Diary of a Slightly Eccentric Euro Man

Performing and perfecting search engine results can save web surfers lots of time and energy. Understanding the nuances of searching allows researchers to immediately drill down and locate the information they are seeking, without having to wade through a myriad of irrelevant search results in the process. The increasing complexity of search engines has made understanding search engines a necessity for those who spend any amount of time online. The following search tips are standards that will work in most of the major search engines. Read the rest of this entry »

What defines a good podcast? Make no mistake — there is a difference between a good podcast and a not-so-good podcast. A high-caliber podcast is much more than just decent content. The sound quality, and the way a podcast is recorded, will impact the value of the podcast as well. Podcast structure and pre-planning are also important; do not skimp on the production, as it too can make or break a podcast. Read the rest of this entry »

Can we take this whole internet thing one step further and host our site ourselves on our own PC? Well, the basic answer is no! If you need to get a site live quickly or cheaply, it can be nearly impossible to do it yourself. Outsourcing these tasks to professional web host providers that will save you money and headaches. The company will lodge your site on a web server, make the necessary connections between your domain name and their server configurations and then you’re up and running. Your site is out there on the internet for all to see . But there are so many web hosts. How can somebody choose between them? Read the rest of this entry »

The use of technology can define the success or failure of a business. This is no more evident than in the real estate industry. Realtors who flocked to the latest technologies, adopted them, and applied them in order to enhance and sell property, are still prospering. Read the rest of this entry »

The ad tracker was originally developed to provide a record of all hits to a site resulting from ad placements. This article shows a host of different ways to utilize an ad tracker. Read the rest of this entry »

WordPress is a funny beast, really it is. Usually, building a WordPress site involves something like digging through a hundred pages of templates until you find one that’s merely passable. Once you do, you grab it and start hacking away at everything to make it your own – CSS, HTML, everything. And it’s fine. Really, it is – the internet’s built on sharing ideas. The problem appears once you start inheriting other people’s problems. In this case, I had to hit the refresh key just to get my divs to float correctly. Read the rest of this entry »