Category Archives: web development

Is AdSense relying on URL for determining content?

Just a quick note on an interesting test I have done on AdSense content targeting. Simply put, I uploaded a number of copies of a html document with some text about DVD-players (in Swedish), altering only the

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Method to securely introduce unmasked passwords

Masked passwords pose a significant useability issue which can be avoided. Masked passwords often lead to user frustration and possibly encourage users to chose simple passwords that are easy to enter without making mistakes. Further, the security benefits from masked … Continue reading

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Geolocation API in Firefox 3.5

With the relatively new 3.5+ release  comes a new Geolocation API that enables geographical positioning of the browser client. Positioning is done through an array of means: “Common sources of location information include Global Positioning System (GPS) and location inferred … Continue reading

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Google maps – highlight sidebar text on marker mouseover

Sometimes when integrating a Google map on a site it is useful to give feedback to the user when hovering the mouse over a map marker. While not very difficult to achieve, it may not be completely straight forward to … Continue reading

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PHPMailer : Language string failed to load: instantiate

This problem were driving me nuts for a couple of hours so I decided to post it here, to the benefit of others. Using the PHPMailer class to send mail to members from one of our sites I were writing … Continue reading

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