Technicalities Blog

Unexpected Audio On Your Website – Why You Should Rethink Having That Auto-Play Music or Sales Pitch

Mitch — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 17:45:57 +0000

Sally was at work. The job was boring and the piles of boring work heaped upon her never seemed to end. She decided a little break was in order. She logged onto her Facebook account, even though that was not … Continue reading →

If You Build It, Will They Come? Part 1

Mitch — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 19:52:41 +0000

Your snazzy new website is all done and now you’re ready for that inevitable flood of traffic to come knock down your door. It’s an awesome website, sporting a modern look, fancy features and lots of great information. People are … Continue reading →

My Little Buddy Rootkit.Bubnix

Mitch — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 23:01:44 +0000

Anyone who is computer savvy inevitably is approached with the question; “Will you fix my computer?” Generally it causes an inner groan for us all. I’m not in the computer repair business, so I don’t consider myself as an expert … Continue reading →

From Point A to Point B

Mitch — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 02:53:36 +0000

Don’t you hate when the map is wrong? You’re already running behind and now the building that the map says is there is nowhere to be found. How can that be? The Internet never lies! Well people on the Internet … Continue reading →

What to Do When Your Webmail Gets Hacked

Mitch — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:27:48 +0000

This week I’ve been helping out a friend who had his Yahoo email account hacked. They managed to get into his account and proceeded to start sending garbage to all of his contacts. It didn’t take long for these contacts … Continue reading →

10 Tips for a Happy Life with Email

Mitch — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:16:57 +0000

Email remains the most popular Internet communication method. Even as we witness the evolution of the Net on what seems like a weekly basis, email remains very much unchanged in its technology and importance in our everyday computing lives. Conversations … Continue reading →

Goodbye Blackberry and Hello Android

Mitch — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:43:59 +0000

Last week my trusty old Blackberry Curve died on me. Again. I called it trusty because I really liked it. It worked great for my needs. However, after the second failure — both resulting in an inoperable keypad due to … Continue reading →

PDF Files for Improved Document Exchange

Mitch — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 21:18:41 +0000

I’m a Mac user. The type that really wants to keep anything Microsoft off of my Mac. So when people send me Word or Excel files I turn to Open Office to read them. This works pretty well in most … Continue reading →

New 1099 Reporting Means Big Headaches for Small Businesses

Mitch — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 18:25:59 +0000

Each month I get a newsletter from an accounting firm I’ve done business with. I generally skim the newsletter and look for the interesting tidbits that affect me. This month the lead article made me do a double-take. Starting in … Continue reading →

Too Busy to Blog

Mitch — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:24:48 +0000

I just wanted to post a quick update about my lack of posting lately. This time of year I am very busy with one of my best clients; Vexilar, Inc. I’m putting in long days working on video for DVD … Continue reading →