Building IT

W3CSchools has stats for IE6 usage at about 15%, as of May 2009.  IE6 in Enterprise environment is still being used,
It’s steadily dropping because of the wide acceptance of Firefox, and Corporations are proactively upgrading to IE7 or IE8.   This number will change dramatically when Enterprise favors Windows 7 as the new standard for [...]

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One of the most common Webmaster task is to use mod_rewrite Apache module.  It’s a flexible and efficient way to redirect URLs.  It is useful to redirect non-functional URLs, moving domain names or renaming directories.
Below is a list of some of the frequently used mod_rewrites.
Note the [R=301] entries for 301 Permanent Redirect directive on the rules.  It’s a popular use to preserve SEO [...]

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The use of Secure HTTP (or HTTPS) is essential to avoid getting my browser communication hijacked, or hacked.  For savvy web users, browsing a site with HTTPS is a must to protect login and other private information.  As a Web Application administrator, the way to accomplish this is to use the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) [...]

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