About six months ago I wrote an article on how to create a password protected site (http://www.treacyinfo.com/byte.htm#passwordpro). One catch is that the site had to be hosted on a UNIX-based server. Well this week I have had to find a solution to password-protect a folder on a web site on a Microsoft server. I am … Continue reading
Category Archives: Web Developer Tools
Image Protection
I think we all know how to “lift” pictures from the web. If you use a PC, you just need to right click with your mouse on the picture. A dialog box will open and you will have the option to copy the picture or save it on your local drive. Of course just because … Continue reading
How people look at web sites / US recall service
have two Bytes in one today – for web owners and non-web owners: I haven’t looked at Usability much lately but I had reason to look into it this week. I ran across a study from Jakob Nielsen. He tracked how users look at web sites (http://www.useit.com/alertbox/reading_pattern.html). Nielsen is a well respected web site usability … Continue reading
Backup Your Web Site
Last weekend I got a sad call from a client. His web site had gone down. Sadly it happens. It shouldn’t happen often or for very long – but it happens. Unfortunately the web host selection predated me here – but I had some advice and comfort that I thought I’d share with folks. First, … Continue reading
Captchas can Save your Forms
I have a few web sites with simple forms to collect information from visitors. Sometimes we get spam through the forms, where a computer (or bot) has clearly read the form and filled it out as best as it could. It can be a hassle but for many forms it happens so infrequently that I … Continue reading
Web Site Check Up
If you have a web site, it’s easy to kind of forget about it. It’s built, you probably spent a lot of time on it at one pint but now it’s done. Today I’m going to Detroit Lakes to talk about giving your site a Web Site Check Up. Very quickly these are the things … Continue reading
What’s a swicki?
According to Wikipedia, a Swicki is a social search engine created by eurekster. Swickis, like wikis, are collaborative, so users can modify and improve the focus of the search engine. From what I’ve seen, swickis are search engines that you can put on your web site or blog. Visitors to your web site can use … Continue reading
Creating a Web Site
Last week someone asked me about how to plan or design a web site. Here are some of the resources that I think are helpful to think about the layout and look of your site – whether you are hoping to create your own web site or talk to someone about creating one for you. … Continue reading
What’s a Google Mashup?
Google creates tools to help web site developers build more interactive web sites. They started a few years ago when they created search function that a developer could add to a web site. (You can see a sample here: http://www.minnesotaruralpartners.org.) Their latest tool is a mapping function that lets you tap into their tools … Continue reading
4th of July Quiz
Just for fun I created a 4th of July quiz for the Byte this week. You can access it here: https://treacyinfo.com/quiz.htm I created it very easily using the FunBased Learning Quiz Maker: http://funbasedlearning.com/tools/quizMaker/default.htm Really I just filled in some form fields, pushed a button, saved the file and uploaded it to my site. I looked … Continue reading
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