After reading Colin's excellent post on search engine optimization, I decided that my personal blog could use a little fine-tuning to hopefully index it a little higher in search results. Google, at lea...

When using Ruby on Rails, ERb (embedded Ruby) is used a LOT in the X/HTML. There are two types of ERb, An evaluation block: <% so...

I've been learning a lot recently about optimizing sites for search engine rankings, which is clearly one of the most important business components of any website. If a customer can't find your store, how can they buy what you're selling? Think about your own experiences with Google...

Last night my barely 4-year-old son disappeared from the bathtub. I found him in our office – naked and soapy – at the computer. When I asked him what he was doing he said he wanted to "get online and look for mermaids." Surprised by his response I asked if he knew what "online" meant. "Yes. It's when you go get on th...