Web development and safe internet browsing http://www.smooth-step.com/blog Smooth Step blog talks about web development techniques, internet browsers and free email software - Articles written by web designers. en contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, Smooth Step) Smooth Step CMS Dynamic website development advantages http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/dynamic-websites Dynamic web development opens possibilities to build highly automated websites that can be easily managed using content and product management software while static ones are simply a bunch of HTML documents on the server.

Without any administration static sites give little benefit to site owner as websites that provide interactivity and fresh content tend to rank better.

Difference between static and dynamic sites

Article comments main benefits that can be achieved using dynamic development approach.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Smooth Step) Wed, 4 Nov 2009 11:02:00 +0200 Web design http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/dynamic-websites Website has been upgraded to version 2.0 http://www.smooth-step.com/site-redesign Web designers are never happy with their own website… New ideas and techniques are appearing every day incrementing urge for renewal…

We have been looking at our old site for a long time writing a list of what could be made better. After a while the list got so long that we have decided to go for complete redesign. Several new things have been implemented these include: tag cloud with results ordered by relevancy, product section, dynamic slideshows and others.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:16:00 +0200 Web design http://www.smooth-step.com/site-redesign Web application performance tuning http://www.smooth-step.com/hosting-platform-tuning Here we will try to present first steps one should take to analyze web application performance. This is very important as it is a basic foundation on which other actions are based.

Server and web application monitoring

We will stress here on monitoring the behavior of web application as it is vital to understand how it works.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Martin, SmoothStep) Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:53:00 +0200 Web applications http://www.smooth-step.com/hosting-platform-tuning How to use server side cache engine to increase website performance http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/applications/caching Chapter comments how to improve web application and overal website performance using server side caching.

Here we talk about several caching models with their pros and cons and examples, also where they have been used on Smooth Step CMS.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Fri, 2 May 2008 14:18:00 +0200 Web applications http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/applications/caching URL rewriting technology - Static pages on your website http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/choosing-page-names Static URLs are very important to achieve best possible search engine positioning and to increase web site performance.

Static and dynamic URLs

Article comments main difference between static and dynamic page names (URLs) and how to convert them using URL rewriting technology.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:36:00 +0200 Search engine marketing http://www.smooth-step.com/web-design/choosing-page-names Popular web browsers, their pros and cons http://www.smooth-step.com/web-browsers/popular Free major web browsers to choose; their advantages, security and supported operating systems.

Make sure that you are using latest version of your web browser installed, especially if you are still using Internet Explorer 6 as it has serious security and rendering flaws.

Major web browser logos
]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:38:00 +0200 Web browsers http://www.smooth-step.com/web-browsers/popular Virus types and antivirus software http://www.smooth-step.com/internet-security/antivirus-software Computer viruses tend to slow down computer's performance and damage file system. In this chapter you will find free antivirus software to protect your computer.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:32:00 +0200 Internet security http://www.smooth-step.com/internet-security/antivirus-software Email security and tips to protect your computer http://www.smooth-step.com/email/security Email service is often abused because of its democratic nature. When user publishes email address as text on the website it takes only a few days for pharmaceutical, scam or other type of email spam to arrive.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Fri, 5 Oct 2007 16:13:00 +0200 Email http://www.smooth-step.com/email/security Computer security and tips malicious software protection http://www.smooth-step.com/internet-security This chapter is about security on the internet - Fraudulent software and vulnerable web browsing applications.

Protect your digital identity

You will also find information about free antivirus and antispyware software, firewalls and useful protection tips for safer internet usage.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Mon, 1 Oct 2007 20:21:00 +0200 Knowledgebase http://www.smooth-step.com/internet-security Main web browser features http://www.smooth-step.com/web-browsers/features It is important to know how web browsers work to use website information and services effectively.

Here we have commented several basic web browser features for those who are not yet familiar.

]]> contact@smooth-step.com (Linas, SmoothStep) Sat, 15 Sep 2007 15:19:00 +0200 Web browsers http://www.smooth-step.com/web-browsers/features