Monthly Archives: June 2012
Tattoo: A Lifestyle
I was sitting around thinking of how I could top my batman blog post. The best advise I’ve ever heard when writing about something is “write what you know”. Otherwise, you might end up sounding like a fool. So as … Continue reading
Nexcess Moving to Apache/PHP-FPM
Here at Nexcess we’re always on the lookout for ways of improving our technology stack for our clients. This means making things like Varnish or Memcached, which can improve application performance tremendously, to be easy to deploy and manage on … Continue reading
D-LUG: Part Deux
It’s my pleasure to announce the second edition of D-LUG! We have a special guest speaker this time around. His name is Mark Stanislav (www.uncompiled.com) “Mark Stanislav is a Senior Consultant at NetWorks Group, focused on operational automation and information … Continue reading
Reflection and Late Static Binding in PHP
Late static binding (LSB) is new to PHP 5.3 (released 30 June 2009) but until recently there was a bug in how it worked with reflection. See the manual page for LSB with some examples and definition. For our example, … Continue reading
New Features Coming in WordPress 3.4
This week sees the release of a new version of everyone’s favorite Content Management System. It’s an opportune time to take a look at the new features and improvements we can expect from WordPress 3.4, which is scheduled for release … Continue reading
Is Your Business Missing Out on Mobile Sales?
A recent study from Briteskies shows that only 17 percent of small-to-medium revenue e-commerce businesses have a dedicated site for mobile devices. This fact was more than a little surprising, as countless previous studies have shown that a poor user … Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Basic Security
It’s never a bad idea, or a bad time, to talk about some easy methods to help ensure the security of your computer and web site. These may be common knowledge, but the failure to follow these policies are the … Continue reading
Alternative Payment Methods to Account for $263 Billion of E-commerce Sales by 2015
International e-commerce sales are expected to be worth $1.9 trillion within the next three years. According to a recent study, a large and growing proportion of these sales will be paid for by methods other than a credit card. In … Continue reading
