Author: Oliver Jobson

  • Configuring SSL in MAMP 2.0.5 (the free version)

    I’ve been trying to configure my MAMP installation (NOT the paid version) to accept SSL for a recent project that I am working on. A lot of MAMP SSL tutorials are out dated and do not work for MAMP v2+ (2.0.5) and some just don’t seem to work so I had to do a lot…

  • SalesForce.com web-to-lead: Filtering out SPAM

    SalesForce.com web-to-lead: Filtering out SPAM

    Having no in-built method for filtering out SPAM in the SalesForce.com Web-To-Lead form is a real pain and a popular subject in the forums and something that many will find to be enough of an issue to go back to doing it the old fashioned way and inputting leads manually – this is a waste…

  • Recording visitor source / search term in web contact form

    Recording visitor source / search term in web contact form

    This post is now an archive and the information may no longer be accurate / relevant. Ever wanted to know where your valuable website leads were coming from so you can identify your most profitable sources of web traffic and direct your online marketing spend accordingly? Well I just figured out how and I thought…

  • Keys to success..

    Found this and thought I’d share – I think number 2 is one of the most important in becoming a an efficient ‘self-starter’. Pursue what you love. Passion is an incredible motivator. It fuels focus, resilience, and perseverance. Do the

  • Delivering web video to mobile devices..

    Lately I’ve been trying to get Video on to mobile devices and it’s a maze of techniques, settings, programs and codecs for every device and device model so below I’ll try to clear up some missunderstandings and include codecs, settings and techniques for delivering web video on to some of the most popular devices of

  • Thinking Juice

    Whilst away sailing over Easter I read two great books that got me really motivated. The first was Seth Godin’s new book, ‘Poke The Box‘ which is the perfect book to read if

  • Easter Sailing

    Just spent 6 great days over easter sailing along the south coast with my parents and had an awesome time! I don’t think I really saw a cloud all week, we had good wind for the most part and even got to see dolphins too! There was the odd submarine, some

  • Waste

    This morning a Toshiba displayport cable, that I had ordered from eBay arrived in the post and I was quite shocked when I opened the box. Not one thick booklet, but two – a ‘User Guide’ (WTF?) and a

  • My first BrightonSEO..

    This year I was invited by Graeme & Jo of Site Visibility, our SEO agency, to attend the SEO seminar that they were sponsoring. I thought it would be a great chance to immerse myself in an industry which I have followed for some time, but never really ‘participated’ in. It started with what promised…