Filtering yourself from Google Analytics

With a combination of GeekTool and a little teensy bit o’ Google Analytics knowhow, you can ensure that GA isn’t including your visits to your own site as part of their reports. If you’re a developer (or someone who frequently visits their own site) this can come in really handy to assist in accurate reporting!

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Creating an HTML signature file for just about anything

There are tutorials all over the internet about creating HTML signature files for your email that work in different types of email programs. Gmail is one of the hardest to make comply to this small desire. I’ve put my travels in the world of creating HTML signature files all in one place so you don’t have to wade through everything to get the info you need.

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Client instructions through the WordPress admin

So I currently have a client that – no offense to anyone, I swear it – cannot seem to handle instructions to save his life. I’ve written two PDF documents, as well as one in Word format, as well as multiple phone conversations, and having an “Active Collab” type area where your discussions are stored for future reference – and finally emails. However, I still find myself repeatedly giving him instructions, because if it’s not...

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Why I moderate comments

Many people feel that moderation of comments of a blog (such as this) is bad practice, and is performed pretty much by people who believe themselves to be the end-all of correctness. Only people who love themselves and care nothing for other people’s opinions moderate the comments on their site. (This observation, anyway, is something I’ve seen in my years as a blog-reader and Twitterer, but I don’t have any direct references to such a...

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