Excerpt: Just noticed a new feature added to the AdSense banners. Very nice touch from Google I have to say. I can only see them while browsing with FireFox and it doesn't show all the time. Check these images below: If you click on the arrows shown, it will automatically bring new ads into the banner without refreshing the page.
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Excerpt: Due to server setup and having no access to the php.ini file to change your server settings, we will resume to the .htaccess file for rewriting the URL, removing or adding the www. and removing the PHPSESSID from the URL itself to prevent duplicated content into the Search Engines, so here are few tips to get you started: First lets create a new file and name it .htaccess (only if you don't already have one), and ad the following lines at the very top: Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine on RewriteBase / Now we are going to check the URL making sure the www. is always there otherwise we will redirect to the right format URL: # redirect if not www RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} !^(www)\.domain-name\.ie RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.domain-name.ie/$1 [R=301,L] Now lets redirect the index.php or .html to the main URL as this creates duplicated content as well: #redirect index.php or htm to / RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^GET\ .*/index\.(htm|html|php)\ HTTP RewriteRule ^(.*)index\.(htm|html|php)$ /$1 [R=301,L] Depending on your server settings, sometimes the PHPSESSID get attached to the end of your URL, which will also created duplicated content, so there is a solution written in php that will check for the PHPSESSID query-string and if found, we will remove it and do a 301 Permanent Redirect to the same page but without it: //remove session id from url if (!empty($_GET['PHPSESSID'])) {   $clean_uri = preg_replace('/?PHPSESSID=[^&]+/'
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Excerpt: One thing that really bugs me is receiving phone calls from Private or Withheld numbers, especially this time of the year. I did a test last week and out of 79 phone calls received from such numbers only 8 were actually business queries, while the rest were people trying to sell me this and that, things that I probably never need anyway. Some are really persistent and cannot take NO for an answer which force me to just put the phone down. "Thanks, but no thanks, I am not interested in your offer." - Is this message not clear enough? Would you not love to be able to give them a slap through the phone? I one, do. How many of you do answer the phone when the number is not displayed? I for one took a decision not too any-longer. If it is that important, leave a message and we will call you back. I do understand when you are calling another private person, but a business? What have you got to hide? What happens if you run out of credit or the line just drops? Can I call you back to finish the conversation? Oh, wait - there is no number available.
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Excerpt: For those who doesn't know, we are going to explain as well as we can, the difference between web design and web development. They might seem  to be the same thing but in reality they aren't so lets break apart what and how. Web Design, involves the basics of a website design which includes: The well known HTML code (Hypertext Markup Language - the main programming language of the web), CSS for styling and layout (Cascading Style Sheet), Graphics to make up the look and feel of the website itself. A professional web designer can create a very pleasant website, which can take your breath away with the quality graphics and a well-balanced layout. The next step is the functionality of the website and that's where a Web Developer steps in. A web developer is the one responsible for how the website performs based on the user / visitor interaction, making sure the right context is displayed at the right time and makes the website responsive and sticky. I have seen very large businesses having a very poorly performing websites which instead attracting customers, drives them away. As a website is the business image on the World Wide Web (www), a poorly performing site could mark your business as unprofessional. Is that what you are looking for? I don't think so. A web developer skills involves: Server Side Scripting Language (PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, etc) Client Side Scripting Language (JavaScript) SSI (Server Side Include) Database Design(MySQL, MS SQL, etc.
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Excerpt: Our latest project (still work in progress) is Take1Menu.com   This project will be an online directory of Take-Away, Restaurants, Off-Licence, Bar, Pubs, Sandwich-Bar menus from Ireland, that will also include an order calculator, business ratings and business reviews (the latest 2 available only to registered user). Options to save an order is also made available for later retrieval. The plan is to make it possible to place an order online or by SMS, but that will be available in the near future as we need to make sure all businesses have Internet or SMS access to confirm to the customers that the order has been received and ETA if available. Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome, so fire-away if anything comes to mind.
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