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UPDATED: How To: Configure AWS Lambda to Automatically Set Cache-Control Headers on S3 Objects

UPDATED: How To: Configure AWS Lambda to Automatically Set Cache-Control Headers on S3 Objects

By Aaron F.February 27th, 2017

One common issue when taking advantage of the Amazon Cloud to optimize your website is the lack of necessary cache-control headers. If you run your website through Google Insights, one of the most common suggestions many website administrators will see...

How to: Install the AWS CLI on Ubuntu

How to: Install the AWS CLI on Ubuntu

By Aaron F.April 4th, 2016

The AWS Command Line Interface (CLI) is a unified tool to manage your AWS services. With just one tool to download and configure, you can control multiple AWS services from the command line and automate them through scripts.

AWS Route 53: Easy Vanity (Whitelabel) Nameservers

AWS Route 53: Easy Vanity (Whitelabel) Nameservers

By Aaron F.March 19th, 2016

Vanity nameservers are used when you want to hide your nameservers in WHOIS search results. This is beneficial in the event you want to hide where your web space & DNS services are hosted, or to just present a more professional appearance. When hosting...

How to: Use Custom Web Fonts on your Website

How to: Use Custom Web Fonts on your Website

By Aaron F.August 20th, 2015

The method we will be looking at is @font-face. There are plenty of other methods (including Cufon fonts), however I find these methods to be cumbersome and bandwidth intensive. Using the @font-face method along with optimized fonts, you are able to...

PHP Contact Form with HTML Emails & Optional Captcha (Anti-Spam)

PHP Contact Form with HTML Emails & Optional Captcha (Anti-Spam)

By Aaron F.April 7th, 2015

A contact page is often times the portal your clients & users have to easily get in touch with you. This means that your contact form should be strait forward, easy to use, and function entirely within the website & server itself.

Facebook Cover Photo Templates (JPG & PSD)

Facebook Cover Photo Templates (JPG & PSD)

By Aaron F.January 16th, 2015

With today's blog post, I am resurrecting a write up I did a number of years back regarding Facebook cover photos, their dimensions, and some creative ideas to help you achieve a totally new level of coolness on your own Facebook pages!