Web Tips: Know Your Scripts


January 8, 2010 by josh

Today, I’d like to talk about NoScript (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722). NoScript acts like a switch that allows or disallows Javascript to run on certain pages.

A really Quick look at Google PageRank


November 3, 2009 by Dustin

I did some really quick investigation into Google PageRank or PR.

A rating is assigned to your website based on a lot of factors. Google mentions 500 million variables and 2 billion terms http://www.google.com/corporate/tech.html.

Google also mentions on the same web page: “PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page’s value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A,
for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves “important” weigh more heavily and help to make other pages “important.”(http://www.google.com/corporate/tech.html) page rank

Ratings:

0 to 2 = Below Average

3 to 5 = Average                 example: www.captainharveys.com

6 to 7 = Above Average     example: www.baltimoresun.com

8 to 10 = Elite                     example: www.baltimoreravens.com

If you are not aware there is a simple Firefox plugin called WebRank Toolbar (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/52177) which seems pretty cool. Every website you visit is given a Google page rank rating instantly when you visit it.

Additionally, Alexa, Compete, Quantcast rankings are listed with the number of links in Google, Yahoo, and Bing.

Sean K.
Computer Fitness

CSS sheet – Spacing after Header Tag


October 9, 2009 by Dustin

Have you ever had trouble with spacing around Header tags?

I sure have.

I finally realized that my CSS sheet settings could fix this.

As with any HTML tags, just mention the tag in your CSS sheet and settings:

h1,h2,h3,h4 {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
vertical-align:top;
}

And that was my fix to remove space after a header.

CSS

As with any CSS entry we can also speak to the Header’s font in the style sheet.

h1,h2,h3,h4 {
margin:0px;
padding:0px;
vertical-align:top;
font-family: arial; font-size: 14pt; text-transform: none; color: #000066;
}

Sean
Computer Fitness