The timestamp trick is a very effective way to prevent form spam. This quick post illustrates how to employ it on a ColdFusion based site.
Solving the close browser / tab event issue
A simple, yet not quite foolproof method to determine if an onbeforeunload event was cause by actually closing the browser window or tab.
Web Developer Tips April 2015
A few takeaways from my web development experiences this month. CSS, HTML and more.
MySQL Bulk Insert or Update
Any technique that saves round trips to the database pays for itself exponentially over time. MySQLs bulk Insert or Update syntax is one of those techniques.
The simplest possible way to prevent brute-force logins
Protecting your login from brute-force attacks is much simpler than you might think. With three quick updates to your code and database, you’ll be all set.
iOS8 Card Scan – Making your payment form “compliant”
Making your existing e-commerce payment forms work with the new iOS 8 Scan Credit Card feature is worth the minimal effort required.
Top SiteKickr Tweets of 2014
What’s a good blog without a year-end report on our top tweets for the year? I think this kind of thing is a good way…
A shorthand substring search function for JavaScript
Make your life about 1% easier by creating a convenience substring search method on the JavaScript String prototype.
MySQL Sales Reporting by Holiday
Not all real-world reporting requirements align well with how your data is organized. In my case, I had to produce sales reports tied to a US Holiday (which varies year-to-year).
Installing ImageMagick on CentOS for use with PHP
It’s not brain science, but it did take me a reasonable amount of time to figure out how to properly configure my CentOS server for using ImageMagick with PHP.