This blog is an ongoing project by Mike Maddaloni, president of Dunkirk Systems, LLC, to archive the myriad of tech tips and resources he has collected along his 10+ years as a Web developer.
It seems installing an SSL certificate is much more time consuming and laborious than the application process for getting one, including providing all sorts of business documentation to prove who you are!
Some SSL providers offer better instructions than others. When I am looking for information on installing SSL certs, one site typically gives me all the help I need, SSL Shopper. For example, this article on how to use SSL certificates with Exchange 2007 was extremely helpful when I was not getting the support from my “managed” server vendor.
SSL Shopper is an independent SSL comparison site, and not a provider of SSL certs themselves. If you need help installing a cert, in my opinion they are the best place to start. I’d welcome your thoughts if they are helpful for you, or if you have another source of information - please post it in the comments.
If you’re like me, you don’t want to put your personal photos up on a public photo sharing Web site, or even Facebook.
Allow me to recommend Gallery. It is an open source photo site where you can upload photos, organize them, and control who can see them. Check it out for yourself – it’s straightforward to install and use.
Easy Musicplayer For Flash, or EMFF, allows you to embed an MP3 file into a Web page to allow Web visitors to play the file without downloading it locally then playing it.
Twitter Counter offers free stats and widgets to track and promote your Twitter account. They also have paid services which build on these services. The button below is the count of followers for my account, @thehotiron.
Have you ever been confused about the number of kilobytes in a megabyte, or in a gigabyte or vice-versa? This byte value converter allows you to easily convert a number among the sizes.
ECHO is a hosted commenting system. By embedding the code into your blog or Web site, you can allow users to login through various social media sites to leave comments. ECHO is a paid service.
Easily create and add a poll to your Web site or blog with PollDaddy. There are some limitations to the free account, but it should work for general use. The paid Pro account removes most all of them.
It seems installing an SSL certificate is much more time consuming and laborious than the application process for getting one, including providing all sorts of business documentation to prove who you are!
