Archive for the 'Living With The Web' Category

Ways to stretch the printing budget

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Make use of the internet. Call a few local printers for estimates and look over on the internet for the best deals available. Usually the best deals can be achieved from less developed states where industrial space and labor are less expensive.
Planning ahead. This is often difficult but putting a little time into it can […]

Virtual vs. Dedicated vs. CoLo: Which Web Hosting Do I Need?

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

You know you need a web host, but you don’t know where to start. So you do a web search to research potential solutions and get a bit overwhelmed with all the jargon: UNIX, dedicated servers, POP3, CoLo… the list goes on.
Step back a bit. You don’t need to learn everything about web sites […]

Some Flash tips

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Here are some tips on Macromedia Flash, note the version I’m
using is Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004. The one major
thing you need to remember about Flash is that it has a
timeline, so everything is done over time. The two main
components in Flash are the work area, which is known as the
Stage, and the Timeline, where […]

How Not To Get Web Design Work

Friday, May 30th, 2008

I get the occasional web design lead from my website. I wanted to find a company I could pass these onto. So I put an ad on a freelance site. It specified the programming qualifications needed, stated that the successful candidate should have good English, and was for companies only.
The replies I got were enlightening. […]

Criteria of Choosing an Ideal Web Hosting Company

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Before we talk about what it takes to be a cheap and good quality web host, let’s
get to the fundamental first.
What is a Web Host?
A web host is a service provider that places your web site on a computer which
is connected to the internet. The term for this ‘computer’ is […]

Should I Make My Own Web Site?

Monday, May 19th, 2008

With the growing popularity and automation of wyswig (what you
see is what you get) web site design software titles, a growing
number of small business and individuals are creating their own
web sites. Should you make your own web site? One school of
thought is that you can save yourself some cash by making your
own web site, and […]

Cascading Stylesheets Advantages: 5 Reasons To Use CSS

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Cascading Stylesheets become more and more important in today’s webdesign.
But before you decide to get started using CSS you should know why CSS is so important and what its advantages are.
1. The content is separated from the design
Because you are able to create a separate Stylesheet and link it to all your webdocuments, you have […]

Setting up an IRC+cPanel box with freeBSD

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Well this “guide” if you like, doesn’t really have a purpose, it
both shows you how to setup a basic irc box (just installing
oidentd), its mainly targeted towards installing cPanel on
freeBSD.
I used freeBSD 5.4-RELEASE so you might not encounter problems I
did.
firstly login to your server and we will just install cpanel
straight away.
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————— mkdir /home/cpins cd […]

VGS = Visitors Grow Your Sites!

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

I’m sure you have heard about Viral Marketing, but I bet you haven’t considered how powerful some of those same strategies can be when you change it from getting others to advertise for you to getting others to GROW your website.
Instead of trying to think about how to have your sites be Viral - think […]

Turn Your Web Site Biography into a Business Building Bonanza

Monday, April 21st, 2008

If you own a professional services firm, a Web biography may be the single most powerful new business development tool you display in cyberspace - provided Web visitors can find it and are compelled to read it.
Unfortunately, many firms reduce their bio writing to the level of boilerplate bland, missing a great opportunity to tell […]