WEBMASTER ADVICE
Practical information for website owners and businesses.
You’ll want to tweak these for your business or brand, but ready-made site designs can jump start a new website. Search by layouts and features, such as number of columns, colors, or subjects. Download for free: https://wordpress.org/themes/ The files must be uploaded to your web hosting account. You’ll need WordPress installed. Most hosts now have […]
We found this free favicon generator. It randomly creates those little icon images you can display in the title of your website and gives instructions on how to use them. See that little guy in the tab at the top of the screen? That’s a favicon. Select a beautiful favicon from a set of over […]
If you’re being reminded that you need to upgrade your browser–any browser, not just Internet Explorer–you really should pay attention. It’s easy, and the smart to do if you want security and protection from all sorts of bad things. Browse Happy shows you the latest versions and downloads for all the major browsers: Chrome, Firefox, […]
If you’ve deleted files from your computer, USB drive, or phone, they are quite likely still in your system. You still have options. First, check your recycle bin. If you don’t find it there, there are free file recovery programs. This popular choice works on most Windows systems: http://www.ccleaner.com/recuva Click the Scan button, and it […]
UPDATE – 2021: The old instructions no longer work. Try this free online alternative that lets you download and convert YouTube videos and audios. Y2Mate doesn’t require registration. Easily convert videos and music files from YouTube or other websites. Supports MP3, MP4, M4V, FLV, WEBM, 3GP, WMV, AVI, etc. Here’s a quick way to download […]
Leo Laporte, the Tech Guy, was asked if it’s alright to download software from the internet library, Archive.org. The founder of the Internet Archive maintains it’s a library, and libraries don’t have to worry about copyright. At any rate, the software industry is ignoring this for now, and it’s a great historical snapshot of the […]