Active Members – How Do You Keep Them?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the almost 10 years I’ve been running, creating and programming online games for girls it’s that keeping members active is a catch-22. Change is Good In order...
Author: Jade
Email Update & New Graphics
We’re still having problems with our email since switching to new servers. If you need to contact us about one of our games please use jade@design1online.com. Thank you for your patience at this time....
Server Changes
All this week we’re converting all of our games over to our brand new servers. These servers are about 300% faster than what we’ve been using before and that should make all of our...
Linux Cron Job Tutorial: running a .php file
All of my database driven games use PHP as a scripting language which is my favorite scripting language by far (okay I’m biased, I’ve been using it for almost 9 years now). In order...
Quater Horses
The new sketches for Quarter Horses are here. We expect they will be available by the end of the month in solid colors and with the new paint markings. Click on the picture for...
Video Game References: 3D Models, Degrees, Associations & Other Useful Links
I find that I visit so many different sites I can’t keep them straight and I can’t remember to update my delicious account. So I started adding them as resources on my main website...
Website Optimization & Usability Tools
Thanks to WebPagesThatSuck.com here’s a list of tools you can use to cleanup and optimize your website: HTML Validation – http://validator.w3.org/ CSS Validation – http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/ Link Validation – http://validator.w3.org/checklink Readability – http://juicystudio.com/services/readability.php Color Contrast...
Epic Games Releases Unreal Engine 3 for FREE
Talk about a diamond in the rough! Unreal Engine has been at the forefront of 3D games for years and the development kit is available to anyone now. Way to go Epic! You’ve just...
SmartFoxServer Chosen for Whoa-Horsie
Today design1online.com officially licensed SmartFoxServer for Whoa-Horsie.com. Using the same technology that’s running on popular sites like Club Penguin, YoVille and Atlantis, now gives Whoa-Horsie the speed and scalability necessary in the near future.
Linux Tutorial: Create vsftpd FTP accounts Red Hat
You’ll need to be logged in as a admin user otherwise you’ll need to use su or sudo in front of these commands. Setting up the account Modify shell file: vi /etc/shells Press letter...
