HTML & CSS

Script: Save all Internet Explorer tabs as Favorites

We spend a lot of time in web browsers and if you’re like me, you probably have a gazillion tabs open – your work stuff, your social media sites, sites for e-learning, e-banking, e-commerce, a few blogs, publications and news sites, sites you’re trying to quote material or save useful tidbits from. Suddenly, the browser […]

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More on moving to WordPress and blog design

I keep getting comments from readers about the move to WordPress. I really do appreciate it! You have changed my perception about you! I used to think my blog readership is restricted to IT folks interested in Exchange Server, Security, Active Directory, and Windows. Thanks for all the comments – I now know a good […]

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Released: PowerShell Snap-in For IIS 7

The big news from MIX09 is probably the release of Internet Explorer 8, but for shell aficionados, Exchange folks and scripting geeks, the release of IIS Snap-in for Windows PowerShell is not a lesser event. The snap-in has 71 cmdlets to manage IIS, from web application pools to web site configurations, bindings, and SSL. Download […]

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Pretty Permalinks in WordPress: Rewriting URLs on IIS 7

I’ve been quite impressed with IIS 7 and the IIS blog in the past, and these guys continue to impress. If you’ve noticed some changes on Exchangepedia recently – yes, the design tweaks are ongoing, and no – I’ve not completed the move to WordPress yet. Although I’m looking at other alternatives — including some […]

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IIS 7 Authentication: What happened to the IUSR_MachineName account?

In previous versions of IIS, the IUSR_MachineName account is created for anonymous authentication. This is an actual user account created on the server (a domain account can be used in domain environments), and like all user accounts— it has a SID, and an account password with the accompanying management costs and risks. One of the […]

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Web Developer: A must-have FireFox extension for web developers

If you have anything to do with CSS/XHTML and web design, Chris Pederick’s Web Developer extension for FireFox is a must have! It lets you do a whole bunch of things directly within FireFox, including: – Display CSS stylesheets used by a web page– Edit the CSS sytlesheets directly and see the web page change […]

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Firefox, Internet Explorer, and CSS: Never the twain shall meet?

It’s been a long while since I designed or created a web page with any complexity, so I’ve never had to face the browser incompatibility issues. I’ve always known and at times felt the pain that web designers feel when designing something to look good on both browsers, but the chasm seems to have grown […]

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HTML: Add a BACK text link (Javascript)

To add a “Back” text link to a web page: <a href=”JavaScript:history.back(1)”>the past</a> Using VBScript and FORM button: <form method=”POST” name=”VBScript_Nav_Sample”> <input type=”button” name=”Go Back!” value=”VBScript_Backup_Sample” language=”VBScript” onclick=”call window.history.back(1)” /< </form> Using Javacript and FORM button: <form> <input type=”button” value=”Button” name=”B3″ onclick=”javascript:history.back(1)” /> </form> From Microsoft KB Q205693

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