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Buckets inside of buckets — an HTML primer

Have you ever tried to edit part of your web site, only to find that the more you try to fix it, the more everything seems to spiral out of control?

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been told “The editor doesn’t work!” by a desperate co-worker. Usually, this is followed by, “You’re a programmer! Fix it!”

But the problem almost never turns out to actually be a broken editor. And the problem almost never turns out to be something that requires a programmer to fix.

What it requires, is somebody who knows HTML.

What is HTML? HTML stands for HyperText Markup … Continue Reading

Great Custom 404 Page

Every once in a while we come across something a little unexpected. This 404 page certainly fits into that category. Thanks to Peg for finding this page http://www.racetothesky.org/pagetool/?name=index

This is great for 2 reasons. First, they have a sense of humor. That is always a good thing. Second, they created a custom 404 error page instead of putting up the same ugly old 404 error page you see in your browser. A custom 404 error page definitely creates a better user experience for your web visitors in case they come across a broken link. Obviously, the first choice is to … Continue Reading

How to add Smartermail Pop3 to Outlook 2007

1. Open Outlook
2. From tools, click on Account Settings and you will get a screen that looks like this:
Step #2
3. Click on New
4. Select Microsoft Exchange/SMTP/POP 3 and click next
5. Type in your name, email address and password. Be sure to check the box that says “Manually Configure server settings” at the bottom as shown below, then click next.
Step 5 - Enter your details

6. Click on Internet E-Mail and click next
7. The fill out … Continue Reading