During the last two weeks I’ve had more than my share of technical problems. The first issue was with my email. It was up and down (mostly down) for two days. Email is something that we all like to complain about but when it stops coming it’s painful. Last Friday my FTP software stopped working. [...]

Recently a customer was seeing a problem with the background of her website. She didn’t see the problem when she used her laptop. She only saw it when she used her office computer. I couldn’t see it at all. Another developer was working with me on the project and couldn’t see it at all either. [...]

I’ve been spending a lot of time looking at real estate websites lately. I love looking at the photos of the homes for sale. I envision what it would be like to live in those places. I dream of the beautiful view I’d have from my new office. And sometimes I look at the photos [...]

If you’ve visited my blog before you know that my favorite website host is HostMySite.com. I adore them. They host 3 of my 5 websites. I recommend them to customers all the time. They have unbeatable technical support. Their prices are great. Their servers stay up. Let me say this again, I adore them. Last [...]

The Internet is an exciting place.  No matter what your interest there’s bound to be a site just for you.  A case in point is Etsy.  The site is an impressive, online marketplace filled with handmade goods. There are aprons, baskets, jewelry, bookmarks, journals, masks, scarves and countless other items. Hats off to the folks [...]

It’s easy to add a search box to a blog, but what if you have a “standard” website? Google provides a free search tool, but you run the risk of having your customers see results from sites other than your own. A reliable and reasonably priced alternative is JiansNet. I’ve installed the service at www.SkipMcGrath.com.  [...]

I’ll be spending a lot of time on the road this summer.  What’s a website developer to do to make sure that she’s safe from evil spammers and hackers when she’s using wifi hotspots? She tries to find a good personal VPN service. I’m using a product from Witopia.net.  The price is reasonable and it [...]