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Free Background Images for Your Website

Lisa — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:02:35 +0000

A nice patterned background image is the perfect way to add depth and interest to a bland website design. There are tons of places around the web to get background images, but a lot of them are, quite frankly,…hideous-looking. Here’s where to find a background image that actually looks good SubtlePatterns.com is a terrific resource [...]

Help Me Support the Boston Marathon Bombing Victims

Lisa — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:51:25 +0000

Last week’s Boston marathon bombing hit a little too close to home. I grew up just ten miles outside of Boston and my father ran the marathon many times when I was a child. Even more sobering was when the drama shifted to my hometown of Watertown. Friends that still live there posted photos of [...]

How to Protect your WordPress Website from brute force attacks

Lisa — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 12:16:16 +0000

You may have heard the news about the brute force attack against WordPress sites and the servers that host them. Unfortunately, it’s real. The attack is global and very organized, and is not directed at any one web host. This unknown organization is using more than 90,000 IP addresses to hack into your website and [...]

Color Inspiration: Springtime Tulips

Lisa — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:55:55 +0000

Has Google killed RSS?

Lisa — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:25:21 +0000

Google recently announced that it will be discontinuing their popular Google Reader, as of July 1st, 2013. Citing decreased usage and a focus on simplifying services, Google has just decided that it’s time to move on. But what does that mean for all the people who use RSS? A lot of people say that RSS [...]

Color Inspiration: Beach Towel Blues

Lisa — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:41:39 +0000

10 Ways to Make Your Website Look Awesome in Just a Few Hours

Lisa — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:57:42 +0000

If you are using one of the built-in themes that comes with WordPress, chances are that you want to customize it a bit. Well, there’s a lot you can do to spruce it up pretty easily. Here are ten ways you can make your website look awesome in just a few hours. 1. Choose a [...]

10 Free Valentine’s Day Printables for You

Lisa — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:09:49 +0000

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I thought I’d round up some fun printables for you. You can download them by clicking on the image, or clicking on the download link. Enjoy! Download Source: Simplyrealmoms.com Download Source: Printabelle.com Download Source: mom4real.com Download Source: thelongthread.com Download Source: mom4real.com [...]

Are you OOO or OV, or TTDO?

Lisa — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:09:41 +0000

In this sense, OOO means “out of office”. What exactly does that mean to you? What comes to mind when you send an email and get an auto-generated “out of office” email message in return? I’m really curious about this. I’m wondering because without fail, every single time I put that OOO message on my [...]

Filter out the junk with a Facebook A-List

Lisa — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:24:50 +0000

Does it feel like your Facebook newsfeed is a little out of your control lately? Some of your friends are MIA, replaced instead with “featured” items and stuff you’ve never subscribed to. Or maybe you see one set of friends on your computer and a completely different set on your mobile device. Sound familiar? You’re [...]