Archive for the ‘Web/Tech’ Category

Loosely Speaking’s New Web Development eGuide

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

If you’re still on the fence about blogging or what to do with your dusty old web site that’s sorely in need of a face lift, snap up my new guide on web development.
There are a lot more of us out there on our own these days, and it’s hard to do it all in [...]

Take control of the economy; darn your socks

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Mending clothes, making basic automotive repairs, fixing plumbing leaks, and the ability to “McGyver” amazing contraptions all may seem like they are too challenging for people raised in this techno era.
Tapping into your inner grandpa and grandma may inspire you to look around at what you can fix or repurpose in your closets and drawers. [...]

Are Social Media sites today’s biggest time suck?

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

Social Media sites have been heralded as the latest and best way to network and establish your brand. When you’re your own boss, your time is your own and without someone peering over your shoulder, you can Tweet/Plurk/Flickr/Facebook/LinkedIn your day away if you like.
Just how many minutes a day can you justify without cutting into [...]

When a client’s site cries out for help

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Like many small developers, I built a number of websites between 1998 and 2002 using the then standard approach of hand-coded HTML and, later, a web editing program. Then, there were a number of sites created between 2002 and 2005, built on amassed HTML knowledge and reflecting my earliest flirtation with with Cascading Style Sheets [...]

Geekgyrls.com launching soon

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Update on Geekgyrls:
As of this writing (October 22, 2008), Geekgyrls is closed and offline.
Internet Marketing Specialist Anna Baron, owner of The Virtual Link, is launching a new forum just for us girls. Make that gyrls. Make that geek gyrls.
Anna describes Geekgyrls.com like this:
“It’s just a fun place to hang out, share information, etc. It’s [...]

Web developers of the world, let your voice be heard!

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Whatever your level of expertise, whatever tools you use, would you like to help A List Apart get a clear picture of who does web design?
Here’s the what & why:
“The information you’ve so generously shared with A List Apart will help us form a picture of the ways web design is practiced around the globe. [...]

How to Convert a Static Web Site to a WordPress blog site

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

This is an undertaking that involves a huge leap of faith!
Note from ktcosmos: This article was originally developed at the request of a colleague, who was tackling a conversion project herself. She published it on her new blog but then contacted me recently to say she had grown frustrated and stressed out over the conversion [...]

Does software run your computer or your life?

Friday, July 11th, 2008

In response to Lorelle on WordPress’s weekly blogging challenge, I am considering the changes computer software has wrought in my life.
I can still recall hearing the name Microsoft sometime in the early 80’s, and wondering just what that even referred to?!
At that time, the computer I had at my disposal at work only ran off [...]

Opening Word Docs with docx.cpgz file extension

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

This is a Mac office and in it, I often open Word files from clients who are PC users. No problem. Between a handy little utility file called icWord and keeping a version of Microsoft Office for Mac on my secondary computer, I rarely encounter issues.
Till today.
A client sent me a zipped file with the [...]

Loopt, Brightkite Invites: I’m confused!

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

I love Goog 411. And I’ve lately been feeling like I “get” social networking, even though I struggle to incorporate it into daily life. I mean, if it’s a time crunch requiring a choice between exercising and Twittering or LinkedIn, I have to choose exercise.
Now, just as I think I have a handle on enough [...]