Development

A brief tutorial of how to use Digital Ocean's V2 API as a free Dynamic DNS service. Use a sub-domain to provide a static point for connecting into your home or business.

I have made some changes to the website and database monitoring script which I published in March 2016. A summary of these changes: The script can be used in PHP versions older than 5.4.0. The script has been work with PHP Server Monitor, an open-source self hosted monitoring solution. You can view the code on Github here, ...

Now that Google I/O is over for 2016, I have posted my suggestions for which of their live streamed videos you should watch.

Note: Updates have been added since this article was originally written. These updates are listed at the bottom of this page, click here to view them. This guide will show you how you can monitor your website and database uptime using a free service from Status Cake (https://www.statuscake.com). Once you have setup an account, you will ...

If you’re building websites or Web apps, you will always need to ensure your product works well in a multitude of different browsers, operating systems and devices. To provide good testing documentation you will need a Browser Matrix. I have found the need for one myself,  I thought it will help others if I provide ...