The World Wide Web Consortium, also known as the W3C, is the organization tasked with setting and maintaining the international standards for common Web scripting languages, such as HTML, XHTML and cascading style sheets (CSS). Their web site offers several valuable tools that assure that a Web site is compliant with international coding standards. First and foremost is the W3C HTML and XHTML code validator. Read the rest of this entry »
Despite anti-spam laws, the amount of spam e-mail messages I receive has grown enormously. You probably feel the same way. The problem with spam laws is that someone has to enforce them, but the e-mail spam problem is so enormous that only the largest and most aggressive USA spammers get prosecuted. Foreign spammers are not subject to USA laws and are much harder to identify. There are, however, some fundamental things that you can do to lessen the amount of spam that you receive, particularly if you have a business. Read the rest of this entry »
FileZilla is a real nice FTP utility that competes well with WS_FTP, CuteFTP and other popular tools. The best part about FileZilla is that it is a free download from Source Forge. Read the rest of this entry »
When starting an e-commerce Web site or any type of business on the Internet, selecting the very best domain name can sometimes make the difference between the success or failure of the business. This task should therefore be given serious thought and not performed haphazardly. Read the rest of this entry »
Thunderbird is a very powerful free e-mail client found at Mozilla.org. You will find it to be very easy to use, but not always intuitive. One of the questions I’ve been asked several times is with respect to setting up mailing lists in Thunderbird. This is actually very easy to do. Read the rest of this entry »
Online auctions have become a great place to sell a wide range of products and services, either casually or professionally. This selling channel is dominated by eBay. You can view eBay either as the world’s largest garage sale or the world’s largest classified ads site. Read the rest of this entry »
Almost everyone who uses Mozilla Thunderbird is impressed with the tons of features that are built into this free e-mail client. However, as with most freebie software, it is not always very intuitively designed and some things are not easy to figure out. One such situation becomes apparent when the need arises to change an e-mail account password. Read the rest of this entry »
Online auctions have become a great place to find bargains on a very wide range of products. By far the largest name in online auctions is eBay. If you are a savvy bidder you can pick up some tremendous bargains in eBay auctions. We have been buying and selling products on eBay since 1998. Here are some of our favorite bits of advice for new eBay buyers. Read the rest of this entry »
There are several alternatives to using gasoline or diesel fuel for automobiles. Each, however, has its own list of pros and cons. While most of us realize that there are multiple reasons in favor of changing the way that we currently power our vehicles, no currently single solution to the energy problem is emerging. Read the rest of this entry »
On February 17, 2009, all airwave transmissions of analog television will cease. This has been dubbed digital-day or DTV-day. With less than two years to go, there are several issues that you need to be aware of for a smooth transition to the world of digital television. Read the rest of this entry »
