Posts by Lena Shore
Lena Gets a New Fancy Schmancy Web Site
After months of working between projects, I am finally done with the new website design. Well, as done as is possible for someone who can’t stop noodling with their website. I get a lot of questions about how clients can improve their own websites. And while I wrote a nice article about how to make…
Read MoreWish you understood Net Neutrality? Hilarious!
Net Neutrality can be confusing. You might think it doesn’t concern you. This John Oliver video is a very entertaining way to understand it.
Read MoreHow to embed a Vimeo video into your WordPress site
If you’d like to share a Vimeo video on your WordPress website, it isn’t hard to do. Just follow the instructions under the images…
Read MoreCorrecting an illegal string offset error in Thesis
Some clients have been reporting an error when trying to update or create a new post with sites using an older Thesis framework. (1.8x) This can happen on servers that have upgraded their php. Newer versions of PHP (correctly) throw an error when the [‘type’] field contains a value instead of an array. The error is something…
Read MoreEntrapornography – Are you an addict?
ODing on GTD? Too many productivity blogs? Constantly reading Paul Graham essays and Seth Godin books? You might be an entrepornography addict. Take this test to find out if you’ve gone too far with productivity porn.
Read MoreInDesign: Powerful Search and Replace Examples
Wikipedia says… Grep is a command-line utility for searching plain-text data sets for lines matching a regular expression. Grep was originally developed for the Unix operating system, but is available today for all Unix-like systems. Its name comes from the ed command g/re/p (globally search a regular expression and print), which has the same effect:…
Read MoreDo you need domain privacy?
What is domain privacy? Domain Privacy is a service offered by domain name registrars. When you purchase the privacy (along with the domain for a few extra bucks) the WHOIS (your information) is replaced with the info of a forwarding service. How safe is my information if I choose to make it private? Personal information…
Read MoreAdd a vCard to Your WordPress Site
Adding a vCard to your WordPress site may seem like an easy task. Unfortunately, when you try to add it as media, it is all too easy to get an error similar to: “Error saving media attachment.” This is typically because WordPress doesn’t support that file type by default. “But WHY?” you might scream. “It’s…
Read MoreMacintosh Window Missing Sidebar
Question I don’t know how I did it, but the sidebar window that usually appears from my finder windows is gone. How do I get it back? I can’t seem to drag it back out. Help! Answer It’s easy to accidentally lose things like this, especially when you are not used to them being optional,…
Read MoreWhy website forms are better than showing your email address
Question I heard that you shouldn’t post your email address on your website. Why not? And if I don’t, how can people contact me through email on my website? Answer Posting your email address on your website is going to get you a lot of spam. It’s like giving all the suppliers of junk mail…
Read MoreUnroll.me: Tame Your In-Box
I don’t remember how I found Unroll.me earlier this year, but it kicks ass. I think if you try it, you will agree. I get a TON of email subscriptions. Some I signed up for. Some are spam. Some I don’t remember signing up for. Some are things that I want to keep getting, but…
Read MoreCreating “plain text” for your eblasts
Question I’m setting up my eblast to go out, and I see there is an area for a “plain text” version. What does this mean and how do I create it? Answer The “plain text” version is just that: plain text. No links. No bold, italic, etc. A drag, right? Plain text is your fall-back…
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