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Spam: Where it Came From, and How to Escape It

March 22nd, 2010 No comments

Turn One-Time Visitors Into Active Subscribers with AWeber Email MarketingWritten by Tom Kulzer (AWeber Communications CEO)

In 1936, long before the rise of the personal computer, Hormel Foods created SPAM. In 2002, the company will produce it’s six billionth can of the processed food product. But that mark was passed long ago in the world of Internet spam. » Read the Rest

Cross Registration Integration Meets MailChimp

March 16th, 2010 6 comments

MailChimpNow using the Cross Registration Integration plugin with MailChimp is just a matter of setting a few simple options and before you know it, users registering on your blog will be seamlessly added to your MailChimp mailing list. If you have not done so already, you will need to install the Cross Registration Integration plugin on your WordPress blog. You can get the plugin by following the WordPress link from the plugin page. For those of you who do have the plugin installed already, I am going to assume you have also already signed up for MailChimp. » Read the Rest

Shirt Chemist

» Website: http://www.shirtchemist.com

» Date: March, 2010

» Description: The Shirt Chemist specializes in high end, custom designed, stylish t-shirts fit for any mood or style. With designs from both in-house artists as well as featured designers, you are sure to find that perfect look to embody your personality.

» Services: Website Development, Custom Theme Development, eCommerce Solution

French 4 NYC

» Website: http://www.french4nyc.com

» Date: March, 2010

» Description: Marie Demene specializes in helping NYC professionals learn French naturally through individualized results-driven tutoring. Whether you are learning French for business or enjoyment, she will create a personalized learning plan to maximize your ability to speak French in reduced time.

» Services: Website Development, Custom Theme Development

Cross Registration Integration

March 3rd, 2010 6 comments
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Administrative Options

Integrates with the WordPress registration process to assist with the registration process for other systems. Meaning, this plugin will simultaneously transmit the user’s information entered in to your WordPress registration page to a URL you specify which can then handle creating a duplicate user account within your other systems on your website. This can be particularly useful when you use WordPress as your primary platform however use other systems such as a forum or eCommerce solution which would require the user to create another account before being able to use that system. You could also use this plugin to interface with third party email marketing systems, utilizing a custom script to send your own welcome messages, initiating custom sessions, or triggering external functions. » Read the Rest

Firefox may not have a leak, but it sure does love RAM!

March 1st, 2010 No comments

Firefox LogoI don’t know about any of you out there, but when I signed on as an avid Firefox supporter I haven’t had any reason to look back for several years now. One thing I have noticed though is that with each new Firefox release the memory (RAM) usage seems to keep increasing. At first I simply assumed it was because I was beating my poor browser to death with all the different tabs and plug-ins I use all at once.

Since my laptop came with 3 GB (yes I know that isn’t much anymore) it never really hurt anything else and I could still run my full Adobe suite, Outlook Express, iTunes, and McAfee AV program (another RAM hog) without much problem. Sure there would be some lag here and there, processor performance would peak for a few seconds when switching windows, but for the most part this little HP laptop has been an unstoppable beast. The problem seemed to come around when I finally upgraded to Firefox 3.6. » Read the Rest