Archive for the 'Technical' category
Database Optimizations
Oh, around the end of April, we made some enhancements to our DB structure and our queries. This round of changes focused on the JOINS and UNIONS and COUNTS and some others, giving us a nice speed boast in our benchmarks. We thought not much of it and went on to other things. Logging in [...]
No commentsDynamically populating ’select’ elements with javascript
new Option(text,value);
As referenced in many javascript sources including “The Book” is bad, and should not be used. new Option forces browsers to use an older DOM model (0 or 1) instead of the now modern level 2.
The DOM does not mix and match so doing:
selectBox.appendChild(new Option(text,value));
fails in IE.
The fix is to use the DOM1 level [...]
Deciphering Gmail IMAP Labels With getmail
We have outgrown Google Apps, (formerly GAFYD (formerly GFYD)), or something along those lines. The problem of exporting your mail from Gmail is not a trivial one. From discussions by Opera Software’s lead QA for Opera Mail’s posting on Gmail’s Buggy IMAP Implementation to Matt Cutts’ posting on How to back up your Gmail on [...]
3 commentsPropertyMaps Is Looking For A CSS/HTML Developer
We are looking to hire a CSS/HTML developer. If you want to work in a great, fast-paced startup environment and feel that you are the best in your field, please submit your resumé through our CSS/HTML Developer page.
PropertyMaps Is Hiring For CSS/HTML
No commentsDivide And Multiply
Not to start throwing numbers around, but with over 1,000,000 page views last month, we felt it time to further decentralize our infrastructure. Unlike the big buzzword of the day, viral growth, our server infrastructure growth feels more bacterial. As one system is scaled vertically to the breaking point, it is scaled horizontally until it [...]
1 commentVisualizing Zillow’s ESRI Neighborhood Shapefiles
We whipped up a quick neighborhood finder with polygon overlays to display Zillow’s recently released ESRI neighborhood shapefiles. I applaud the effort to release this information under a Creative Commons license and the attempt to crowdsource future development.
I’ve been looking at neighborhood boundary information for ages and there really is no standardized classification of what [...]
Google Analytics can save your website and SEO
I recently dove deep in Google Analytics. I found a wealth of information but something really caught my eye. Not just that, it improved our website. If you log into your analytics account and view your website stats, under the content section is something titled “Top Exit Pages”. I’m sure everyone understands the usefulness of [...]
2 commentsPropertyMaps Offers Free Reverse Geocoder
We have added a reverse geocoder along with our regular geocoder. This reverse geocoder scans our database of millions of addresses to pull back the proper location for the lat/lng coordinates you enter. As with the regular geocoder, the reverse geocoder requires an API key if you want to bypass the built-in four second delay. [...]
No commentsPropertyMaps Offers Free Geocoder
Update: The URL format for the geocoder has changed and has been corrected below.
We have a new geocoder function that we are testing out and want to get the general public in on it. The geocoder uses several backend engines, so the idea is: if the address is not found in our database, we look [...]
PropertyMaps Versioning
I just wanted to draw our user’s attention to the speed of development on the PropertyMaps website. If you notice in the lower right corner of each page, you will see the build date and number. As you can see below, the build states that the site was last updated on July 18, 2007 with [...]
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