Getting through Blogger's Block
One nice thing about blogs is that you can post whenever you want, from wherever you want. It's convenient, but it's no guarantee that you have something to post about. There are times in every blogger's [more…]
Figuring Out What URLs Are Made Of
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a standardized way of naming network resources, used for linking pages on the World Wide Web.
The first item in a URL, the letters that appear before the colon, is the [more…]
Protecting Your System from Viral Invasions
You may not like hearing this statement, but it turns out that Mom was right: When it comes to fighting viruses, it's muchbetter to take the proper precautions to avoid the virus in the first place than [more…]
Taking a Multisite Company to VoIP
Companies that have worked with and mastered traditional networks (either telephony or data) often think that it's just a small step to implement VoIP. Think again! If your business has multiple locations [more…]
Noting What's New in Dreamweaver MX 2004
All those requests you make to Macromedia, all that wishful thinking. . . believe it or not, they heard you and many of the little — and not so little — things we all have been wanting in this program [more…]
Configuring DNS with Older Versions of Windows
Configuring DNS on older Windows systems — such as Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT — is much simpler than in Windows 2000 and later, basically because the earlier Windows operating systems didn't [more…]
Understanding VoIP and CSIs (Carrier Services Infrastructures)
As you begin to discover the various VoIP network types (such as a DSL or a T1 line), it's essential to know about each network type's underlying CSI, or carrier services infrastructure. Whatever network [more…]
Roles People Play When Using Wikis
If you look at any successful wiki community, whether it be Wikipedia or an internal wiki inside a company, you will find many different people playing many roles. With a wiki, whatever your inclination [more…]
Exploring the New Dreamweaver MX 2004 Interface
With Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia integrated ColdFusion and HomeSite into one single, powerful interface, though you had the choice of working with that new interface or with the old Dreamweaver 4 interface [more…]
Exploring Built-in Sightseeing Placemarks with Google Earth
A placemark is to Google Earth what a bookmark is to a Web browser. When you see something interesting while you're wandering the virtual planet and you want to be able to get back there easily, just slap [more…]
Seed Your Wiki with Info to Attract Users
Users consider a wiki to be useful if it has a clear goal and some information already in place. Take Wikipedia, for example. When you visit a topic, you see a concise, coherent entry on a particular subject [more…]
Managing Server Access with Contribute
In order to control workflow, Contribute installs a file in a specific folder at the root of any Web site you connect to. This file, called the Shared Settings File, enables Contribute to store all the [more…]
Testing Your Work with the Dreamweaver CS3 Site Reporting Feature
The Dreamweaver CS3 Site Reporting feature enables you to find — and fix — site problems before you go live with your Web site. You can create a variety of reports and even customize them to identify problems [more…]
Designing a Media-Friendly Web Site
Everybody knows it makes sense to be customer driven when designing a Web site, especially if you're doing business online. For a company doing PR, an important application of technology on the Web is [more…]
How to Register a Domain Name for a Blog
Registering your blog’s domain name is a straightforward process. You use a domain registrar to buy your name, and then all you need to do is “point” your new domain at your Web host. Many domain registration [more…]
How to Choose Blogging Software
When deciding on blogging software, you'll find that each brand will have many options to consider. Whichever blogging software you choose, it should give you easy access to a publishing/posting tool. [more…]
Discovering Videoblogging
A videoblog is a collection of video files posted to the Internet using a method that makes it easy to update content quickly — combining the usability of a blog with video files. There are many different [more…]
How to Blog and Keep Your Job
You can blog about anything, but if you blog about work, you need to do so safely. Blogging about work can get you in trouble. Many bloggers have been fired for writing blogs about their job, for identifying [more…]
What to Do If You Forget Your YouTube Username or Password
If you forget your YouTube username or password, don't panic. YouTube has your e-mail address, and you can retrieve your forgotten username or password from them. [more…]
Thwarting Spammers
Spam has been around since early in the life of the Internet, long before most people had even heard of it. In fact, the sending of "junk" electronic mail was such an issue that one of the Internet's earliest [more…]
Technical Requirements for Blogging Software
The technical requirements for blogging software are much more specific than what you'd need for a typical Web site. Most blog software use a mix of several kinds of Web server technology that are ideal [more…]
Finding Out about Frames
Frames divide a browser window into several parts, just as a window (the glass kind) can be divided into several panes. Each frame (or pane) consists of an individual HTML document. In effect, using frames [more…]
Touring Google Earth Route Info
Maybe you're planning to hop in the old jalopy and see what there is to see out on the open road. Or it could be that you're not interested in where the roads go at all, but you'd still like to show where [more…]
Speaking Of VoIP Soft Phones and Wireless Phones
VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) phones can be plain-Jane and basic, or they can be full-featured and support videoconferencing and Web surfing. You can find VoIP phones in the following distinct categories [more…]
eBay's TRUSTe Privacy Policy
eBay had a privacy policy for all its users before privacy policies were even in vogue. Now eBay maintains the safety standards set forth by the pioneer in online safeguarding: TRUSTe. [more…]
