If you’re running a phpLD directory script, you probably know that its comment system leaves a lot to be desired. You can’t edit comments for one. You can only approve or delete comments. There is also very little spam protection. You can require users to register before leaving comments to minimize spam, but doing this […]
Chickens in The City
My neighbor decided to start raising his own chickens and built a backyard chicken farm of sort in the Bronx. Apparently, it is legal to raise chickens in New York City as long as they’re all hens. No roosters allowed. Chickens are actually considered pets under the Health Code. Who knew?! I think they’re cool but […]
I’ve moved!
This is about five days late, but for those few that follow my blog, I apologize for the domain name change from Gotham Bytes to Noel360. To be honest, I like the name, Gotham Bytes. But I changed the name because I didn’t want this blog tied to one place (New York). I’ve always had […]
WordPress as a CMS for small business
I have built and been maintaining a website, valleycmc.com, for a pediatric practice in Indio, CA. It’s a small site of about ten pages. I originally created the site in 2006 using only a text editor. I knew it was going to be a small site with static pages. I of course anticipated that some web pages will […]
Music’s Influence on Society
I wrote this article in 1995, way before blogs were popular, even before Google, and when every site seemed to have a Netscape icon on it. I recently found it buried in my hard drive and thought I’d share. You can tell it is dated but I think the message of this article still applies today […]



