Ever wonder how Google spell check, related topic suggestions, or ranking works? I do. My theory (yes theory, I doubt anyone but the two founders truly know the secret to how Google works) is that Google collects information on how user’s behave, the clicks on a link, the amount of sites pointing to a link, …
Author Archives: Jackson Leung
Now hosted with DownTownHost
I just moved my server to DownTownHost. What a WORLD of difference. BlueHost = 8 cpus with an average serverload of 100. DownTownHost 8 cpus with an average serverload of .07. Also, I applied for the 4.95 per month plan and it’s offering all the features I want and need. After the 25% discount using …
BlueHost = LackOfDecentHostBluesHost
So I’ve been with BlueHost for a couple of 2-3 months now. I can say with certainty that as soon as I find a decent host, I’m moving again. I’ve monitored BlueHost for 10 days from June 2 – June 12 and the logs show that BlueHost is pretty much overloaded all the time. When …
Bluehost Review
This entry is about my experience with BlueHost so far, after 2 months. I can’t say I’m particularly happy with their service. I’ve experienced high server loads at 3 am in the morning, due to mysql database backup. I’ve experienced high server loads from the hours of 10 am to 3 pm due to peak …
Another quote I really like
I stumbled across this quote while traversing the web. Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. (Albert Einstein) I love this quote because it reminds us that, sometimes, in order to solve our problems, we have to think outside the box.
Cross-browser Compatibility
I was working on a project that required cross-browser compatibility, this generally means at least FireFox and IE. The reason is due to the fact that IE is still the most commonly used browser (IE7, IE6, etc.), FireFox coming in second, and then the other browsers split up the rest. I was trying to code …
Dev and Live Environment
Today’s topic will be the importance of having two environments, one to develop your code in, and one to release into the public. Sometimes it is simply easier to edit, run, and test it in the live environment, but when your code deals with data, this becomes more problematic. Imagine some code that insert data …
Migration from GoDaddy to BlueHost
I have just finished moving my site from GoDaddy to BlueHost. This form of migration was the first one I’ve ever done, and it went quite smoothly. I think a few tips that would help anyone migrate from one host to another would be to first figure out if you’re transferring the domain, web hosting, …
Questions and Answers in the Work Environment
Questions need to be asked humbly, patiently, and clearly. Answers need to be clear, neutral, and precise.
The Big Picture
I generally prefer to pseudo code my code prior to actually starting to write it, it keeps me establish what the big picture is, without having to worry about the nitty-gritty details. Keeping the big picture in mind is often useful to coding any sort of code, from very simple to super complex code. When …