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How to convert mac fonts to PC fonts

Ever need to convert a mac font to a PC font? Here is a procedure that has worked for me. copy fonts from macintosh to mac formatted usb flash drive take usb drive and insert it into windows computer convert files using transmac program or do a font conversion using transtype pro (or could try cross [...]

August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in David,Misc. | Read More »

Why is the html table cell text bold?

When working with a table in adobe dreamweaver do you ever wonder why certain rows are bold but they shouldn’t be? The CSS checks out fine but what is controlling this aspect of the table? It may be that the header box is checked in the properties palette.

August 22nd, 2011 | Posted in David,Misc. | Read More »

What the bleep do I put on my website?

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“What the bleep do I put on my website?” A 2 Hour Workshop plus a 2 hour one-on-one session FREE! OK, you know you need to write something good but where do you start? And what info do you put where? Come along to this workshop and find out. This fun, interactive non-techie workshop has brainstorming, working [...]

May 24th, 2011 | Posted in Misc. | Read More »

Hope for Flash animation content on iPhone?

Is there hope for Flash animation content to be played on the iPhone? Sort of… Due to a clash between Apple and Adobe, our beloved iphones, ipads and ipod touches can not display adobe flash files. That hasn’t changed but Adobe, owner of Flash, has created an application that will help website developers convert their [...]

March 11th, 2011 | Posted in David,Misc.,Web design | Read More »

Buying the rights to a domain

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Having both the dot com (.com) and the dot com dot au (.com.au) domain for your business can be important, especially if you have future plans for marketing into the US or internationally in general. Unfortunately many/most of the viable dot com domains have been snapped up, often by  ’domain sitters’ who speculate on exactly this situation. [...]

February 16th, 2011 | Posted in Misc.,Tales from the trenches | Read More »

‘Geek speak free’ SEO whitepapers

Check out our geek speak free SEO White Papers We’ve written these on the common issues and misunderstandings we find in our  small business mentoring programs; SEO presentations and client engagements. We’ve done our best to keep these light and short (we’ve made them succinct i.e. less than 10 pages)  yet with enough relevant facts [...]

February 8th, 2011 | Posted in Misc. | Read More »

AdWords gets automated; but only in the US :(

I notice that AdWords has released an automation facility but currently on the users in the US, so we cant see or use it just yet here in Aust. The Google Help on automate talks about this new facility being able to automate changes to a bid, budget, or status on part of your account (scoped/filtered [...]

January 26th, 2011 | Posted in Misc. | Read More »

To WordPress or not to WordPress

Joomla and WordPress are popular Content Management Systems (CMS). They are popular for many reasons, such as they are easy to use and there are no subscription fees. As a website designer, I get many inquiries about clients that would like to have a CMS incorporated in their site. Many people like the idea of [...]

January 22nd, 2011 | Posted in David,Misc.,Web design | Read More »

Austrade US Masterclass | Great except for keyword metatag faux pas

I attended the Austrade US Masterclass series part 1 today which I  thought was  high value if not a little rambling at times. We video conferenced into  Austrade Los Angeles to hear some web types provide insight into penetrating the US marketing via websites. The Sydney Austrade Web Channel Manager gave a great de-geeked presentation on [...]

April 22nd, 2010 | Posted in Misc. | Read More »

Custom Word Press template from Newport Digital

Many thanks to Wayne van Elsen from NewPort Digital for the groovy new custom Word Press template NEWPORT DIGITAL Webhosting, Graphic Design & Photography Ph: 08 8440 2479 E: admin@newportdigital.com.au Web: www.newportdigital.com.au Todd Street Business Chambers 6 Todd Street PORT ADELAIDE SA 5015

May 30th, 2009 | Posted in Misc. | Read More »