Mariner Software’s WinJournal Not Friendly

I just downloaded and went through a trying time to get Mariner Software’s WinJournal to connect to this blog.  It was not easy.  Try as I might, I could not get it to see the blog’s login page.  By the way, it was looking for the xmlprx.php page on the WordPress install, should you be [...]

[Update] Step 4: Connect wireless devices

It’s coming. Hold on.
[Update] Finally got a chance to update this step.
The biggest problem I ran into here was the desktop machines that I installed wireless adapters into.  I typically would prefer/insist upon a wired connection on desktops, but I could not overrule the building committee.  So, I had to make this work with wireless [...]

Step 3: Create wireless network

As I previously mentioned, one of the main reasons for all this work was that the new sanctuary building does not have a wired network and I needed to move the existing computers and printer to a wireless network.  So, since I have an Airport Extreme at home, I was planning to create a Pre-N [...]

Step 2: Recreate the existing wired network

Now that the wires have been moved over into the hall closet, I had to recreate the existing wired network. While we had been using a cheapo cable router I picked some years ago at a computerfest, this time I had a budget and went with the name brands.
I looked over both Linksys and D-Link [...]

Step 1: Move the wires

Our first chore was to move the ethernet and cable modem wires from the secretary’s office to a hall closet.  While I knew that we could move the ethernet cables faily easily, my main concern was the cable modem.  I have created both pass through and crossover cables for computers and even made new coaxial [...]

[Update] Wireless networking in church

This past weekend, my wife and I undertook a rather large project.  Not only install a wireless network in the  parish hall and sanctuary buildings, but also move the entire wired network that was terminating in the secretary’s office into a communications closet in the hallway.  Given that my wife is a gifted Sunday School [...]

Use Link Tag to Execute Javascript

While we are all familiar with the use of buttons (Submit, Join Now, Click Here) for all manner of executing a form, there is also the possibility of using text to accomplish the same thing. Try this:
<a href=”javascript: executeFunction();”>CLICK ME</a>
You can then have javascript in your <HEAD> section that will accomplish alomost anything.

Submit a form
Update [...]

Show/Hide (toggle) an Element

If you have developed websites for more than a few minutes, you have inevitably been asked to do some cutesy stuff like adding flash, drop-down menus or toggling elements. While all of these may be ligitimate features of a site, they may not be the easiest to implement and perhaps even very challenging.  I have [...]

More Search Engine Optimization [SEO] Suggestions

I have been working on a total plan of attack with respect to getting my employer’s website higher up the Google Search rankings.  In addition to my previous post, here are some other suggestions from Mountain View, Calif.

Use hyphens (-) instead of underscore (_).
Restrict a page or folder that has recursive or overly dynamic URLs, [...]

[Updated] Google Webmaster Tools

I manage several sites, for work, church, clients and personal.  One of the most important things that needs to be done (besides CONTENT) is to work at getting the search engines to notice and return relevant results from any of those sites.  Recently, I have been making changes to my employer’s website and came across [...]