We are doing some work with a Java based application (Alfresco) that we have deployed using a Windows installer. Recently, we had an issue where the starting of the services (Tomcat and Postgres) both failed, they would say \”Starting\” for about 5 seconds and then stop. The log in the Application Log showed Starting Tomcat …
As part of the new General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) compliance that many website and business owners are now required to work to, one of the areas that needs to be looked at is anonymising data that is not relevant. One of these items is the visitors IP address. This is useful to determine where …
I have been doing some work for a client in Shopify. First time I have worked with it and so far it\’s not too bad. However, some things have had me scratching my head. One in particular was trying to test the payment gateway to DPS\’s Payment Express. (PxPay) After choosing the right one (There is PaymentExpress …
We have a definitive answer from Google as to what is better for word separation in URLs. Matt Cutts released one of his Webmaster videos discussing this and while there is not much in it (to the point he said not to change it if you already have underscores), that if you are starting a …
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Over the last year, We have been working with a client, All Secure Self Storage, to enable his customers to move away from paper application forms and replace them with an electronic form. To do this, we have created a web application that interfaces with Storman Software, (software that manages the self storage facility). We …
For those with a website, it can be an interesting and sometimes amusing experience to see what people have typed into search engines to get to your site. Some of the things are so wide of the mark you wonder how you have appeared in a search for that term Of my current search terms …
I frequently get asked by my clients (and prospective ones) about wanting to update their website. I had a rant about this a while back, where a journalist accused web designers of ripping their clients off if they didn\’t provide the ability to update the site themselves. I stand by my comments that for some …
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I am working on a project that has now required for integration with Facebook. So I will be working to utilise Facebook logins and registrations on the external site. I\’ll post information that may be useful through the project as I expect over time, that this kind of interaction will become more common. My early look at …
After repeatedly fixing up themes for SEO reasons, it gets a bit depressing that theme makers are not switched on about the basics. A common occurance is when the title of the site and the description of the site is formatted with H1 and H2 tags, these tags are important for search engine optimisation purposes. …
Internet Explorer 6 is an old browser, in internet terms it is a dinosaur. Released in 2001, it has been the mainstay of peoples internet experience over the last 9 years. The masses are often reluctant to change unless something pushes them along. Firstly, Firefox gave users a good alternative browser to use (Better in …
