WordPress is my absolute favourite Content Management System (CMS) It’s simple, has an amazing range of free and low cost plugins that can provide amazing functionality and the core system is free. I typically use it in my own web space, but you can also use WordPress hosting if you choose including free options. Unfortunately WordPress [...]
Does the thought of standing up and speaking in public send shivers down your spine? An American survey last year found that over 70% of respondents would rather die than speak in public (no, it doesn’t seem logical to us either). But what’s the worst that can happen ? Spontaneous combustion, loss of bowel control, [...]
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 [...]
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.
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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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]