How Google works, a fantastic infographic
When I first joined Border Crossing Media I spent quite a lot of time familiarising myself with the way that Google and other search engines operate.
Google releases updated SEO starter guide
Google have updated their SEO starter guide. We always recommend that clients familiarise themselves with this document as it provides a comprehensive and perhaps more importantly free overview of how best to approach search engine optimisation (SEO) from Google itself.
Alpha, beta & official releases: What’s the difference?
We do our best not to use jargon when communicating with clients. That said, we do use the terms alpha, beta and official release. These terms are useful because they help everyone understand where we are with a technical development project.
AWS CloudFront now does true video streaming
Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently announced that CloudFront now supports Flash streaming (RTMP) in addition to progressive downloads (HTTP). Live streaming is also expected to be rolled out at some point in 2010.
Deliver online video using Amazon Web Services
After much research and testing we have settled on two approaches for delivering video content from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Each approach uses a different delivery protocol.
How to restore your WordPress .htaccess file
If you deleted your .htaccess file (or lost it somehow) here is how you can restore the default one: Create a new blank .htaccess file in your WordPress directory via FTP or SSH. Change permissions to 777. Log-in to your dashboard……
Hello virtual private server, goodbye shared hosting
I have decided to say goodbye to the shared hosting once and for all and finally moved all of my personal sites and blog to a virtual private server (VPS) running CentOS 5.2 and Plesk.
Ubuntu 8.10 has been released
Well, ladies and gentlemen, if you’re into Web Development, and just in case you haven’t heard yet, Ubuntu 8.10 has just been released.