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Funny IT Support Calls
I do enjoy receiving funny tech support calls. I am positive they are real, since I have also received my own share of them. Here are a couple of my experiences first: Once I sent a proof to a woman of a flyer. It was a simple black and white flyer. She called me upset…
Have AT&T or U-verse and email problems?
We recently switched over to AT&T’s U-verse for our internet, phone, and cable needs. For the most part, it’s been wonderful. With their recorder you can record four television shows at a time and watch them from any TV set in the house. Their recorder is very Tivo like. I miss the little boop-boop-boop noises from…
Website Design: Dr. Elaine Martinez
Dr. Martinez wanted a fun site that would appeal to parents and match the fun atmosphere of her office, and to get a new logo that made it very clear what her business was all about. Her projects were delightful and she and her staff are wonderful to work with. I also learned a lot…
Microsoft Bing: Review
If you are trying to make heads or tails of Microsoft’s new Bing search engine, you can read some quick reviews and then scroll to the bottom to watch this review by David Pogue to get you up to speed. Fact Sheet Bing is Microsoft’s new search engine. The cost $80 million… to market. Bing…
How to protect a directory using .htaccess
Adding Folder Password Protection Sometimes you need to protect a directory with a login and password. Here is how to accomplish this. You will need ssh access. Create or upload a file named: .htaccess in the directory you are wanting to protect. The .htaccess file should contain the following 4 lines: AuthType Basic AuthName “Some…
WordPress NextGEN Gallery: Quick Start Guide
If you are using WordPress and need a gallery program, NextGEN might be a great choice for you. You can have multiple galleries and albums and it is pretty easy to use. Where is the gallery? After you login to your WordPress admin area, you should find a new item on the left side named…
How to set up email in Outlook 2003
This tutorial shows you how to set up Microsoft Outlook 2003 to work with your e-mail account. This tutorial focuses on setting up Microsoft Outlook 2003, but these settings are similar in other versions of Microsoft Outlook. You can set up previous versions of Microsoft Outlook by using the settings in this tutorial. To Set…
The Vendor Client Relationship
I’m sure we all have these people in our life. This is funny and cringe-worthy.
WordPress: Quick Start Guide
So, you have a WordPress site and you need to get some basics down to get you started quickly. Login: Only your webmaster knows for sure, but most of the time, your login area is going to be something like this: www.domain.com/wp-login Sometimes your website may be in a subdirectory like this: www.domain.com/folder/wp-login You can…