Disallow Robots Using Robots.txt

I develop customer websites on a publicly accessible web server so that my customers may check the progress of their website at any given time. I could use .htaccess to require username and password for the site but then I’m constantly needing to remind customers what their password is. My big concern is preventing search engines from finding their way to my development server. Luckily I can add a robots.txt file to my development server websites that will prevent search engines from indexing them.

Reduce PNG Graphic Size Using PNGCRUSH

Now that I’m knee-deep in MacBook I love working with command line applications. There’s a certain beauty in the simplicity of using the console instead of a nice GUI. One task I use the console for often is reducing the size of PNG files using the powerhouse that is PNGCRUSH.

7 MooTools Plugins You Should Use on Every Website

The advantage of using unobtrusive javascript is that you can vastly improve the user experience for website visitors using just a snippet of code. And since the MooTools javascript framework’s community is known for creating unique, quality plugins, I’ve compiled a list of plugins you MUST use on every website to take the user experience to the next level.

AutoGrow

I firmly believe that textareas and input boxes should provide a method for enlargement. AutoGrow takes any textarea element on the page and animates growth so that you can always see the complete text within a textarea.