I’m pleased as punch – I took my picture rotator php code, added a few more tweaks and twiddles, and submitted it to SitePoint.com? Result? They published it, and now I’m an official SitePoint contributor. For those that missed the earlier posting, the code was a simple random image rotator...

As I’ve mentioned in the past, I sell on eBay. I’d like to say it’s only for the experience, but the extra money is nice, too. Plus, there’s something slightly addictive about getting your feedback higher and higher (I’m nearing 500)... But last Monday was a rare treat – all...

We often think of discounts as a way to jump start sales. After all, who doesn’t like a bargain? But one thing we might fail to ask – how much is that discount REALLY costing me? Let’s explain with a little (very little) math. My Gizmos and Gee-Gaws both sell...

December has been a month for cleaning up projects. One I’ve had for over a year now is audstuff 2, my mp3 player. It’s main features are: • Multiple audio streams (play up two four songs at a time). • Foreground/background audio (play while previewing the next song, using one or two...

Why use categories? The fact is, anything that increases site ’stickiness’ is worth looking into. You want people to stay a little longer, and if you can give them an easy to browse list of categories, it might help. What makes a good category? That’s why I waited until I...