Bryan Hadaway

Hi Steve,

Actually, Windows isn’t the best environment for PHP or web design in general, Linux is. That is if we’re talking about popular web standards.

Windows is indeed the right server for .NET. I’ll assume you’ve already seen this reference:

http://php.net/manual/en/install.windows.php

Is there a reason you’re doing your own hosting can I ask, or is this just a test environment for projects?

Thanks, Bryan

Hi steven,

To be clear, testing the code on your own site is where you’re having hover state issues? Have you viewed my article in all browsers? If you haven’t please do so.

Perhaps there is conflicting code on your site causing havoc? Do you check your code for errors?

HTML Validator: http://validator.w3.org/

CSS Validator: http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/

Also, if you don’t use Firebug, I highly recommend it:

http://tidythemes.com/want-to-learn-css/

(or perhaps you’re already using the native Safari code inspector)

I’m definitely willing to spend as much time on this as long as you’re willing cause this is a head scratcher and I definitely want to get to the bottom of it.

Thanks, Bryan

Hi steven,

I’ve tested my code and it actually works in the latest versions of all the major browsers including IE (at least for Windows).

Try updating to the latest browser versions and check again. Latest stable versions as of Nov 10, 2011:

– Firefox 8

– Chrome 15

– Safari 5

– Internet Explorer 9

Now just to double check, you’ve visited https://bryanhadaway.com/how-to-create-circles-with-css/ recently (I have made some updates to the code) and this is where the hover state is square or do you mean on your own site this is occurring?

If the latter, can I get a link?

I don’t see why just because you’re on Mac it would be all that different?

I’ll be happy to keep at it until we get it resolved so don’t give up.

Thanks, Bryan

Hi steven,

Before we go further I actually have a pretty extensive article I’ve written on CSS circles here:

https://bryanhadaway.com/how-to-create-circles-with-css/

You might want to check that out and try updating your code. IE is notoriously an all around bad browser. Very slow to keep up with other browsers especially with CSS3 support.

So officially, CSS circles do not work in IE. Another reader shared a possible workaround for IE here:

http://www.htmlremix.com/css/curved-corner-border-radius-cross-browser

Thanks, Bryan

Hi DenniyB,

A web filter or content filter blocks content by checking data against a blacklist in their database and redirecting to an error or “This Page is Blocked” page. The data is compiled of websites (porn, offensive material, entertainment sites etc), offensive words (sexually explicit, obscenities etc) and other data.

This is purely speculation, but if I ran one of these companies I would probably pay a company like AVG Technologies (popular antivirus software) or possibly Google to tap into their database of known bad sites.

In the work place they’re probably more concerned about you goofing around then they are security. So, in most scenarios all the obvious sites will be blocked, Facebook, YouTube etc.

My guess is that some extremely strict companies probably do the reverse where they block ALL websites and then add exceptions of ONLY the sites that they do want you to use.

This is all easy to get around (usually with free proxies), but probably not worth getting fired over. Most people can just mess around on their iPhones anyway. If you’re not already aware I can almost guarantee that all your activities are monitored by a keylogger anyway. You shouldn’t be doing anything personal on a work computer for your own privacy because they will have all your passwords and know the emails you’ve sent, the sites you’ve visited etc.

I worked at a mortgage company once and I was young and naive and I would mess around a lot reading movies reviews and emailing girls etc. Then one day I by chance came across this file and opened it up and it was a log of all this private stuff of another worker that used the computer.

He was bad mouthing the boss and all kinds of stuff and was fired. Safe enough to say, that means they were watching me too. Lucky enough I try not to say anything bad about people especially behind their backs. So this guy definitely diverted all attention away from me. I definitely was careful after that.

Here’s a funny article about the web filtering software you mentioned.

Thanks, Bryan

Hi rlowson,

Hosting your videos on YouTube or Vimeo (which I recommend) or both is better for two reasons:

1. Syndication. You’ll get a lot more people seeing and being able to comment, rate, share your video if they can find it directly on YouTube or Vimeo.

2. Load time. Hosting on YouTube or Vimeo acts as a streaming server when you embed videos on your site severely decreasing the weight on your own hosting account/server.

Thanks, Bryan

Hi momznite,

It depends on what you’re using.

I’ll assume WordPress. If so, it’s very easy to filter out spam and setup comment approval.

– In your WordPress admin navigate to Plugins. You’ll need to activate the Akismet plugin that comes pre-installed with WordPress. In order for it to work you’ll need a WordPress API Key. You can get one for free here:

https://akismet.com/signup/#free

– Now, to make sure comments are only posted after you’ve reviewed and approved them, from your WordPress admin go to Settings > Discussion, next to Before a comment appears make sure that An administrator must always approve the comment is checked and then save.

If you’re using something different than WordPress let me know.

Thanks, Bryan