Entries from May 2008

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Purchasing a Computer (Part 2)

Last week I talked about the different components that make up a computer. This week’s post will hopefully help you decide what you need from these components, and how to judge pricing accordingly.
What do you use your computer for?
I’ll start by saying the Dell commercials are a little misleading. Saying that you use your computer [...]

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

Tat Off Saves the Panel

We recently moved to a new location. Everything is clean, fresh and new. Our new modular work stations give everyone a private “cubicle”. Ahh, life is good!

Thanks to the boss’s generosity, soft drinks are provided to all the workers of TAT International. We keep the cans in a refrigerator in the break “cubicle”. Ahh, [...]

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Suck it up or get screwed

Jack Benny was a famous comedian with his own popular TV show, The Jack Benny Show. In his day, Jack Benny was a super star.
But he had been retired for years when a talk show host invited him as his main guest on his live TV talk show.
Minutes before [...]

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

Can you image where your customers are when they find your web site?
I am writing my blog Monday evening after working all day on my yard planting. The work is over, and now I am on my back porch with a nice glass of wine and my laptop. My laptop is wireless and battery operated. [...]

Monday, May 26th, 2008

Image File Formats:
a Holiday Treat

First of all, happy memorial day to everyone, especially to any veterans who might be reading this blog. Sincerely, thank you for your service.
Anyway, I’ve saved a very special post for this holiday edition of web design weekly. An especially boring post. Here’s the deal. We have been talking about photos [...]

Friday, May 23rd, 2008

Purchasing a Computer (Part 1)

This week will be the start of our series on purchasing a personal computer (Windows). We’ll begin by addressing important PC components and what they mean.
Brand
A common question is what brand is best. Should I buy an HP or a Dell? What about Gateway? This is very subjective and often the brand doesn’t define the [...]

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Join our airbrush tattoo artist directory

Every day, we at TAT International get calls from people through out the country who are looking for an airbrush tattoo artist. We always refer the caller to the Artist Directory at TatStore.com.
I encourage everyone who is interested in developing their tat business to register on the Artist Directory. Anything you [...]

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

The Amazing Power of a Word

I was four years old. To my mother’s why question, I answered, “Because.” She said, “That’s not a reason.”
I knew she was right and felt embarrassed for the first time in by short life. Now, decades later I learn that maybe she wasn’t right after all.
Ellen Langer, [...]

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Create Search Engine Spider Food

Search engines love content. The more information you provide to a search engine, the more information they can provide to searchers - a mutually beneficial relationship.
Search engines have programs called spiders that crawl your web site and find text that they can then use to list you in the best place they believe you need [...]

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Fixing pictures for the web

Now that we have acquired some images for our website, we need a good way to keep them organized and looking good. For me, there’s nothing better than Picasa from Google.
You see, I’m a Google nut, I use all sorts of their free services, but Picasa is one of my favorites. Picasa is [...]