Archive for November, 2006

E-mail spam is a major problem online. Future posts will tackle this subject and offer tips and tricks on how to combat the spam you receive in your inbox. However, this post contains information on how to limit the junk mail you receive in your home mailbox… 

I received the following information in an e-mail from my mortgage company and thought my blog readers might find it useful:

Question: How do I stop getting credit card junk mail?

Answer: It’s easy! Just call 888-5-O-P-T-O-U-T (888-567-8688) and the three major credit bureaus will remove your name from the lists they sell to companies sending out unsolicited, pre-approved credit and insurance offers. You can have your name and address removed from future lists for either five years or permanently. The three major credit reporting bureaus – TransUnion, Equifax and Experian – are required by law to remove your name from these lists once you opt out.

You may also contact the three credit bureaus directly and have your name removed from their lists by visiting www.optoutprescreen.com. You can also opt out your spouse as long as you have their Social Security number.

I have several clients who dabble in website design. Many clients let us design and manage their website for them, but we have several brave ones that take the design on themselves and use us simply for hosting….we love those clients just as much as the other ones!

To help the “Do It Yourself” crowd, here is a link to a set of Microsoft PowerToys for Windows XP.

There are several “Toys” that you can download to help increase your productivity. There is one in particular that I wanted to highlight: The HTML Slide Show Wizard.

This wizard helps you create an HTML slide show of your digital pictures. Once you follow the simple steps it gives you the HTML code you need to place the slideshow on your Web site.

I’ve used the slideshow wizard and found it to be a nice, easy to use tool. Enjoy!