Entries by don

Solved:Enabling sendmail on localhost for MAMP free version

Enabling the sendmail function on localhost to send and receive emails has turned out to be a project so I decided to figure out the solution and share it with everyone else. In free version MAMP mail function is not enabled by default and you have to enable it yourself. At, first when I tried […]

Did your WordPress website get hacked ?

WordPress is an extremely popular open source content management system which is for blogging but also as a core business website. WordPress is a great CMS and has tons of features and plugins but being open source it also means that anyone can download it and view the source code including hackers. Most people install […]

Internet Continues To Weave

As use of internet continues to weave its way into the fabric of everyday business and personal live, and as the second wave of internet entrepreneurship takes root, companies are being forced to address how best to make the internet a fundamental part of their business and their competitive strategies. It is thus worthwhile to […]

eCommerce Strategy – Why aren’t Customers Buying Online?

Quite bit of work goes into developing an eCommerce website and even more into designing the user interface that actually sells products. Many online shops have beautiful designs and graphics but when it comes to converting visitors into sales it always a roadblock. We often hear people say: “I have so many customers that visit my website but how do I get […]

Know Your Target Audience

Many web developers create websites without the end-user experience in mind and that is perfectly ok for them as they do not have that type of expertise or even need it since its more of a marketing role. Thats why you see many sites that are poorly designed without thinking about the end-user. For example we took on a […]

Solved: WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does not exist

Linux is great but at times after you update your mac it disables some key command lines which are really helpful for developers. For example today I just discovered that my locate command was either not not working or was missing after the update. I received the error below: WARNING: The locate database (/var/db/locate.database) does […]

Speed Up Website By Enabling MySQL query_cache

If you have a large MySQL database with high traffic and too many queries are loading the best thing to do is enable “mysql query caching”. In order to enable the MySQL query cache, you will need to set some variables in mysql configuration file which in most cases is called my.cnf but not all […]

New! Google Analytics Premium Service

Google has introduced a newly improved analytics tool which is an extension their current Google Analytics. Premium features include: Extra processing power – increased data collection, more custom variables and downloadable, unsampled reports Advanced analysis – attribution modeling tools that allow you to test different models for assigning credit to conversions Service and support – […]

Working For You and Your Customer

As a designer you must balance the needs of your employer with the needs of the intended users of the design. These are often the employer’s customers. If the design doesn’t meet the needs or desires of the end user, rather than just the commissioner of the work, then sales will be compromised. In addition […]