Hey New York Times, How Exactly Are You Gonna Do That?

January 27, 2010

The New York Times announced last week that they would go to a partial-pay model in 2011.  While they’re still working out the details, they plan to implement some kind of metering system that allows readers to access a certain amount of content before being required to pay.  The sarcastic voice inside of me thinks [...]

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Providing HA for vCenter with Windows 2008 Failover Clustering

January 25, 2010

During a recent project, I was tasked with providing high availability for VMware vCenter Server 4.0 using Microsoft Windows 2008 Failover Clustering. Putting aside the fact that the VMware best practice dictates using vCenter Server Heartbeat AND the fact that I am not as familiar with Windows 2008 Failover Clustering, I began to scour the [...]

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Website Launch Checklist

January 20, 2010

I was helping a friend review a site she recently launched.  Right around “Do you have a favicon?” I realized that I had the makings of a good blog post.
Hitting my late-30s has to be good for something.
During Development
Content & SEO

Define a filenaming scheme and stick to it – camelback, underscores, or hyphens – it [...]

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7 Google Analytics Tricks and Tips

January 6, 2010

Google Analytics is a popular choice among web site developers with good reason – it’s free, works with little configuration for the basics, and offers seemingly unlimited options for customization and specialized tracking.
Here are a few of the tricks and tips that I use regularly.  I have a lot more up my sleeve so I’d [...]

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Migrating to the Cloud: Identifying Systems

December 31, 2009

Thinking of deploying an application or extending data center systems to the cloud? Are you looking to take advantage of on-demand scaling? Or perhaps you are looking for a way to reduce capital or monthly operational expenditures.
Before you migrate an application to the cloud, you first need to make sure that it is cloud-capable. Enter [...]

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The Changing Face of the Web

December 30, 2009

As web marketers we’re constantly working to keep abreast of demographics and trending.  There’s no use talking to teens on twitter if most of them are on myspace or texting.
As the web, social networks and mobile usage matures, the make up of the user base moves from early adopter to mass market.  We’re seeing growth [...]

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VMware Extends VCP3 to VCP4 “Upgrade” Test Deadline

December 29, 2009

If you are currently a VMware VCP3, you had until December 31st, 2009 to upgrade your certification to the latest VCP4 without having to take the required two-day “What’s New?” class. Well, I’m extremely pleased to report that VMware has extended their deadline to January 31st, 2010! For me, this is great news because I’ve [...]

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Is Your Site Mobile Friendly?

December 28, 2009

I’m sure you’ve heard all the predictions – mobile will be big in 2010.  Mobile web usage grew by 34% in the past year, and smartphone users make up half of all mobile users.  We’re seeing growth of over 40% in three key mass markets segments – women, teens, and seniors.
With growth like this just [...]

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