Okay, I admit that I am addicted to my home theater. My wife and I both enjoy watching movies on Friday night and it has become a bit of a family tradition. I also think that exciting things are happening with the new high definition television (HDTV) products that are hitting the market. Prices have steadily dropped over the past few years and I think they will stabilize in 2007, so it is time to start to understand the new lingo that goes with new technology. Read the rest of this entry »

The United States and most of the Western world has a monkey on its back and that monkey’s name is oil. If we are to survive as free and prosperous nations, we must find a way to end our addiction to oil and shake that monkey loose. Read the rest of this entry »

Anyone who is interested in the newest high definition television technology is probably also looking at high definition DVDs. Two competing and incompatible technologies have once again emerged. It’s deja vu all over again as we are re-subjected to today’s equivalent of the Sony’s Betamax versus JVC’s VHS video format war of the early 1980s. You would think that Sony would have learned a lesson, but it looks like they are at it again. This time with rival Toshiba. Read the rest of this entry »

Kaizen is a a Japanese philosophy that means "continuous incremental improvement". Kaizen is commonly applied to the manufacturing process in Japan. It is also applied to everyday aspects of the workplace, where it is referred to as gemba kaizen. Gemba is a Japanese word for the workplace, and in particular, the workplace where products are developed. The kaizen approach can also be applied to web site development and Web site management. Read the rest of this entry »

Troubleshooting JavaScript errors can be difficult. Most errors are subtle and not very apparent. However, even the most subtle error can render the JavaScript code on a page inoperable. Fortunately, most browsers have built-in JavaScript troubleshooting tools that make the job much easier. Read the rest of this entry »

Google AdWords PPC (pay per click) advertising can be a very effective way to drive qualified traffic to new Web site, and can also provide incremental traffic even after a mature site is ranking well in search engines. While it is not difficult to learn to use Google AdWords, many users have trouble running cost-effective campaigns. The following are a few tip to help you to more effectively manage your advertising campaigns. Read the rest of this entry »

FileZilla, which is frequently referred to as FireZilla, is a really nice free FTP utility. If you have not used it, it really does deserve a test drive because its features easily compare to paid FTP utilities, such as CuteFTP and WS_FTP. Read the rest of this entry »

Adding a bookmark to your Web site helps assure that visitors who like your web site and wish to return can easily find it once again. Read the rest of this entry »

Sometimes a Web site owner wants to change the domain name for a Web site. Sometimes a site owner registers several related domain names and wants to point all of the domain names to a single Web site. A 301 redirect is the proper way to accomplish this. Read the rest of this entry »

Did you ever wonder how to create the small images seen next to URLs in a browser’s address window or next to bookmarks of Favorites saved in a browser? These images are called Favicons.
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