Archive for November, 2008

Review: Gmail

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

After using Yahoo mail for about seven years, I decided to switch to Gmail. First, let me say that switching to a different email provider is an arduous task if you want to transfer all of your existing mail to another account. (more…)

Pagewash: View A Web Page As If You Were Someone Else

Sunday, November 23rd, 2008

Pagewash is a website testing tool that allows you to view a webpage as if you were someone else. Why would you want to view a web page as if you were someone else? The obvious reason is if you are at work and you need to access a website you are forbidden to view at work. (more…)

Search Engine Optimization: Do You Need It?

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

If you want your website to generate more business from Google searches, or any search engine search, then you need to optimize your website for search engines. Optimizing your website means that you design your website and all of its content so that it is very easy for search engines to find your pages when a potential customer searches for the keywords that describe your products or services. (more…)

Joomla for Beginners: A Quickstart Guide for Joomla

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

Joomla Content Management SystemJoomla is a GREAT Content Management System (CMS), but it can be daunting for a beginner to learn. Instead of floundering or asking a lot of beginner questions, make sure that you read the Joomla beginner’s documentation. (more…)

Yemu Zip: Review of Zip / Compression Tool for Mac

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

I recently bought a Macbook (I normally use Windows), and was surprised to find that the default Mac ZIP (compression) utility includes all of the invisible files from the Mac file system. (more…)