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Hi, I’m Chris, a web craftsman making things like Mapalong & Brooklyn Beta with my friends at Analog.
Web Craftsmanship & Commentary
Jul 2011
Domain Registrars
- Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:12:16 GMT
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I'm a domain addict. For years, I've maintained a portfolio of more than one hundred domains, most of which were being reserved for later use. I'm an imaginative person, and I love the Web, so I have lots a…
Jun 2011
Sorting Multi-Dimensional Arrays in PHP
- Thu, 30 Jun 2011 20:57:25 GMT
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Every time I need to sort a multi-dimensional array in PHP, I have to look it up. It's not quite as quick and easy to look up as most things, so I'm going to blog a quick example. Here's a simple array of u…
May 2011
The Accept Header
- Tue, 31 May 2011 15:10:32 GMT
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Years ago, I wrote a book on HTTP. At the time, there wasn't a simple, comprehensive reference for HTTP beyond the various specs, and a really good understanding of HTTP is important if you want to become a re…
Apr 2011
Brooklyn Beta
- Wed, 20 Apr 2011 15:27:57 GMT
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The inaugural Brooklyn Beta was the first collaboration between Analog and Fictive Kin. We're both groups of friends making things we love, and we love working together. We even have a portmanteau picked out f…
April What?
- Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:34:53 GMT
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I really like the way Trent describes blogs: There's something sacred about reading a blog post on someone else's site. It's like visiting a friend's house for a quick meal 'round the breakfast table. It's …
Mar 2011
PHP Session Debugging
- Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:31:23 GMT
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For many PHP developers, calling session_start() and using $_SESSION for stuff you want to persist from page to page is all there is to know about sessions. This is understandable, because PHP's native session…
Ideas of March
- Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:35:24 GMT
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We need a blog revival. For the past few years, I've been a pretty active Twitter user. As a result, I feel very tuned into what's happening in the web design and development community. It's pretty cool. Re…
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Work and Books
- Analog, a web design and development co-operative
- Essential PHP Security (2005 O'Reilly)
- HTTP Developer's Handbook (2003 Sams)
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- Christopher Hanson wrote:
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good read! whilst I know how to do this it is always helpful to have a reference some where! :D …
- Posted in Cross-Site Request Forgeries
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+1 for Gandi. Its creator, Valentin Lacambre, launched altern.org, one of the first french free hos…
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I've used usort but have noticed perfomance issues with very large arrays, so I tend to still use a…
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- Joni Rubio wrote:
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Hello Chris, I recommend you to use CDmon (www.cdmon.com). It's a seriously company that …
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- Ross Rader wrote:
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Hi Chris - Thanks for the kind words. Out of all the competitors mentioned, I'd really encourag…
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- Luka Kladaric wrote:
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buying domains from your hosting company is a big no-no, you're in a double-lockin in case anything…
- Posted in Domain Registrars
- Joel Caton wrote:
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Hey Chris, There's a whole lot of truth to what you are saying about Godaddy. If you go through t…
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- Frank van den Brink wrote:
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Thanks for this, Chris! Very useful. I have to say Gandi looks really good. I've always found do…
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