Can Google’s New People Profile Help You?
Earlier this week Google started “profiles” as a way for people to provide their personal information to Google that will be displayed on search results pages for their names. Google had this to say about the new feature “a way to give you greater control over what people find when they search for your name.” […]
Staying Happy At Work
I was reading over an article on Monster called Ten Tips for Staying Happy at Work and even though it’s about keeping happy when you work for others, I realized that most of it applied to people who worked for themselves as well. One of the reasons that I love working for myself is the […]
New Android Update Almost Ready
Looks link the new update for my Android G1 phone is almost ready. There are going to be lots of improvements that I’ll use, plus it promises to make almost everything on the phone run faster. The best things for me so far are copy and paste from the web and stereo bluetooth for charging […]
Pittsburgh Video – Rust to Renewal
One of the greatest strengths of America is that people, companies and even cities can reinvent themselves. Even now in this time of economic recession new opportunities are still everywhere. It’s clearly visible here in Pittsburgh, my hometown. Here’s a great video called Rust to Renewal – Pittsburgh’s Green Economy that shows how far that […]
Happy CSS Naked Day
Once a year is CSS Naked Day. Even though this it the fourth annual Naked Day, I have considered it, but chickened out the last three years. This year I have removed all CSS from this website, stripping it entirely of its design. The idea behind this event is to promote Web Standards. Plain and […]
Browser Wars, Part Whatever
Not too long ago I wrote about how it would be nice if we could get rid of IE6 on the web. Recently the more I’m reading about browsers the more I think that IE in general is losing the war. Several years ago when Microsoft pushed Netscape off of everyone’s computer it was declared […]
Do Cameras Prevent Crimes?
It’s finally going to happen. As I wrote in my post Pittsburgh Happenings – The ‘Burgh Sees All, Pittsburgh PA is going to install cameras everywhere. The manufacturers claim that they help solve and prevent crimes. Well, of course they say they do, they’d be foolish to say anything else, they want to sell these […]
How To Password Protect Directories and Files
In addition to designing websites, I am getting requests lately to just manage data for clients. For example, shopping cart databases, Google or Open Office Documents. Some password protected and some not. I have found that the simplest solution is probably the best one. The htaccess file is simple to use and has good security. […]
Is Social Media Worth The Time?
I have had an account on FaceBook and LinkedIn for quite a while now, but only recently have I started to use them. I also thought about Twitter, but decided that I really only have the time to concentrate on one of them. I picked LinkedIn for that because I thought it was geared more […]
Another Smart Way To Cut Costs
The economy today is making all of the news. There is a good article in the Wall Street Journal that talks about how businesses are saving money by spending on updating both their hardware and software. While it never bad to look at your programs with an eye toward improving their efficiency, it continues to […]
