CSS3 Box Shadow Effect

CSS3 has been around for a few years now, but I can remember a time when many of the cool things it can do, had to be done graphically. Some things, like a flexible gradient background, couldn’t be done at all or could only be done with the help of JavaScript. The shadow effects are among the easiest to use among the new tools in CSS3. Surprisingly, you don’t need separate variations for Mozilla and Webkit (Firefox and Safari/Chrome). Read More …

Champlain Host

Champlain Host is the hosting side of my business. This website runs on the WHMCS Content Management Sysytemd designed specifically for hosting ecommerce websites. The CMS is on the clunky side when compare with WordPress, but the ecommerce part of it is rock solid. Read More …

.htaccess – Changing .php to .html and Getting Rid of www

If you’re building a PHP site, this is a great way to hide the fact that this a PHP site and possibly causing hackers to overlook your site. There’s no SEO advantage to having a .html extension over a .php extension. Eliminating the “www.” with your .htaccess file can be done a few different ways. I’ll show you the way to do it for existing websites and the way to do it for new websites. Read More …