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Using Irfanview to Speed-up a Slow Web Page by Reducing the Size of Images

Does your webpage take a very long time to show up the first time you open it in your browser? Does it even take more time on slower Internet connections? The problem might be the size of your image files…. Continue Reading →

Redirecting a Page or Creating an External Menu Link in GetSimple

There are times when you will want to redirect a page or a menu link to a different page in GetSimple CMS. For example: SEO — To tell search engines where to find page content that has moved on your website… Continue Reading →

Making the Transition from Office and Visio 2003 to 2010

On this page… Classic menus Show/Hide the Office Ribbon Training and Support File Compatibility Multiple Versions, Same Computer Additional Information Moving from Microsoft Office 2003 or earlier to Office or Visio 2007, 2010 or 2013 can be overwhelming at first…. Continue Reading →

Can You Change Your Personality or Just Your Behaviour?

Many people will tell you that you can modify your behaviour but your personality, who you are as an individual and as a human being is locked in for life. But is it really? Have you ever found it in yourself… Continue Reading →

Scripting your Videocast Software Demo Presentation

Not sure what to say? While you don’t have to read your script word for word, you’ll always look more professional and credible if you go into your video production prepared. Here is a sample script to help you get… Continue Reading →

A Cure for ADD and ADHD

While there are certainly cases where true ADD/ADHD requires medical attention, like most medications I have observed, those for AD(H)D simply make it possible for a person to function over the long term without actually correcting the problem. What if… Continue Reading →

Creating Screencast Videos for your Website and YouTube

Wish you could make video tutorials? Want to create a video for your webinar of your Powerpoint presentation? Camtasia Studio screen capture and video editing software is what you really want! But what if you can’t afford to dishout $300… Continue Reading →

Can’t Print to HP Officejet from Photoshop Elements

Can’t seem to print from Photoshop Elements? You’re not alone. People have reported similar problems from Photoshop Elements 7, 8, 9 and 10 from Windows Vista and Windows 7. It either prints a blank page, causes the printer to go… Continue Reading →

Planning Your Beaver Scout Colony’s Program for the Year

Planning a program for a Beaver Colony for a year can seem like an overwhelming task. However, if you break it down, it can become much easier and even manageable. Use a printed calendar at your meetings will help you… Continue Reading →

WordPress’ Built-in Plugins

There are actually few built-in shortcodes that you can use in WordPress.org without installing any plugins. They include:

Recovering Windows 7 Sticky Notes

I’ve been using Windows 7 Sticky Notes for several years now. Today I accidental deleted one of my sticky notes. If this happened to you, you may be able to recover your note using one of the following methods. Make… Continue Reading →

Our 50 Favourite Free WordPress Plugins

Tested and Useful WordPress Plugins Akismet — Prevents spam in visitors comments. AntiVirus — Protects your site from melicious plugins and themes. Black Studio TinyMCE Widget — Adds a WYSIWYG text editor widget. Broken Link Checker — Automatically validates all… Continue Reading →

Splitting a String in Javascript

You can parse out a string to split or extract the information as follows:

Hiring a Webmaster

So, you’ve decided to hire a webmaster. Before you hire the first guy who walks though your door, here are some things you should consider when preparing the statement of work: Number of Required Resources: Realistically, will one person be… Continue Reading →

Basic HTML Course in 5 Minutes or Less

An HTML file is simply a text file with an HTML filename extension like index.htm or mypage.html. A filename extension and is letters that appears after the rightmost period, in this case .htm or .html. HTML files can be edited… Continue Reading →

Make a Powerpoint Presentation Deck Automatically Run When You Double Click on It

To make a deck automatically start playing when you double click on it, simply save it a PowerPoint Show (.ppsx or .pps) instead of a PowerPoint Presentation (.pptx or pps). For older .ppt files, you can use is to just rename… Continue Reading →

PowerPoint 2010 Tip: Removing Speakers Notes / Comments / Annotations

Here is a quick tip on how to easily remove speakers notes in Powerpoint. This new feature was not available in previous versions (maybe in 2007). Back then, each note had to be removed manually. Here are the 5 easy… Continue Reading →

Overcoming Fear

Everyone feels fear at some point or another. Even the bravest souls in the world feel fear. It can be paralyzing and prevent you from accomplishing the things you want to do. While most people think the trick to overcoming… Continue Reading →

Interpersonal Skills That Can Change Your Life

Want to improve your relationship with your spouse, children, employer, employees, customers, strangers or even yourself? It’s not complicated. Stop focusing on yourself! Start seeing things from their perspective. The following are the cornerstone interpersonal skills to master that can change your… Continue Reading →

The 5 Year Cycle of Creative People

While there are many people in the world who are quite content to go do their job every day until the moment they retire, there are also people who can’t seem to stay happy in a job for more than… Continue Reading →

Adding a Transparent Caption to Photos

There are times when, instead of placing the caption to your photo below it, you might want to overlay it. You can accomplish this in a relatively simply way by first adding the following to your list of styles: And… Continue Reading →

Securing Your WiFi Router

Here are a few ideas for securing your wireless WiFi router: Changing the SSID on your router — This will make it harder for people to identify your router and any known security issues it may have. Disabling the broadcasting… Continue Reading →

The Process of Developing Content For Your Website

The basic framework of any website includes the following elements: Welcome/Home page — This is the page that creates the connection with your customers. If you fail to capture their attention and make them feel like you understand them, they… Continue Reading →

About Web Hosting Services

Web Hosting Service providers have computers permanently connected to the Internet which stores the files and information. This allows them to make your website available to visitors on the Internet 24 hours a day 365 days per year, even when your… Continue Reading →

Preventing Firefox from Re-opening My Tabs

Upon starting it up, FireFox will by default reload all of the tabs that were open at the time that FireFox was last closed by using its built in Session Restore feature. You can change this start up option in… Continue Reading →

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