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Category Archives: Tech Tips
Kicking off Social Media Success Summit 2010 with Guy Kawasaki
The Social Media Success Summit opened last night with a keynote address from Guy Kawasaki. Although I don't follow him on Twitter or elsewhere, he is well known in the industry, and I was looking forward to learning from him. This was my ...
10 WordPress Plug-Ins I Discovered at WordCamp
One topic that seems to be a common interest among WordPress users at all levels is the vast variety of plug-ins available, so I'm going to conclude my coverage of WordCamp Toronto with a look at some of the plug-ins recommended by the ...
The Wonderful World of Colour
If you're over 40, the title of today's post might bring back memories of a very popular TV show. That's not what this post is about, but I will come back to it, for those who are interested in nostalgia ...
Safety First
The Province of Ontario has just passed a law prohibiting the use of handheld cell phones or other electronic devices while driving. A radio announcer discussing this news story asked, "Will you buy a hands-free kit, ...
How Secure is Your WordPress Site?
For several weeks, I've been seeing warnings about WordPress sites being hacked, but I didn't worry about them too much, since all my sites were already at 2.7 or higher. Admittedly, I was a little reluctant to upgrade to 2.84, having run into ...
A Tidy Blog is a Readable Blog
Don't you just love WordPress? It's so easy to use! Just log into your account, type in your blog post, press Publish, and voilà! In most cases, you probably like to prepare your drafts in Word or another program first, but if you've ever copied and pasted your post into WordPress, you ...
Have You Tried Skype?
Although I'm a huge fan of technology, I'm not exactly an early adopter. I usually have to be convinced that something's worthwhile before I'll give it a try. Twitter's a good example of that. I was aware of it for several ...
How TweetDeck saved me from Infomania
In the final post in last month's series, Twitter Basics: Odds and Ends, I explained how I use TweetDeck as an organizing tool by sorting the people I follow into groups so I ...
How to Maximize Your Computer's Efficiency
There's probably nothing more frustrating than sitting down to a busy day of work and having to wait for your computer to keep up with you. I've had days where I felt like chucking mine out the window because it was ...