Posted on 16. Oct, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
I have now used gmail for over a year. I am happy to say that it far exceeds any other email experience I have had. PERIOD! (Ive used quite a few email systems myself and observed/assisted others in getting their stuff straightened out) So
today I came across a very interesting prospect which will increase [...]
Posted on 09. Oct, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
Have you ever been asked to do a powerpoint presentation and not known where to start? And how many of us have experienced the, oh no, not powerpoint again!?!?!? when the screen flickers on up front. Honestly, I think powerpoint is a necessary evil at times, and can be enjoyable, effective and fun. Personal experience [...]
Posted on 15. Sep, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging, Tips and Pointers, WordPress
To get a cool website that works for you (instead of you working for it), there are a couple ways to go. (well, probably a lot of ways:-) ) From my testing and trying here are two systems among others I have tried: HTML Templates 1 – cool html templates can do great for creating [...]
Posted on 01. Sep, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
I discovered a friend was using wordpress with a different view on the admin side of his site. A quick look at the codex and I too can see things a little more clearly. WordPress is an amazing powerful tool for website administration. (Updated one site, and installed a fresh site for Mike this afternoon [...]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Tips and Pointers
An alternate browser which is far better than Internet Explorer. Firefox has many tools for making the internet do what you want it to do – called extensions.
Posted on 06. Jul, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
So, what is that button supposed to do on your keyboard PrScn 1. Click it once 2. Open Word or a photo editor 3. Paste in the screen capture ~or~ 1. Hold alt down while pressing PrtScn 2. Open new document 3. Paste in the window you just captured Cool!
Posted on 28. Jun, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging, Community, Tips and Pointers, eMail
Every so often my e-mail slows way down. Long into the process I get the hunch that someone nicely sent me a couple photos. And these two photos weigh in at about 1 ton each Here are a few suggestions for e-mailing photos and sparing the receiver’s inbox: Method #1) Use a simple photo program [...]
Posted on 26. Jun, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
If you have been wanting a gmail account I have about 50 invites to give away. I have thoroughly enjoyed this account and would love to pass one on to you. Simply leave a comment here and I will send one your way Primary reasons for a gmail account: 2.2 gigs of e-mail space no [...]
Posted on 27. Apr, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging
I just have to say, firefox is the best web experience ever! Things I use regularly: ~Fire FTP Allows me to transfer files safely to and from my webserver ~Web Developer Edit css directly and see the changes in my page! And – a must have for the person who uses internet cafes: ~Portable FireFox [...]
Posted on 27. Apr, 2005 by Tim Griffin in Blogging, Tips and Pointers
Just found this article and thought it worth noting: “Maintaining a picture gallery: a painless process” Looks worth a try for folks on XP with an online coppermine gallery. Update: I tried to find the original article and the site is either down or has gone away. I have a copy of the article as [...]