Comments for Get Better At... http://www.getbetterat.com Everything I've learned how to do better Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:08:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on 3 Resources for Web Designers by Skout™ http://www.getbetterat.com/productivity/3-resources-for-web-designers/#comment-145 Skout™ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:56:23 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/productivity/3-resources-for-web-designers/#comment-145 thanks for 'spreading tha luv' - you rock! thanks for ’spreading tha luv’ - you rock!

]]> Comment on My Geekbox by Justin Kistner http://www.getbetterat.com/general/my-geekbox-2/#comment-101 Justin Kistner Fri, 28 Sep 2007 15:56:25 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/general/my-geekbox-2/#comment-101 Damn, Jason. I've got 5 windows open checking out various tools you've mentioned. This is a great insight into your set up and I think you analyze products very well. Thanks for the info! Damn, Jason. I’ve got 5 windows open checking out various tools you’ve mentioned. This is a great insight into your set up and I think you analyze products very well. Thanks for the info!

]]> Comment on Is social the new search? by Jason http://www.getbetterat.com/general/is-social-the-new-search/#comment-98 Jason Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:20:32 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/general/is-social-the-new-search/#comment-98 You're totally right. People are not that good at searching yet. HOWEVER, I think in the next 4 years, people will improve. YET, this is why I don't think Google will be shut down, that in the end, it's going to take a LOT of people a LONG time to figure out other search methods, and Google is going to have to get much much worse (due to spam) than they are now. Yet, that is very possible, because as much as they improve their algos, the truth is, they still return results that are combed and manipulated by professionals 90% of the time. You’re totally right. People are not that good at searching yet. HOWEVER, I think in the next 4 years, people will improve. YET, this is why I don’t think Google will be shut down, that in the end, it’s going to take a LOT of people a LONG time to figure out other search methods, and Google is going to have to get much much worse (due to spam) than they are now. Yet, that is very possible, because as much as they improve their algos, the truth is, they still return results that are combed and manipulated by professionals 90% of the time.

]]> Comment on Is social the new search? by AdamD http://www.getbetterat.com/general/is-social-the-new-search/#comment-97 AdamD Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:22:49 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/general/is-social-the-new-search/#comment-97 I'm tempted to agree with you about vertical search engines which specialize in a specific kind of content. However, in watching several people search the web, you might be amazed at the absolute faith they have in Google. Need to find out what films Robert DeNiro has been in? You or I would go to IMDb, but most would type his name into Google... even if they know about IMDb. This summer I had an intern in my office. To get to a page on Wikipedia, he adds "wiki" to his search term. I was shocked. I’m tempted to agree with you about vertical search engines which specialize in a specific kind of content. However, in watching several people search the web, you might be amazed at the absolute faith they have in Google.

Need to find out what films Robert DeNiro has been in? You or I would go to IMDb, but most would type his name into Google… even if they know about IMDb.

This summer I had an intern in my office. To get to a page on Wikipedia, he adds “wiki” to his search term. I was shocked.

]]> Comment on Wufoo - Hosted Form Service by Get Better At… » Blog Archive » Creating Web Contact Forms Script http://www.getbetterat.com/general/wufoo-hosted-form-service/#comment-93 Get Better At… » Blog Archive » Creating Web Contact Forms Script Sat, 05 May 2007 19:53:26 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/general/wufoo-hosted-form-service/#comment-93 [...] Need a little more horsepower? Check out my post on Wufoo, the hosted form solution that is pretty much [...] [...] Need a little more horsepower? Check out my post on Wufoo, the hosted form solution that is pretty much [...]

]]> Comment on Creating Web Contact Forms Script by Get Better At… » Blog Archive » Wufoo - Hosted Form Service http://www.getbetterat.com/web-related/coding/creating-web-contact-forms-script/#comment-92 Get Better At… » Blog Archive » Wufoo - Hosted Form Service Sat, 05 May 2007 19:52:48 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/web-related/coding/creating-web-contact-forms-script/#comment-92 [...] be the first to admit that this free script solution isn’t the most full-featured form builder I’ve ever seen, but it is very simple and [...] [...] be the first to admit that this free script solution isn’t the most full-featured form builder I’ve ever seen, but it is very simple and [...]

]]> Comment on Using Robots.txt to Protect Wordpress from Google by Stuart http://www.getbetterat.com/web-related/using-robotstxt-to-protect-wordpress-from-google/#comment-2 Stuart Fri, 16 Feb 2007 05:46:45 +0000 http://www.getbetterat.com/web-related/using-robotstxt-to-protect-wordpress-from-google/#comment-2 I actually found a much easier way to do this Jason. In .htaccess you can just put: Options -Indexes That will stop anyone including the search engines from being able to browse your directory structure. So it's also good for security :) Cheers! Stu I actually found a much easier way to do this Jason.

In .htaccess you can just put:

Options -Indexes

That will stop anyone including the search engines from being able to browse your directory structure. So it’s also good for security :)

Cheers!
Stu

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