About This Site

HOWTO information can be difficult to categorize succinctly because software, hardware, theory, practice, and advice often cover very similar material. The categories below are loosely formed. Often the same subject may be approached differently in more than one category.  git is a good example - it is an application, an approach to solving a problem, and has recommended best practices.

General Install [ edit ]

• CentOS
• phpMyAdmin
• MySQL setup - redhat 7.1
• PHP
• Setting Up Password Protected Web Pages
• Virtual Name Based Hosting
• IP Aliasing
• Setting Up Bind/DNS service - redhat 7.1
• IP Forwarding

Specific Installations [ edit ]

• AT&T GigaPower
• Cisco Routers
• Adomo - voice call processor/Internet Appliance tips
• 100BaseT cable assembly
• Windows 2000 and Lilo Linux RedHat 7.3
• Apple Airport Basestation - weirdness and repair!
• Apple OSX
  PowerBook G3
  Unsupported PowerMacintosh
• FlowPoint 2200 sDSL router notes
• SkyLINE wireless networking card for Windows and Macintosh laptops
• redhat 6.2 -> Sparcstation 2
• Sony F490 laptop:
  Linux - X Windows
  Windows 98 recovery

Development Platforms

• Linux
  • Installation and Use FAQ
  • Quick Command Reference
  • Code Development FAQ
• Macintosh
  • Installation and Use FAQ
  • Code Development Tips FAQ
  • Legacy Classic FAQ
• Microsoft Windows
  • Installation and Use FAQ
  • Code Developerment FAQ

Programming Languages [ edit ]

• Javascript
  • three.js - WebGL on almost any device
  • Node.js - Server-side Javascript framework
  • React - Composable Javascript framework
• PHP
• Python
• Perl
• Automation
  • phpunit
  • SimpleTest
  • selenium

Application Info

• Web Browsers/MUA: tidbits and FAQ about web browsers and email clients
• Enterprise Applications: tidbits and FAQ
  MS Word, QuickBooks
  (preventing large file size for inline images )
• Remote Access Tools & Tips
  how to control remote computers
• Project Management Tools
• 3D Applications: tidbits and FAQ
• Graphic Design Applications: tidbits and FAQ
• iTunes
• Flash

Design Info [ edit ]

• Authoring - HTML
  • Dev Tools
  • HTML Hackers Primer: guide containing bare minimum raw HTML theory needed to publish online
  • CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), HTML style
  • favicon.ico
  • Thumbnail Gallery tips
  • Email Link which includes Subject
  • IFRAME, DIV
  • Javascript / ECMAScript
  • Corner Tables (see also IFRAME)
  • MIME Email: constructing rich web friendly messages
• Serving - Setup & Tuning
  • Apache
  • simple CGI tips
  • PHP tips
  • MySQL tips
  • SWFUpload
  • RSS: XML based news feeds (see also webmonkey)
  • SOAP: example
• Graphic Design
  • TiGERcolor: Introduction to Color Theory
    
• Site Optimization
  • w3.org: Nu Html Checker
  • Web Service/Proxy Monitoring: Charles (browser plugin)
  • Search Optimization

Miscellaneous Projects

• Flak - Flying Hack (remote control aircraft)

• Business Plan Tips
• Jargon - particularly confusing Internet & computer programming terms explained
• Baby HOWTO
• Newbie Golf Tips

Notable Elsewhere [ edit ]

• Whoosh, safely clean
  computer screen
• stackoverflow:
  flock vs lockf
  and NFS
• NoSQL Comparison
  Kristof Kovacs:
  Cassandra
  vs MongoDB
  vs CouchDB vs ...
  vs ElasticSearch
• Hongkiat.com:
  AdSense Alternatives
• Web Design
  from scratch:
  Human check
  no CAPTCHA
• Measure Everything,
  Etsy/Code as Craft
• AIX, common
  Linux packages
• LVS
• Xen
• MySQL
  Master / Slave setup
• memcached and
  CentOS 5.0
• Oracle XE

Elsewhere

• Medium: Intellectual Property Explained
• Search Engines that are Not Google
• facebook: site sharing tips, debug
• client relationships
• What Is My IP
• Bandwidth Testing
• Network and System Monitoring
  • Proxy Detection: iplocation.net, myproxychecker.com
  • LexiConn: Why No padlock?
  • Qualys: SSL Report
  • WebSitePulse
  • Nagios
  • Shields UP!
• WEBPAGETEST
• validator.w3.org
• Meyer's gonzo CSS pages
• cleverchimp.com CSS ways to avoid FONT tag
• stackoverflow: Browsers' default CSS
• HTML Code Tutorial