Category Archives: Web

The top 5 most common XHTML mistakes

Posted on February 8, 2006 by Todd Huss

When I first started writing XHTML pages about a year ago I thought that all there was to it was closing every tag XML style. Oh how wrong I was! I’ve since learned to W3C validate as I go so … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering, Web | 8 Comments

Nofollow hurts bloggers more than spammers

Posted on February 3, 2006 by Todd Huss

Nofollow really took off in the blogging community as a means to stop comment spammers and I think at this point it’s safe to say that it’s had absolutely no effect on that front. What’s worse is that it’s the … Continue reading →

Posted in Search Engine Optimization, Web | 9 Comments

Podcast interviews tell a bigger story than most blogs

Posted on January 29, 2006 by Todd Huss

I just received my first iPod from Amazon the other day and have been playing with it a little here and there. Having music to go is great but I’m really enjoying listening to podcasts! Just as blogs have become … Continue reading →

Posted in Software Engineering, Web | 6 Comments

Well formed validation of XHTML pages

Posted on January 28, 2006 by Todd Huss

Validating XHTML pages is an interesting subject because no high traffic site I’ve ever tried it on actually successfully validates XHTML against a W3C validator. Most folks I know take it for granted that it’s unrealistic to write large sites … Continue reading →

Posted in Java, Software Engineering, Web | 1 Comment

SEO Toolbox

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Todd Huss

At work when we design a new page that we hope to drive people to via search engines we often consult with our search engine consultant to ensure we’ve thought through the page design and that the HTML is up … Continue reading →

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Google Analytics, if you’re not using it you should be

Posted on January 9, 2006 by Todd Huss

I’ve been using Google Analytics for about a month to track 4 of my sites (and more recently this one as well) and I am impressed! The key (in my mind) to Google Analytics and other high end commerical solutions … Continue reading →

Posted in Search Engine Optimization, Systems Administration, Web | 4 Comments

Blogging software

Posted on January 7, 2006 by Todd Huss

In moving from my old blog at JRoller to one on my domain I had to choose which blogging engine to use. After evaluating a number of systems such as Movable Type, Typo, Blogger with sftp, etc… I ended up … Continue reading →

Posted in Systems Administration, Web | 9 Comments

Bad domain names

Posted on December 20, 2005 by Todd Huss

If you haven't already seen this, this is a must read on bad domain names. This had me in tears laughing!

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Where are all the XHTML and CSS websites?

Posted on October 1, 2005 by Todd Huss

With browser differences being what they are, I still don't think it's realistic to design a large and heavily trafficked website with validating XHTML and 100% true separation of content from display/layout using CSS. If you disagree prove me wrong … Continue reading →

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Firefox web development extensions

Posted on July 7, 2005 by Todd Huss

My three Firefox plugins of choice that save me a lot of time troubleshooting and working out web development issues are: 1. Web Developer Extension: this one is a must have! 2. User Agent Switcher: I use this one occasionally … Continue reading →

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