by Scott | Oct 4, 2005 | Search Engines
This will only appeal to the most hard core SEO geeks, but it’s really fascinating… We all know that the ALT tag text has become totally useless for SEO purposes right? At least that was what we’re the top SEO experts in the world have finally agreed...
by Scott | Oct 4, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
I’ve written a new article titled 7 things all business owners should know about their domain name. I’ll be passing them out and discussing it briefly at tomorrow morning’s East Portland Chamber of Commerce meeting.
by Scott | Oct 3, 2005 | Cell Phones & PDA's
Complete step by step instructions to hard reset, soft reset, or warm reset your Palm Treo 650 are here on the Palm website . After being unable to find directions on Google, I searched at the Palm site, which is quite good. This is the best forum I’ve found for...
by Scott | Oct 3, 2005 | Computers - How to
This morning I’ll be going to an office where one of my long time customers claims that on one workstation, they can print from Word, Excel and the web, but NOT from their email program. There is no error message, it simply doesn’t print. They’ve...
by Scott | Oct 1, 2005 | General interest, Spyware
As this article points out, some estimates of the financial risk posed by Spyware may have been inflated, but that’s not to imply that it’s still not a horrible plague. The moral of the story? Make sure you’re running Windows Service Pack 2 and all...
by Scott | Sep 30, 2005 | Web Design
You know, Flash (animations) on websites can serve a purpose, but I really like the advice I found in this article. There’s nothing I dislike more than a fully Flash designed website. I want just the facts in an easy to read manner. I don’t want to be...
by Scott | Sep 30, 2005 | Technology News
They’re here! The first crossover viruses that will not only screw up your handheld devices, but conveniently infect your computer too. Isn’t that helpful? No more searching for separate viruses to screw up your day. Now you can get it all with one...
by Scott | Sep 29, 2005 | Computers - How to, General interest
I wish I could take credit for writing this one, but I can’t. I ran across it years ago, and to this day, I’ve never found a more definitive “how to” guide for hiring, using, and being satisfied with a computer consultant. I know too many...
by Scott | Sep 29, 2005 | General interest, Technology News
Have you ever heard “Computer Time” on the radio on Saturday mornings? Well it’s going to be a TV show now. Cool. Those guys from Budget Computers have always been great, and I’ve referred dozens of customers to them over the years. Read more...
by Scott | Sep 28, 2005 | General interest, POS (Point of Sale), Technology News
Portland Store Fixtures has finally gone live with Positive retailer for Windows. They bought it this past spring. I’m going by their store today to see how it’s going. Well, i’m back. They’re not done adding all their stock into inventory....
by Scott | Sep 25, 2005 | Technology News
Computer scientists at the University of California at Berkeley have found a new way to crack computer passwords… By recording the keystrokes on the keyboard and feeding them into some software! Great news, huh? I read about it at this blog, and couldn’t...
by Scott | Sep 25, 2005 | General interest, Search Engines
…or anywhere else in the world. I get asked to review nearly a dozen websites a week for my objective opinion or recommendations. Many are from local Portland business owners that I meet at various events, but many are in other states or countries who’ve...