Are you a responsible computer user?
Do you have virus scanning software installed on your computer? Do you regularly update it? Do you run any version of Microsoft Windows? Do you install the needed updates? If not, the bad guys are just...
View ArticleBrowser Tests Are Necessary
You can never tell who might type your url into their browser. You also don’t know which browser they might be using or which version of that browser they might be using. All browsers may not render...
View ArticleWho Is Your Visitor? An Average Profile
According to Smashing Magazine: “You never really know who is going to visit your web-site next. You have no idea which configuration will be used, what browser will be installed, which screen...
View ArticleBad Practices, Spam and Irate Web Designers
Today I received an e-mail touting a new book and website hosting service that I consider not only spam but very poor advice for budding website designers and genealogists. My friend Tina Clarke wrote...
View ArticleWeb Album Generator
Web Album Generator F*ree Software Someone on the FreePages Mailing List recommended Web Album Generator as free software to make web albums and photo galleries from your digital photographs. Curious,...
View ArticleTake a Screenshot and Send By Email
Quite often when I am helping someone with their website, I will ask them to send me a screenshot of what they see on their computer screen. If they happen to have SnagIt or another screen capture...
View ArticleTables: The Next Evolution in CSS Layout
Tables are used extensively by the genealogy community in both the layout of their sites as well as presently data for their viewers. Crafting CSS layouts is tricky. In this article, Kevin Yank...
View ArticleInstall multiple web designer based apps with one click
Thanks to Chris Hanscom of Unhandled Perception for making me aware of this neat program, Ninite Easy PC Installer Ninite lets you pick your favorite software from among an extensive list (Web...
View ArticlePublish Your Genealogy Database on the Web with Dropbox
I’ve been a reader of Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter for many years now and Dick Eastman’s recent article, Publish Your Genealogy Database on the Web with Dropbox intrigued me as I had just...
View ArticleGenealogy Data Entry Techniques
I have been a subscriber of Dick Eastman’s Genealogy Newsletter for many years now. One of his articles in today’s edition really struck a cord with me, Genealogy Data Entry Techniques. The article...
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