Posts by Lena Shore
Create a Shared Family Address Book with Contacts and iCloud
NOTE: “Apple Family Sharing” is good for sharing the in-app purchases, iTunes, iBooks, and iCloud storage. But, it doesn’t share address books well, at least not yet. I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this lately. I figure Apple will solve this problem eventually by changing the way the address book works. But, for now,…
Read MorePantone Color Chart
Need to explain to your designer exactly WHICH color you are trying to describe. Use this color chart to get your point across.
Read MoreAre you as tired of all those telemarketer and robot telephone calls as I was?
I have a home office, and I used to get phone calls all day long that were just garbage calls. Scammers and robot calls. If I spied the caller ID and it said, “Out of Area,” I knew it was going to be a call I was sorry I answered. I have done many things…
Read MoreDo you really want a cheap “DIY Website”?
In this article, we will compare DIY web services with a custom site using WordPress. WordPress is probably the easiest and most powerful blogging and website content management system (or CMS) in existence today. It is very popular, and my clients love it. DIY website services, on the other hand, promise quick and easy websites that…
Read MoreDomain Name Scams
Find out how your domain could be threatened by Domain Registry of America and why they are going to hell.
Read MoreWhy you don’t want a canned theme for your website
I almost didn’t write this article. I didn’t want to introduce the idea of canned template themes. The last thing I want to do is advertise them to people and potential clients who didn’t know they exist — and it sounds self serving for me to tell you NOT to use them. But, it dawned on me…
Read MoreHow Does Safari’s Login Feature Work?
Question Can you talk a bit about Safari offering to supply a username and password? I’ve wondered about that but know nothing about how it would work. Does Safari automatically remember it? Does my iPhone know them? Answer When you log into a website, Safari will ask you if you want to save your login…
Read MoreLena’s Favorite Password Management Software: 1Password
I use a LOT of passwords. I have my passwords, my husband’s passwords, my client’s passwords — and probably passwords for my dog somewhere too. As of this writing, I have over 3200 passwords. And while I like to think I’m smart enough to remember them all, let’s get real. I’m not that brainy. But…
Read MoreBuying the Best Website for Your Business, Without Wasting Time and Money
You have a business, and you need a website. Or perhaps you already have a website and you think it needs to be working harder for you — after all, you’re paying for it. We all know that sales of rainbow-scented widgets are rising nationally… but sales are flat. That isn’t going to do. So…
Read MoreHow to Stop Spam Commenting on Your WordPress Site
Question Is there a way to block or stop the comment attack happening on my Wodrpress website? I’ve received 5 fake comments so far. Betsy, Mildred, Flora, Marilee, and now Ice have all left fake comments on my site as of this morning … starting at 7:19 this morning. I went in and marked the…
Read More13 Web Design Trends for 2017
There is a constant list of web trends. Some are logic-based, while others are less so, and will become dated quickly. Below, are a collection of some trends that I think are good ones to watch for the upcoming year and consider for your website. Responsive Design: This means designing your site so that it…
Read MorePrevent Spammers from accessing your Google Calendar
Did you know that spammers can add things to your Google Calendar? If you’ve ever seen an odd calendar event show up in your calendar, you may have been targeted. The first thing that you may think is that your account has been compromised. But, in reality, anyone can add something to someone else’s calendar by…
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