Website files are stored on a web server computer called a Web Host. A domain name points at the web server computer where it's website files are stored (through the domain name's DNS settings). Because of the way this works, web hosting does not have to be purchased from the same company where a domain name is purchased. Websites can be hosted anywhere and domain names can be … [Read more...] about 3 Different Types of Web Hosting
6 Must-Have WordPress Plugins
Hosted Wordpress (https://wordpress.org/) has almost an unlimited supply of plugin options available. Today I want to point out plugins that aim towards accomplishing common goals of the typical blog: Boost Speed, Attract Visitors, Proper Search Engine Indexing, Thwart Comment Spam, and Make Money. Wordpress Performance/Speed Boost Caching software will speed up any Wordpress … [Read more...] about 6 Must-Have WordPress Plugins
Add Twitter Follow Button to Left Side of Website
Twitter is a popular service that helps people deliver real-time mass communications. If you have a blog or website and a Twitter account, why not make it easy for your visitors to follow you? Included in this tutorial is: simple HTML code for your site (html and text file), and two follow images. Download the file pack from here (right-click and save-as): Twitter Button … [Read more...] about Add Twitter Follow Button to Left Side of Website
Thunderbird Settings SMTP for q.com Mail
So, after messing around with these settings for about an hour, I got Thunderbird to finally send mail. I have had this problem before and I have decided to blog about this so everyone can take a shortcut. The correct settings for the q.com SMTP mail server as of 01/19/2010 are: Thunderbird q.com e-mail settings SMTP Server name: smtp.live.com Port: 25 Username: email … [Read more...] about Thunderbird Settings SMTP for q.com Mail