Digitalia Alasdair’s workblog and linkdump

Links For Tuesday 7th March 2006

• SauteWednesday - random links to food articles and other bits of cork in your wine glass…
  (Not webtech) I’m linking to a specific “how to cook steak” article, but I think the whole blog is probably well worth reading.
  (tags: food)
• Downloadable AJAX Galleries, Slideshows and Effects
  I’m working on some image-gallery related stuff at the moment, so some of this might be bloody handy.
  (tags: ajax photography)
• Ten of the Biggest Mistakes Developers Make With Databases
  I’ve encountered people who insisted on storing everything in a database, or who normalised everything, or who treated their database like an enormous spreadsheet (or a massive array). Frustrating…
  (tags: database)
• SiteAdvisor
  At a glance ratings for general site safety, including level of spam generation, whether the downloads the site offers contains spyware/malware, whether the links to “partner sites” will take you dodgy places. Excellent idea.
  (tags: spyware firefox security)