http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/ Venting, musing and hopefully some useful web marketing info. en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:34:46 -0600 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:18:06 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.14 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Just a quick little addition I've been meaning to get posted for the better part of a month now. This harks back to the Getting Windows XP x64 to work post of a few months ago. One particularly maddening thing... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/07/x64_and_acrobat.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/07/x64_and_acrobat.html Just Chatter Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:34:46 -0600 I've added a new API tool to the site, based first upon a request from Jill and then a request or two from members of her forum. The new tool is simply a quick way to get an idea of... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/07/google_all_in_t.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/07/google_all_in_t.html Search Engine Marketing Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:32:42 -0600 Someone asked me the other day how one makes sure conversion tests they've run produce conclusive, actionable data. The short answer is to review the Confidence rating of the results to make sure they reach a minimum threshhold you're comfortable... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/06/conversion_conf.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/06/conversion_conf.html Business on the Web Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:14:01 -0600 As some of you know, recently I've been playing with switching my main system over from Windows XP Pro, the 32 bit version, to Windows XP Pro x64, the 64 bit version. The reason behind my testing this is that... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/04/getting_windows.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/04/getting_windows.html Just Chatter Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:29:50 -0600 I just created and uploaded a new little script to help people sort out what URL Encoded characters mean. It works both ways. It'll encode plain ASCII text into text strings like you would see in encoded URLs, and it'll... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/04/url_encode_deco.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/04/url_encode_deco.html Server Schtuff Sat, 12 Apr 2008 08:48:39 -0600 As most of you know, I don't do IIS. It's a personal choice I've made for reasons that I won't bother going into now. That said, setting up redirects in IIS is a completely animal than it is with a... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/03/301_redirects_o.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/03/301_redirects_o.html Server Schtuff Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:12:49 -0600 I recently was called in to help on an x-cart (Version 4.1.7 in case it matters) site that was having some serious performance issues. The issues being a combination of the inefficient way x-cart handles database queries for variants and... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/02/speeding_up_xca.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/02/speeding_up_xca.html Business on the Web Sat, 02 Feb 2008 07:41:43 -0600 Just a quick note today to let you know I've just uploaded a modified version of the Database Backup script that I first released some 2 1/2 years ago. It's not a critical update or anything, just a couple of... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/01/database_backup_1.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2008/01/database_backup_1.html Server Schtuff Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:18:18 -0600 Just a bit of housekeeping with this post. I have (at least temporarily) reactivated Comments and Trackbacks in the blog. You can thank or blame Craig for this, depending upon your view on the matter. ;-) As I explain previously... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/12/comments_trackb.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/12/comments_trackb.html Just Chatter Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:57:10 -0600 I'm going to be starting a series in the very near future showing how one can use the concepts and coding behind what is commonly known as Ajax in your site construct to enchance user experience. But before I do... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/12/using_ajax_to_c.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/12/using_ajax_to_c.html Business on the Web Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:29:19 -0600 Another question I am often asked is which stats are the most important to pay attention to. Implied in this question is which stats are the least important. First, let me make it clear that with one exception I do... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/most_important.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/most_important.html Web Analytics Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:50:22 -0600 The question of which tool or tools to use when trying to optimize the performance of your site is probably the single question I get asked most often. The answer is both simple and complicated. The simple answer is that... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/which_tool_shou.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/which_tool_shou.html Web Analytics Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:34:04 -0600 Okay, it's time for me to find some time in my busy schedule to start climbing back in the proverbial saddle. To start the process I'm going to start a new category that sort of feeds off of a couple... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/what_is_your_ho.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/11/what_is_your_ho.html Web Analytics Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:05:31 -0600 Yes, I know it's been forever since I've been here to author anything. Sorry, but life and work have both been a little bit hectic. Sorry 'bout that, but that's the way it goes sometimes. Anyway, just a quick note... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/09/yes_i_know_its.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/09/yes_i_know_its.html Server Schtuff Sun, 23 Sep 2007 09:19:29 -0600 Just a little rant from yours truly this morning. And yes I realize it comes down to human nature. But why, why, why is everybody seemingly always looking for some magical shortcut? Even when they should know that shortcuts almost... http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/06/taking_shortcut.html http://www.randycullom.com/chatterbox/archives/2007/06/taking_shortcut.html Just Chatter Sat, 30 Jun 2007 08:23:07 -0600