There are over 6000 languages spoken today (2012 statistics) around the world. However, the most popular languages would be Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, English, Arabic and Hindi. Even out of these major languages it is safe to say that only Chinese, Spanish and English have a major impact on the Internet. The number of Chinese and English websites have exploded as a result of high standards of living in the West and rapid technological advancements in China. Continue reading Web developers should avoid automated translations
Category Archives: Computer Science
Computer Science (CS) and Information Technology (IT) related items will be posted under this category. Topics include, but not limited to, system administration, hardware/software troubleshooting, coding/programming (PHP, HTML, Java, Python, etc) and more.
Quick guide to buy a good domain name
There are many web articles on how to buy a good domain name. However, often you have to read though paragraphs of lengthy “facts” and “arguments” to find the information you are looking for. But here is a quick reference guide on what you should look for when buying a good domain name. Continue reading Quick guide to buy a good domain name
How to setup a new computer for noobs
In old days I remember PC manufacturing companies provide the consumer with CD backups for the installed software with a purchase of a new computer. However, in the past few years most manufactures have avoided given you the original software CDs. This is for two reasons; one is to prevent software piracy (this is why Windows OS software is no longer provided in its original CD/DVD package) and the second reason is to cut the manufacturing costs. Unless, you purchase the CD/DVD/USB key version of the software, it is your responsibility to go through the initial setup of the computer. Here is a quick guide on how to perform that task; Continue reading How to setup a new computer for noobs
Restrict Access to Addon Domains
I run several websites on a single hosting plan. While some web developers do this to save money, I did this to save time. When you have all your hosted sites under one cPanel account(or in the same HTTP folder), it is easy to manage them. One problem you need to resolve is that add-on domain databases can be access through the primary domain. It can be fixed by adding a code to our good old .htaccess file in the sub-domain directory that host the files for the primary domain. The .htaccess file in each and every directory of the site must be edited(not the admin folders of CMSes) to include this code. Continue reading Restrict Access to Addon Domains
HTTP Status Code Definitions Explained
I ran in to into Error 500 issue about a week ago as soon as I tried to edit the .htaccess file on the server. I was blindsided because I had no clue what Error 500 stand for and the hosting service support team was useless because they told me that my name servers are out of order. After 24 hours wait time for DNS propagation, the site was still off line. So I decided to do my own little investigation. What I found was that Error 500 is caused by a programming error I made on the .htaccess file! I went to Continue reading HTTP Status Code Definitions Explained