R&D Techlead and Dev Manager / e-Commerce / Java- & JEE specialist / gadgeteer / consumer-, privacy- & security activist
I previously used b2evolution as my blogging software and one very painful aspect was the managing of comments. Granted, WordPress’s native commenting system is lacks many features Disqus has. The installation and configuration of the Disqus plugin is really simple, since...
My blog has been in existence since 2004 and started off as an experiment into SEO, link-building and website promotion. It all started in the English Beergarden in Munich during one of my consulting projects in Europe where we started...
After my migration from b2evolution, one of the first “install-and-forget” things to do is to install the Akismet plugin for WordPress. Akismet eliminates comment- and trackback-spam on your blog and once you have installed the plugin and requested an API...
Once you are stuck on b2evolution, it becomes a daunting task to move your content to another blogging engine. I have always envied the WordPress bloggers and the WordPress eco-system of plugins, but never made the transition due to the...
Anyone migrating from b2evolution or any other blogging software which does not fully support importing into WordPress will feel a world of pain to get the original blog’s content right. If you don’t pay attention, you will receive many 404’s...
It has been a long wait, and finally (and quietly) Google has introduced the South African Rand as a supported currency:
About two thirds of our customers use Internet Explorer 8 and we just introduced our search accelerators which are now available in the Internet Explorer Gallery. Making our website available for search from within the browser enables our users to...
At bidorbuy we pay special attention to performance, as a slow website will irritate our users and will in the end result in lost sales. Over the last few months we have pretty much emptied our bag of tricks and...
Over at bidorbuy.co.za we are really introducing a number of firsts in the online auction market. We obviously want to create a user-experience for our buyers and sellers to enjoy their time on our site as well as improve productivity....
It’s the 5th annual 2009 South African Blog Awards, and the first time I am participating. So click on the link below (or on the sidebar) and nominate your favorite blogs: If you have your own blog, get your nomination...
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