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Fix IE Compatibility Mode Issues

Fixing issues with IE is easier said than done and compatibility mode makes that about impossible. Here’s how to detect and fix that just using a META tag.

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Setup PayPal Standard

PayPal has several tiers to choose from, but PayPal Standard by far the best place to start if you’re unsure. Here’s a quick overview of PayPal and how to get started. Obviously, they have even more information on their site: paypal.com. With PayPal Standard, you’ll get everything you need to accept credit cards from your …

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Chrome Smooth Scrolling

Google’s Chrome browser is pretty cool. Unfortunately website scrolling can be jerky (to say the least). After much Googling, here’s the way to fix it. The good news is smooth scrolling is now supported–at least in the latest Chrome version 17 it is. All you have to do is to enable it. To Enable Smooth Scrolling: …

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POP or IMAP, What’s the Difference?

The vast majority of website hosting providers offer email with their hosting packages. Most of those offer users a choice on how to interact with the mail server, POP or IMAP. Which should you choose and what’s the difference anyway? POP3 versus IMAP POP3 is useful in checking emails from a computer that is in …

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“pageok” Blank Page Error

When you’re going live with a new website, often you’ll point the domain name DNS A-record to the IP address of the new hosting. After 4 to 24 hours, all you see is “pageok“. WTF? Don’t worry. It’s an easy fix. You just missed a step. Chances are, you’re using GoDaddy as your web host. …

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Clear Your DNS Cache

How do you clear your DNS cache so you can force a machine to fetch the latest version of that domain/IP address?

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Why Website Max Width 960px?

Responsive websites are here to stay, but why do they always have a max-width of 960px? Isn’t that SO 2009?! Should we get away from the 960 standard width in lieu of a max-width of more like 1140px? The answer is nerdy, but interesting for you math lovers. Today, the most common maximum screen resolution …

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Calculating an Adwords Budget

First off, I heart Google Adwords — big time. After all, it’s this cash cow that pays for the Google party. However, while working with a new client recently, we found their super-handy tools a bit lacking when it came to a simple and common question: “How much should I budget for Adwords?” So we did a little mathematical experiment with some surprising results.

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Don’t worry about META Keywords

It’s long been the case that webmasters spend entirely too much time worrying about their META keywords. Fact is, Google doesn’t pay them much attention. Don’t believe me? Get it right from the horse’s mouth… There you have it. Keyword META tags don’t matter the way they once did. Just another SEO misconception.

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SEO Lies, Myths & Misconceptions

At JDM Digital, we offer SEO services but only in conjunction with websites we’re developing for clients. That said, we have had enough of the rampant lies, myths and misconceptions regarding SEO. So here are just a few we’d like to put to bed. SEO Misconception: Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Guarantees Permanent Top Placement Well, …

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Mobile App vs Web App

To App or Not to App? The debate between developing lower-cost mobile websites versus a higher-cost mobile application is contentious. A mobile website can render on all devices but doesn’t get full access to local tools like GPS, the camera, accelerometers, etc. So which way is the mobile world leaning: app, website, or something in between?

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How do I get a cool comment badge?

JDM’s website (or websites, really) use avatars to generate those cool badges in comments, but we’re not the only one’s that use them. In fact, we use something called Gravatars (a combination of ‘Avatar’ and Global’) that means you only have to setup your avatar once (on the Gravatar site) and it will work on any website that uses that API.

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