Archive for July, 2007:

Prevent Direct Access of Files With PHP

{ Posted on Jul 27 2007 by Sherri }
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Categories : Business, Development & Technology
A common problem new developers encounter is when they have an area of their website made private, how do they prevent non-logged-in users from going straight to a non-php file like a word document? There are solutions involving htaccess files ...Read More »

Consumer Choices Drive Outsourcing

{ Posted on Jul 17 2007 by Sherri }
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Categories : Business, Development & Technology
North American businesses are increasingly outsourcing work to cheaper labour markets overseas. Many businesses don't really like to do this, and consumers are now shouting about lost jobs and increased unemployment. But we only have ourselves to blame. My parents own ...Read More »

Privacy and “Nothing To Hide” Arguement

{ Posted on Jul 11 2007 by Sherri }
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Categories : Life And Everything
Whenever I express my horror at government actions or policies that infringe on people's rights, nearly ALL of my friends and family respond with "I'm not concerned, I have nothing to hide!". I always have a hard time explaining why ...Read More »

Personal Projects Recap

{ Posted on Jul 10 2007 by Sherri }
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Categories : Business, Development & Technology, Life And Everything
Some people may not realize this, but my first personal web development project was horizonarchives.com. Years ago I thought it was the best thing ever. Despite the long domain name, the horrid orange and black design, and the overwhelming job ...Read More »