Gmail Problems
Had a problem getting into GMail today, it would just stop on the preview screen, and not get to the inbox. This is in Firefox 4. Turns out, it was a cache issue! Clearing my browsing cache/sessions, and restarting my browser fixed it. So it looks like even Google applications have to bow before the [...]
Web Mockups with Pencil
Discovered Pencil today, a nifty free/open source mockup tool. Initially I wasn’t going to try it because it is advertised as a Firefox extension, and I didn’t want yet another firefox extension installed. But then I found you could download a standalone version. So far, it works pretty good, my only complaint is that I [...]
Web Development with NotePad++
I’ve started using NotePad++ as my primary editor for web development – HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP. Notepad++ gives you everything you need, but you do have to turn on a few settings. Autocompletion. This will prompt for you to complete repeated or known text for the relevant language you are working with: Settings > [...]
NotePad++ Run in Various Browsers
By default, NotePad++ has a number of browsers included in the Run menu including: Firefox Internet Explorer Safari Chrome However, depending on where these browsers are installed on your computer they may not work. For example, I have Firefox Portable installed, so, the command to launch it is D:\Programs\Firefox\FirefoxPortable.exe. To update the shortcuts listed on [...]
StatPress Analytics in WordPress
I’ve been trying StatPress for a week now and its going pretty well. Its an alternative to analytics software such as Google Analytics to give you information about visitors to your wordpress site.