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The next version of WordPress, WordPress 4.0, is set to release August 27. Besides the usual list of bug fixes and other improvements, there are a couple really exciting feature improvements. Even though this release rolls the version to the next major number, this is just a standard “major version” release. Those who have been using…
Email is here to stay. It is a critical communication tool, even in the era of texting, chatting, and social media. There are still plenty of free email service providers out there, but gone are the days of getting branded email ([email protected]) for free. Certainly, there are ways to do it – using forwarders and…
Many new and seasoned website owners have a hard time trying to figure out not only where to get hosting, but what type of small business website hosting they need. In the WordPress Meetup group that I co-host, we get this question almost every month. I like to use analogies because personally, I grasp a concept faster…
Screencast-o-matic and Windows Live Movie Maker are a few of the tools I use to create and edit video tutorials. Both of them can conveniently post to YouTube directly, but every time they would post to the WRONG CHANNEL! Ugh! I went crazy trying to figure out how to change this. Why, why would they always…
The latest version of WordPress is packed with great improvements for efficient post and page creation. Check out all the good stuff! Images Adding an image? Just drag it over & drop it. Yep, that’s all. Don’t worry about clicking on “Add Media” anymore, just grab and go. Once you get it there, is it…
You might have heard the buzz about the latest Gmail and Google+ feature that launched last week. People you are connected with on Google+ can now send you email without knowing your email address. On one hand, that could be handy if you figure out you don’t have someone’s email address right when you are…
As I’ve mentioned before, Evernote is my life database. When working on a project, I like to use my iPad for research because of its size. Until now, I’ve had to rely on setting bookmarks or using Chrome tab syncing so that I could go back to all the web pages I found and clip…
Alas, one of my favorite services, attachments.me, has announced they will be closing their virtual doors on November 11. I suspected this announcement might be coming when their Google Chrome extension wasn’t updated to work with the changing Gmail interface. Their closure announcement offers some alternatives like Yesware, IFTTT and Cloudly for Gmail. While all…
Analytics have come a looonngg way from the days of a hit counter at the bottom of the page. The availability of Google Analytics gives everyone access to one of the most sophisticated web analytics tools on the planet, so there isn’t any reason you shouldn’t be tracking the traffic to your site! Tracking is…
This month, WordPress released “Oscar” (no, not the Grouch – a.k.a version 3.6) into the wild. Originally slated to launch in the spring and contain workflow enhancements, this version went through quite a few iterations before finally making its way to release. As always, be sure to backup before installing the update. Even though this…