Blog Feed: Nathan Ryan's Tech Blog

How to Display Different Content on Secure and Non-Secure Pages

Published on 2009-10-06 23:19:24

I run a very large website containing a user member area which is secured using SSL. Sometimes, I need to display certain content on the page when the address starts with ‘http’ and different content for ‘https.’ This is easy > read more

How to Get Banned by Google Adsense

Published on 2009-09-25 03:48:39

These days, it is harder than ever to be accepted into Google’s Adsense program so it is very important to make sure that once you are in, you stay in. If you take a look around the internet, you will find plenty of people complaining that the > read more

How to Buy the Right Domain Name

Published on 2009-09-13 03:46:55

So you’re ready to make the big plunge and buy your first domain name, right? Congratulations. Soon, you will have an opportunity to be seen all over the web. Depending on how much time and dedication you have, you can get your message out to m > read more

Why I Quit Using Build a Niche Store (BANS) After One Week

Published on 2009-09-09 06:33:01

If you are into affiliate marketing then you know that Ebay’s Partner Network is the crème de la crème of all the programs out there today. The payout structure is very generous and there is even a ‘finders’ fee for people who cl > read more

Great News – Free Maps for GPS Devices

Published on 2009-08-31 02:36:02

As an avid traveler, I have been using GPS devices for years to navigate to everywhere from large metropolises and hot deserts to remote villages and whitecapped mountains.  I never purchased a GPS mapping system because I knew that I would hav > read more

Drupal 6 Registration Without Requiring Email Address

Published on 2009-08-30 00:27:17

Most of the time, requiring an email from users who register on your Drupal site is a good idea.  This will allow your members to retrieve lost passwords and allow you to communicate with them if necessary.  But sometimes, you need to get rid of th > read more

Will sites like TrafficSwarm bring my site more traffic?

Published on 2009-08-28 10:43:11

The short answer to this question is yes. TrafficSwarm and other traffic exchange networks will send more visitors your way, just as advertised. If you sign up today, and begin participating in the ‘game’, you will see new visitors. But w > read more

What is the most important Wordpress plugin?

Published on 2009-08-27 12:27:55

These days, plugins allow you to do just about anything on Wordpress. When you click on the ‘Most Popular’ Wordpress plugins on the Wordpress.org website, you will be confronted with 408 pages of all kind of ‘bells and whistles̵ > read more

Using Cpanel to Extract Zip Files

Published on 2009-08-26 11:13:07

If you deal with Drupal and Wordpress as much as I do on a daily basis, then you are constantly working with compressed (zip files). Interestingly enough, many of the plugins or modules that come with these two content management systems will instruc > read more

Using the Right Keywords to Have Better Success on Ebay

Published on 2009-08-25 13:17:15

I used to make a quick buck on Ebay by grabbing a couple of laptop computers on a Tuesday morning for $200 apiece and reselling them on a Saturday night for $600 apiece. Then one day I sent the wrong laptops to the wrong people and I quickly realized > read more