Got a call today from a client that was having problems uploading and downloading from a Windows server using Dreamweaver. Some servers and firewalls allow or block different FTP transfer types. If you can see the files on your server, but can’t upload or download try changing the transfer type. This is usually an option in your remote settings in your FTP or HTML editor. The option you want to try changing is “Active” or “Passive” as the transfer type. By changing this option Janet was able to upload her files and I got to be “The Hero of the Day.”

Whether you are designing a web application, a site, or a blog theme the question that will likely come up when you start is what screen resolution should I support? Then how big should I make the page? This question was posed to me yesterday and here is my response.
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I spoke yesterday with someone looking to add ecommerce to his website. With so many options in ecommerce applications it is often tough to find the right one. I evaluate carts based on how easy they are to customize, features, price, and community. Here are some of the must have features that often get overlooked by ecommerce developers and business owners alike. Not having them will mean headaches in the future.
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Almost all blog software and blog sites have feeds that list the latest blog posts. An easy way to keep visitors updated on your site is to also list the blog posts. This article goes over how to add a PHP script to your website to list the latest blog posts.
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Looking for a good way to do some market research on the cheap? It is important stay on top of trends in any industry, but what are people looking for in terms of features and solutions? I have found these resources a great place to look for business and technology trends.
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Wordpress can be used as a basic or advanced Content Management System (CMS) depending on how you set it up. In one particular case I setup Ron Christman Stone Masonry using Wordpress. Read on to see what plugins I installed and to view a brief guide on how to edit a Wordpress powered website.
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Do you have flash content, an advertisement, photo, or other content that is supposed to fit in a div or iframe of a particular height and width, but it just goes over enough that Firefox or another browser decides it wants to show scrollbars? The fix is quite easy.
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