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More web 3.0 ideas Build pages as collections of frames or iframes Construct alternate access for pages to allow subsections to be delivered. This means a page could have a 'full' mode, or a 'piece' mode. 'Full' mode would deliver the entire page… more »

This are very rough ideas. Imagine requesting a page, identifying the start and end of the parts you are interested in, setting the BASE tag as appropriate, and leaving the contents of the HEAD section. That may deliver a functional page segment.… more »

If you have post data, the browser will alert you on Back/Forward buttons. Sometimes, this is inconvenient. An option is to calculate the length of the GET string, and if it is within your tolerance, whatever that may be, change the form method to "GET… more »

I'm used to working on busy public servers. For my latest project, I have a server all to myself (what fun!). Could not understand why the sessions weren't timing out. The key php.ini settings that resolved the issue were the garbage collection numb… more »

Web 3.0 will be the aggregation of people's presence on the web. It's already happening with things like Google gadgets (maybe I'm behind the times). Imagine you participate in a social network or enjoy visiting a particular forum or blog. Instead of… more »