If you’ve spent any time wandering around the blogosphere (the world of web logs and social networking) you’ll have come across the term “permalink”, a concatenation of “permanent” and “link.” Because blogs post only the most recent stories on their …[Continue]
Google Page Creator
Google Page Creator is a simple and free way to create and host web pages. It has a WYSIWYG (“what you see is what you get”) interface, and doesn’t require any knowledge of HTML or web hosting. Google Page Creator …[Continue]
Add Google Map to Your Website
It’s easy to add a free, interactive Google Map to your website. First, sign up for a Google Maps API Key . You’ll also find a lot of documentation there about how to use the Google Maps API, but I …[Continue]
BitTorrent
BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer (P2P) software tool that distributes download bandwidth among those who are downloading. The problem with offering large files from your website is that a surge in traffic can crash your web server. BitTorrent rewards those that …[Continue]
Locking a Domain Record
Today’s tip is for anyone who owns a domain name. Because of an ICANN (Internet Corporation on Assigned Names and Numbers) policy change implemented late last year, it is possible to lose control of a domain if you fail to …[Continue]
Podcasting
Podcasting is distributing digital audio files for playback at a later time. It is a play on the words “broadcasting” and “iPod,” even though podcasting works on any music player, not just the Apple iPod. For more on podcasting, read …[Continue]
Digital Photo Organizer
Picasa from Google, is a free Windows download for organizing digital photos. It eliminates the need to manually organize photo files, and replaces it with a powerful thumbnail search system. Picasa also includes editing tools for cropping, rotation and red-eye …[Continue]
Writing URLs
When writing about your website, should you include the “http://” in your URL? Here’s a rule of thumb. For offline use, such as business cards and envelopes, drop the “http://” prefix. But for anything electronic, such as word processing documents …[Continue]
