2006 November

Steve Borsch of Marketing Directions, Inc. writes:
The reaction to our free, high level overview report (which we published on the Web the night before the Web 2.0 Summit here) has been surprising, delightful, and encouraging. It seems that there are a lot of people out there who “get” what’s happening but have bosses, investors, or […]

Finding the right back end to run your Web site is no easy task. You have to find something that will work with you as well as give you everything you need to get your content published. No matter what type of Web site you run, having a good content management system is […]

Stumbling across free hosting solutions is something I do an awful lot. Since I have been writing about the Web hosting industry in one way or another for some time now, I get a lot of hosting suggestions thrown my way. Here are two free file hosting solutions that you may or may […]

Yes, I am back with two more free file hosting solutions that you may or may not have heard of before. When it comes to free hosting there are a lot of choices out there. Will you go with the best known ones, or do you feel like doing out on a limb? […]

I am always searching graphics and pictures Online, and sometimes I get tired of using Google’s image search. There are better engines out there for image searches. One of them that I have grown to love is picsearch. They now have their own Firefox extension as well that makes searching for graphics […]

No matter if you belive in global warming or you think it is a secret plan by the mole men who live under the ground to scare us into leaving the planet, you have to admit one thing. The facts on the matter are really interesting when you hear them for the first time. […]

We all like to stay clear of things that might be bad for us Online. McAfee’s SiteAdvisor has done a great job in filtering the Web and letting us know what is safe and what might not be so safe. Is there an alternative out there though? Yes there is, and the […]

After installing a dozen or so extensions, you menus inside of Firefox might start to look a little cluttered. How can you fix this problem? You can either start getting rid of extensions, or you can add one more. Personally I love all my extensions equally - so I am going to […]

Now I am not afraid to mention that this whole proxy switching thing never made too much sense to me. Then again, I never feel the need to be sneaky or need to get around anywhere to get my browsing done. For those of you who do feel sneaky or need a work […]

I like some of the television the British Broadcasting Company puts out there but I have not really gotten myself in a trend of checking out their Web site that often. When I do remember to do it though, I have seen that the BBC is an interesting source for news and information from […]

One of my favorite features inside of Firefox is the find toolbar. Just by hitting Ctrl and F at the same time unlocks an ability to find anything one a Web page no matter where it might try to hide. Sure, other browsers have done the find bar before, but none are as […]

When it comes to bookmarking Web pages in Firefox, the process could be a lot easier. Sure, it isn’t too hard right now but I want it to be brain dead simple. One extension that I have found that does just that is Microsummary Buddy.
To use microsummaries, you have to know what they […]

I am secure enough in my own manhood to say that I like pretty things. When it comes to something I have to look at for many hours of my day, I want it to look nice as well. The Ctrl Tab Preview extension for Firefox makes scrolling through tabs a better looking […]

CSS is no longer a subject that can be set aside by Web designers until they have a convenient time to learn it: its use is more widespread than ever and it’s become a fundamental skill in Web design. According to Eric A. Meyer, noted CSS expert and author of CSS: The Definitive Guide, CSS […]

You are on your favorite set of forums on the Web and everybody is sharing their favorite Firefox extensions. Being the Firefox lover you are, you want to join in on the fun. How can you share your full list of extension goodness though without a lot of typing? You need the […]

Before investing hundreds of dollars on expensive software, you want to make sure that editing digital photographs is something you truly enjoy. That’s where “The GIMP 2″ - a free digital image editing program - comes in. After you have explored the GIMP and learned how to use it, you may not need - nor […]

I like the idea of having so many tabs open they start to stack up. While I am writing here, I always have multiple things going on at the same time. Now when it comes to switching between twenty or so tabs, you start to find using the default methods of navigating through […]

Taking photos during a morning sunrise on a New Mexican mesa can be a once in a lifetime chance. Yet once you’ve captured the painterly image, how do you share the true colors and emotional veracity of the near outer-worldly palette with others?
Because no matter which type of digital camera is used to shoot an […]

With all the buzz about Web 2.0, Ajax, and other up-and-coming technologies, you don’t hear much about plain old HTML. In fact, entire Web sites are created by people with no HTML knowledge at all, thanks to some of the design tools available today. But underneath it all, HTML perseveres: the tireless workhorse of the […]

One of the nice new features of Firefox 2 is the built in spell checker. I can not begin to tell you how much time this little addition has saved me. I love being able to type something up, and then check it right there inside of the browser. What are you […]