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Royal: The official blog of Pingdom - The uptime company
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About web development, ecommerce and general information regarding Pingdom the company.
Recent Posts
Photoshop alternatives for the budget-minded designer
Most of us already know that Photoshop is the “industry standard” graphic design program. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s always the best option, and it certainly doesn’t mean that it’s the best value for money. At its retail...
10 Google Android predictions for 2010
With the release of the Motorola Droid, it’s becoming clear that 2010 is going to be a very exciting year for Google Android. The operating system is now two years old, and Android 2.0 has begun shipping with new phones. Gone are the growing pa...
Perl far from dead, more popular than you think
Perl has been around since 1987 and became an early darling of web developers. These days, however, you don’t hear much about Perl. Everyone seems to be talking about trendier languages like PHP, Python and Ruby, with Perl left in the back as a neg...
8 tips for building a strong presence on Twitter
In this post Twitter enthusiast Garin Kilpatrick shares his tips on effective ways to get more followers. It is hard to put a price on a Twitter follower but the host of The Price is Right, Drew Carey, is offering to donate $1 to cancer research for ...
Don’t look like a newbie: Avoid these common web design mistakes
Web design carries with it certain challenges that don’t exist in print design. Perhaps the most obvious is that in print design, whether you print your own work or have it printed by a professional, you know what your work is going to look like be...
Wired April Fools joke becomes reality
This April 1st the guys at Wired Magazine put together a great April Fools’ joke: A dedicated mobile device for Twitter dubbed the Wingman. Check out this video introduction to the (then) totally fake device: Guess what? The real thing just ar...

