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Jamie Harrop is a serial Web Entrepreneur and a recognized expert in a variety of Web authoring areas. His primary work is as a Web developer for Equentity LLC and owner and manager of his cPanel, shared, reseller and dedicated Web hosting company, EquentityHost, the companies he formed with his two business partners, Paul Hirsch and Paul Riddick. Jamie maintains several Web sites, including his entrepreneurial video blog.

Bust a Name - The easy way to find domain names

This has to be one of the best tools I have seen for a while.
I’m sure we all know how hard it can be to find the right domain. You know the drill. Come up with two or three keywords relating to your new Web site, then do a WHOIS on every combination you can […]

Eric Jordan - Love or Loathe?

Eric Jordan, the co-founder and president of the Web design firm, 2Advanced Studios, recently received a four page spread in the LA Times.
Whether you love or loathe Jordan and what he has achieved since the year 2000 when he launched his first Flash Web site, this lengthy article makes for a fantastic read. Read the […]

Using Macros for Coding

Since I started developing Web sites six years ago, I have frequented many online forums. I started right here at the HTMLHelp Forums, and I eventually founded the International Web Developers Network with my two business partners.
During those six years, my Web development skills have progressed, and with that progression I have moved from asking […]

WordPress - Required Update

For those of you who use the popular blogging software, WordPress, you will need to upgrade your installation to the latest release (2.2.1).
The latest release is primarily made up of bug fixes for 2.2, but it also includes a fix for several security vulnerabilities, which make it a

Safari 3 Beta for Windows

Yes, Safari 3 Beta has been made avaliable for download, and we (the poor Windows users) now get to play with it, because Apple launched a Mac and a Windows version.
It appears to be using the same rendering engine as the Mac version, so in theory we shouldn’t have to talk about how things look […]

Using Inline CSS to Define Image Dimensions

Recently, I took part in a thread at the International Web Developers Network that discussed the use of inline CSS to define the width and height of an image.
In short, you should not be using inline CSS (or external CSS) to define the height and width of an inline image.
Why? Because defining image dimensions is […]

HostingCon 2007 (July 23-25) - Navy Pier, Chicago

Well, it’s confirmed. My business partner, Paul Hirsch, and I will be attending HostingCon in Chicago this July.
HostingCon is the largest Web hosting conference in the world, bringing together industry professionals to learn about the latest advances in related technology, business processes and marketing techniques.
Paul and I are both active participants on a number of […]

Page Includes - Not just for the obvious

It’s long been known that Web site includes (Server side includes, PHP includes, ASP includes etc) are a fantastic tool to enable us to work smarter, rather than harder. What could be better than updating one file which in turn updates multiple pages across one Web site? Well, short of browser support for multiple backgrounds […]

CSS Menus

Just a quick entry while I have two minutes. More blog entries coming from me in the near future.
Despite the influx in the use of CSS in recent years, I still see far too many people resort to Javascript when dealing with fancy menus on their Web sites. Now, I have no problem with people […]