Archive for June, 2010

Site traffic range by Alexa rank

or how to determine site traffic range in one moment There are many traffic analyzing tools free available online. I will write review somewhen. This post is about relationship between site Alexa rank and site traffic. This relationship is not obvious. Impossible to say exact site traffic number only standing on Alexa rank. But possible [...]

Twitter API known limits

Update. All text below is outdated and subject of history. Twitter significantly changed its automation policy and all follow-unfollow automation is now strictly prohibited. You very likely can write some bot without using Twitter API but using follow feature of Twitter API make your account automatically suspended. This post is attempt to write more shortly [...]

Web design vs WordPress

Compare Web Design and WordPress popularity using Google Trends. WordPress ultimately win. Knowledge of WordPress nowadays much more important than knowledge of html and css.

How to set hand cursor to all buttons

In nowadays web oriented world users expectations are that desktop application behave like web application. And part of this that cursor must be changed when moving over button and checkbox controls. Next code snippet satisfied needs:

How to create hyperlink in desktop application

Suppose, we need link (hyperlink) in our desktop swing application, and clicking it should open specified page in default browser. Try this code:

How to create underlined label

Suppose, we need underlined label in our swing application. java.awt.Font doesn’t have this option. But next code solves the problem: JLabel clickItLabel = new JLabel(“<html><u>Click It</u></html>”)

How to start desktop application with Netbeans

Netbeans is great software. But sometimes very confusing. Netbeans have great java swing GUI editor with drag and drop palette. Use it. It is very helpful. Netbeans have also Java Desktop Application option: File -> New Project -> Java -> Java Desktop Application – don’t use it. It seems to be helpful but creates more [...]

How to make multilined label

I want text on my JLabel object displayed in two lines. Next code does do the work: label.setText(” <html> first line <br> second line </html>”);

Good set of web tutorials

The next site contains very good set of web related tutorials : html, ajax, php etc. Very similar to w3schools and can be used as its addition or (in some cases) alternative. http://www.tizag.com

Very interesting site with seo info

I discovered new progressive way to make bookmarks: saving links as posts in my blog. This site contains immeasurable info about adsense and many many more http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com

How to remove component from container

Suppose we have JPanel with name panel and JButton with name button on it. Try this code:

How to check that site built using WordPress

Sometimes developers remove “powered by WordPress” label from bottom of wordpress based sites. It’s not illegal: WordPress released under LGPL and keeping this label is not required by license. It’s correct for derivative works (themes and plugins) too. Suppose we have www.possiblybuiltonwordpress.com site. How to be sure that wordpress really used? Two ways each of [...]

Made for Amazon blogs

Blogs made for AdSense is well known. But this blog is not from their number. It is fine example of blogs made for Amazon. Called laptopantiglare and contains text and video info about anti glare screen protectors and pretty amazon widget with links to selling items (anti glare screens).


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