Mirror Remote Server With Linux FTP Commands

A client of mine called me last night around 8:00pm a little worried. I had recently setup a hosting account for her on my server, so that she would be able to switch from her current FTP-only solution to a full hosting account with a domain and everything for when she makes a webstie in [...]

Interested in Coworking in Oklahoma?

If you’re in or around the Oklahoma City area doing freelance work, there’s some very good news for you.  Derrick Parkhurst along with a few members of the local community are opening OKCCoCo – Oklahoma City Coworking Collaborative.  What is Coworking? Coworking is essentially a movement to create a working office environment for freelancers and [...]

PHP array_merge – Preserving Numeric Keys

This is just a quick post on PHP’s default behavior of re-indexing numeric keys when using PHP’s internal array_merge and array_merge_recursive functions, because it’s a problem I recently ran into, and was unable to find a quick solution to online.
Basically, the problem is that if you’re using numerically-indexed arrays with a set number that you [...]

Get the Most From Your Google Analytics Dashboard

I’m a big fan of Google Analytics.  The service is free, can go on multiple websites using just one account, and displays and processes stats beautifully.  But the one thing that’s always annoyed me about Google Analytics is the default dashboard setup when you create a new website profile.
The dashboard is the place for the [...]

IE6 and Multiple Button Submit Elements

I stumbled across yet another weird issue in Internet Explorer 6 today.  This time it has to do with <button type=”submit”> elements and how data is sent back to the server.
<button type=”submit”> vs <input type=”submit”>
You would think both elements would behave exactly the same, because they’re both basically the same thing – the “submit” button [...]

In Oklahoma? Come to The OpenBeta “Unconference”

If you’re in or around the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma area, you need to schedule some time for the upcoming OpenBeta “Unconference”.  From the event website:
OpenBeta is an un-conference — a participant-driven community event aimed at exposing ideas and creating opportunities by connecting smart, passionate and motivated people with different expertises.
The event will be held on [...]

Speaking at TulsaTechFest 2008

After anxiously awaiting a response from David Walker, the TulsaTechFest conference Director about an open speaking spot, I just about fell out of my chair today when I finally got the email with a confirmation that I was going to be presenting.  I am very excited about this amazing opportunity, and have already begun putting [...]

Building a Better Woot! Checker: Comparison is Key

The famous “one item per day” e-commerce store Woot! periodically holds a “woot-off”, where multiple different items are sold in quick succession, each item appearing as soon as the previous one sells out completely.  The quick succession of potentially interesting items selling for steep discounts has created a proliferation of scripts and programs called “Woot [...]

New Blog, Design – Finally Getting Started

After a long time sitting on the sitelines of the whole blogging/social media trend, I finally decided to jump in headfirst with a new Twitter account and this blog.  I’ve been watching the new trends carefully and building websites and writing code for them, but up until now, hadn’t actually jumped on the bandwagon to [...]

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