internet Explorer 5 (hangs head in shame).
Now there's a flurry of new e-mails crafted to look very much like it came from Microsoft and supposedly has a security patch as the attachment. Well, of course, that attached file is infected (the one I got contained the 'Swen' virus).
What really tips it off to me is the poor grammer and lack of proper capitalization in the body of the message. I mean, really, would a large corporation like Microsoft send out such a poorly written message?
How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
Ok, I'll admit, a long time ago I clicked on a link that was in an e-mail message and that led to a web page exploit that took advantage of a security hole in Internet Explorer 5 (hangs head in shame).
Now there's a flurry of new e-mails crafted to look very much like it came from Microsoft and supposedly has a security patch as the attachment. Well, of course, that attached file is infected (the one I got contained the 'Swen' virus).
What really tips it off to me is the poor grammer and lack of proper capitalization in the body of the message. I mean, really, would a large corporation like Microsoft send out such a poorly written message?
How to Tell If a Microsoft Security-Related Message Is Genuine
September 20, 2003
Subnetting Class-C IP addresses in a home network
Network security has become a large concern for even the avid home internet user. With more and more wireless routers and broadband connections out there connecting to the internet there is one thing that you can do to help isolate your private computers from the internet and still allow them to access the web. All you need are two standard home-use routers. I prefer the Linksys ones but any that are configurable for NAT will do.
Subnetting :)
Take a look at this network page from TCPIPPrimer.com to help you split up your current Class C network into 4 separate networks (Daryl says 2 but with this configuration, you can do 4), each isolated from each other yet all accessible to the internet.
http://www.tcpipprimer.com/routing.cfm
Network security has become a large concern for even the avid home internet user. With more and more wireless routers and broadband connections out there connecting to the internet there is one thing that you can do to help isolate your private computers from the internet and still allow them to access the web. All you need are two standard home-use routers. I prefer the Linksys ones but any that are configurable for NAT will do.
Subnetting :)
Take a look at this network page from TCPIPPrimer.com to help you split up your current Class C network into 4 separate networks (Daryl says 2 but with this configuration, you can do 4), each isolated from each other yet all accessible to the internet.
http://www.tcpipprimer.com/routing.cfm
How to set up multiple domains on an IIS server with only one IP address.
Try this tutorial, down and dirty, very easy explaination on how to set up multiple webs when you have only one IP address and are running IIS 4 or 5.
http://www.iisanswers.com/Top10FAQ/t10-hostheaders.htm
Try this tutorial, down and dirty, very easy explaination on how to set up multiple webs when you have only one IP address and are running IIS 4 or 5.
http://www.iisanswers.com/Top10FAQ/t10-hostheaders.htm
September 07, 2003
Mini-tutorial on DOM
While experimenting with some JavaScript, I wanted to create a button that would change the background color of a web page. The result is a good example of the "Document Object Model" that most new designs are based on today. Using the "onClick" function of the button, the new hexidecimal color code is passed to the browser. Adding an inline style to the button code, the button's color matches the color the background would be changed to.
Here's the page: Changing Background Colors
While experimenting with some JavaScript, I wanted to create a button that would change the background color of a web page. The result is a good example of the "Document Object Model" that most new designs are based on today. Using the "onClick" function of the button, the new hexidecimal color code is passed to the browser. Adding an inline style to the button code, the button's color matches the color the background would be changed to.
Here's the page: Changing Background Colors
September 04, 2003
Read, learn, code
Another good site with plenty of tutorials on PHP and graphic design: Olate - Tutorials, Articles and Scripts
Another good site with plenty of tutorials on PHP and graphic design: Olate - Tutorials, Articles and Scripts
Look ma, no tables!
Unless you've been on the moon the last couple of years, one cannot help but notice the trend towards using CSS rather than the <table> tag in page layouts.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to do a three column page layout using style sheets and a little Javascript: Exploring the Limits of CSS Layout
Unless you've been on the moon the last couple of years, one cannot help but notice the trend towards using CSS rather than the <table> tag in page layouts.
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to do a three column page layout using style sheets and a little Javascript: Exploring the Limits of CSS Layout
August 20, 2003
Publishing made easy
Here's two content management systems (CMS) that are either free or low cost:
CityDesk: Desktop Content Management
eZ publish Open Source Content Management System (CMS)
And an article that tells you all about eZ publish: eZ publish 3.1: Take It For A Spin
Here's two content management systems (CMS) that are either free or low cost:
CityDesk: Desktop Content Management
eZ publish Open Source Content Management System (CMS)
And an article that tells you all about eZ publish: eZ publish 3.1: Take It For A Spin
August 12, 2003
Perl for the masses
Here's an excellent online course that also covers security issues when using CGI: Ovid's Web Programming Using Perl
Here's an excellent online course that also covers security issues when using CGI: Ovid's Web Programming Using Perl
August 02, 2003
Big Brother is just around the corner
And I'm not talking about the TV show. George Orwell may have been off by 20 years, but I think what he predicted is soon to be reality.
FBI targets Net phoning: "if broadband providers cannot isolate specific VOIP calls to and from individual users, they must give police access to the 'full pipe'--"
And I'm not talking about the TV show. George Orwell may have been off by 20 years, but I think what he predicted is soon to be reality.
FBI targets Net phoning: "if broadband providers cannot isolate specific VOIP calls to and from individual users, they must give police access to the 'full pipe'--"
June 16, 2003
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