There are several firewall applications for Linux, but what you may not realize is that, at the heart of all these programs is a single all-mighty application that is built right into the Linux Kernel: iptables. This is the Linux... read more
The Linux Firewall
How I learned to be REALLY creative
As I grew up, being a “creative child,” which was the description my school psychologist used to explain why I didn’t care for school or the usual subjects like math and why I wasn’t like the other children, my mother would get frustrated and call me “bull-headed, just like your great grandfather!” There was little hope for me being anything else but a pain-in-the-butt artist. It was, unfortunately, that incorrigible demeanor I had, either through genetics or experiences that would keep me from being an artist.... read more
The SEO sanity check part 2: gray hat techniques
In the last post, we took an in-depth look at Google’s Panda and Penguin updates and how they have impacted on search rankings for businesses. Whilst we established that using black hat SEO techniques is likely to result in a site becoming penalized, we didn’t look at what’s known as gray hat SEO. Gray hat SEO is, as the name suggests, somewhere in the middle of black hat and white... read more
How to Write Testable and Maintainable Code in PHP
Frameworks provide a tool for rapid application development, but often accrue technical debt as rapidly as they allow you to create functionality. Technical debt is created when maintainability isn't a purposeful focus of the... read more
5 Keys To Success In Search Retargeting
When search retargeting was new a few years ago, marketers everywhere were excited about the concept. As a new audience acquisition solution, the ability to tie an advertising campaign back to a specific data set that declared a user’s intent, this was a refreshing... read more
Media Query Change Detection in JavaScript Through CSS Animations
The following is a guest post by Alessandro Vendruscolo . Media queries are relevant to both CSS and JS. The need and desire to manage those in one place is... read more
Quick Tip: Create a Set of Neon Art and Scatter Brushes in Illustrator
Follow this quick tip and create your own collection of Neon Brushes in Adobe Illustrator. You will create Art Brushes and also Scatter Brushes, different colors and sizes that you can use in your... read more
Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development: Early Bird Tickets Now Available!
We are excited to announce a fantastic new workshop led by Instructor Tom McFarlin: Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development Are you an aspiring WordPress developer? Are you ready to take the next step and start building your own custom plugins for WordPress? Our newest Tuts+ Live Workshop is the perfect way to get started! Early Bird tickets are half-price at only $49 , but places are strictly limited so act fast to make sure you don’t miss out! Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development Our newest Tuts+ Live Workshop, Introduction to WordPress Plugin Development, teaches you everything that you need... read more
Naming Media Queries
It would be pretty cool if we could do this someday in CSS. The best idea for it that I've come across is to define it in a tag in the... read more
