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Logo Animation Tutorial

October 8, 2019,
In this video tutorial, I'll be showing you a simple procedure for creating a rotating logo animation using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. The resulting animation can be exported as a gif file and can be used on web pages for a cool effect.  
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Anatomy of a Web Address

October 8, 2019
...the relevant results.  There is no way a page for every possible search could be built, so the website looks up in the database what products fit my search, and...
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DNS Explained

July 4, 2019
...use. If I go back to the example of our dog walker, I go to a registrar and I search to see if petespawsdogwalking.com has already been registered. It has...
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What Is Website Hosting

June 21, 2019
One area where I see a lot of confusion is web hosting. It may not always be obvious about what hosting is, or what the difference is between hosting that costs $5 per month, and hosting that costs $500 per month. in this video, I give a quick overview.
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Optimizing Images for Web

June 19, 2019,
I have often seen websites that run very slowly because of images that are far too large for the web. Full-Size stock images can be several megabytes in size, and even a large image on a web page needs to be much, much smaller. In this video, I will run through a process that can […]
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The Anatomy of A Button

January 7, 2019,
In this post we're going to look at using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to create a button out of a simple text link, rather than using a button image. This is a great alternative for things like PayPal buttons.
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Update Your Copyright!

December 31, 2018
It's that time of year again; time to update the copyright in the footer of your website. While the legality of a simple copyright notice may be far from iron clad, it sends a signal that you're keeping on top of your website.
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Help! My Google Maps is broken.

November 2, 2018
] What's the Plan In this post, I will walk you through setting up a Google developer account, including billing, and getting a Google Maps API Key for your website.  Once you have this setup, you can plug the key into your website and get Google maps up and running again, if it is not […]
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Fun Facts: Intro to Google Analytics

September 14, 2018
In this post we'll take a look at a fantastic (and free) tool provided by Google to track the metrics of how your website is performing. How much traffic are you seeing? How long do visitors stay, what pages are they viewing?
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A Few Simple Steps To Improve Website Security

July 24, 2018
As a website owner, one of the things that you dread hearing are the words, “Your site’s been hacked”.  We all know that we should make cybersecurity a priority, but most small business websites feel that they’re not much of a target, since they don’t have high traffic, and don’t store sensitive financial information on […]
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What is a Content Delivery Network?

June 28, 2017
Content Delivery Networks In this day and age we have little patience for slow loading websites.  You may look back with great nostalgia to the times when pages took minutes to load, but I assure you that you would be in the minority.  At present, we generally want to see pages load in 3 seconds […]
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Should I Encrypt My Website, and How?

April 28, 2017
I remember a simpler time in history when I could just take my trash out to a can outside, and not have to worry about somebody combing through it for sensitive information which they could use to steal my identity and wreak havoc in my life.  Now I have to go through the extra effort […]
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