Stop Press! I’m sure you’ve read the headlines- great headline, but slightly mistaken. The world is running out of IP Addresses but not domain names so you can relax. But why did so many media outlets run stories on the web running out of space? Here’s a simplified explanation of IPv6 and the issue with
Is HTML5 worth your while? HTML is the code used to program what you see on the screen when you view a website in a browser. HTML5 is the latest incarnation of this language, which has been in it’s previous form since 1997. With such an increase in the use of video, audio, graphics, and
The Benefits of Open Source Software for Self-Publishers Having a publisher prepare one’s manuscript is often fraught with difficulties and frustrations. This is no truer than with the esoteric art of poetry, my own brave conviction, where the gist of the art and its subtle nuance is often lost on but the very best publishers.
Mobile responsive web design Designing sites for various screen resolutions used to be based on the most popular screen sizes. As years went by and screens got larger, this meant fixing the site’s content width and redesigning the site periodically – or leaving the width and having subsequently larger background border space around the
CSS Explained CSS was officially launched in 1996 as part of the W3C standardisation of HTML and web languages. With the advent of content management systems like WordPress (which powers this website), a lot of people don’t need to know the code behind the scenes anymore. If, however, you want finer control of your graphics
WordPress & Internet Security Internet Security for your WordPress website With malware and hacker attacks making the news every second day securing your website has never been more important. Vlad Lasky gave a great talk at WordCamp Sydney last weekend explaining some of the issues involved in securing your WordPress website and how to
Which Creative Commons License is right for you? Creative Commons is a licensing scheme that encourages the sharing of intellectual property whilst allowing the creator to retain ownership of the copyright. A Creative Commons license is a simple, legal means for creators to grant copyright permissions to their creative work. The aim of the