When Google Analytics (GA) first came out they recommended you place their tracking script (urchin.js) in the html header (with all the other javascripts on the page). Since pages are synchronous by nature, this meant all the data on the page was sent from the server to the browser in a steady stream, top to [...]
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Yearly Archives: 2009
Dec 28
WordPress 2.9
Wow… so that was a huge ordeal. For those of you who care, this blog is powered by WordPress. WordPress just released version 2.9. Version 2.9 needs MyAQL 4.1.2.5 or higher (or something like that) to run. I was running 4.0.something. So I backed up my database only to find that I couldn’t RESTORE the [...]
Dec 23
Custom JavaScript in Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
We do a lot of customizations on our Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 deployment, specifically, adding buttons that run custom reports based on data provided in the CRM form (custom price quoting, etc.). We accomplish this by modifying the isvconfig.xml file to add buttons that call JavaScript functions. For the purpose of this article I’ll assume [...]
Dec 11
When should we start being paranoid? Does Google Know “Too Much” about you?
This is going to be a long post (just shy of 3000 words), but the history and the information is all very relevant. The questions at the very end, if read on their own, might sound paranoid or irrelevant, but when put in context of what Google is, and what Google knows about you, you [...]
Dec 10
Gift Ideas for the Geek in your Life
Nintendo Wii: $200 w/ free shipping http://bit.ly/62dNGd Upgrade your loved one’s computer to Windows 7: http://bit.ly/5x6rvs Frustration-free packaging (read: no bloody fingers to open) on toys select toys: http://bit.ly/7ROVNU Blu-Ray players for under $200: http://bit.ly/7E3zGz Road Warrior Emergency Kit: http://bit.ly/7vsGCY Leatherman Multitool + flashlight set: $30.53 w/ free shipping http://bit.ly/5TSAeX Podcaster’s Notebook: $1.19 http://bit.ly/6PQaE7 Shooters [...]
