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Online MD5, SHA1, Base 64, and SHA-256 Conversion
This page will encode any string to MD5, SHA1, SHA2 (256), or Base64 (and decode Base64). Note that absolutely no conversion data is sent back to my server so convert in peace. How to write a money-making Twitter Ad Bot
Once a week, @TopGadgetDeals uses the Twitter API to advertise an Amazon link using my affiliate code (?tag=dannag-20). For about month, I had it posting links twice a day and once on weekends.
Ultrose: One File Web Manager
Introducing, Ultrose: http://ultrose.com/ There are lots of single-file web managers out there, but none that quite did all that I wanted, or they cost money for commercial use. Therefore, I wrote my own and made it free.
Pay Down Calc!
I wrote a mortgage calculator to help you chart extra payments and save money on interest. Please visit and let me know what you think! http://paydowncalc.com
Posted in Published Projects, Web Design
The Payment Gateway: Decisions to Consider
If you are going to do business online, you need some way to receive money. There are 2 ways of doing this: 1. Advertising (indirect) 2. User payments (direct)
Posted in Editorials, Web Design
Your problem is not the database.
I have a tip about “database optimization”: The DB is not your problem. If just running 2 queries will simplify your logic and make your query easier to manage, then just run 2 queries. It is much, much easier to…
Red Rocker is closed.
Red Rocker has closed. It has been a good 3.5 years, and I have learned a lot. At least I can say I had a net profit for the last couple years, though miniscule it was. My coding hobbies will…
Posted in Web Design
Happy 40th Birthday FTP, and farewell.
FTP has served me well over the years. It is a simple straight-forward way to get files from my desktop to my server. At one time I considered it indispensable… until I discovered SSH File Transfer Protocol.
Gawker redesign has bad UI problems.
The net has exploded about how bad Gawker massively redesigned all their websites. Here is one of their sites. They have 5 or 6 sites, and they all now look like this… http://gizmodo.com/ It doesn’t “look” bad, but it felt…
Posted in Editorials, Web Design
WordPress is for blogs. Drupal is for companies.
Wordpress is the best blog software. Drupal is the best portal software. I've used Drupal a lot in the past. I once used it to power this site. Then about 3 months ago, I decided to download WordPress and give…
Posted in Editorials, Web Design
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