Posts by Michelle Hestand
AdSense Auto Ads – An interesting idea. But how does it work out?
Google AdSense has launched their new “Auto Ads”, the most exciting improvement in AdSense since responsive ad units! What are auto ads? They are pretty simple. You place the auto ads code snippet on your page once and the computers at Google will do their best to pick good placement for AdSense. I decided to…
Read MoreWordPress Issue: Lightbox not working in WooCommerce 3.0
WooCommerce 3.0 no longer comes with a gallery feature. This can easily be re-enabled even if your template does not offer a woocommerce gallery option. Try this: Backup your entire wordpress website, including files and database. This is always a good practice before making changes. Simply add the following lines to your after_setup_theme action. (most…
Read MoreMagento – Powerful sites require power!
The company that I work most for uses Magento.
Read MoreShopify
Currently looking into Shopify for one of my clients. I will give a full review when I am finished with my research, and possibly testing. My initial impressions are: Good Support Nice stores if you want to stick with the basics Unfortunately, they do not allow anything to customize the checkout process. This means we…
Read MoreEast Texas Design Webhosting is moving to Harmonious Hosting
I started East Texas Design Webhosting in 2007, as a courtesy for clients whose websites were too small to justify a standard shared hosting package. My plans started at just 50 cents per month and included enough space for a simple website with a database and email. As times change, so do our needs. All…
Read MoreDell Precision 15 7000 Series (7510) Mobile Workstation Review
I have had this computer for about 6 months now. Overall I am happy with my purchase. But there have been a few frustrations along the way. Why the Precision 7510? This machine came with a rather large price tag of $2700 (including my upgrades and warranty.) I chose this laptop because I needed something…
Read MoreNew prices for East Texas Design webhosting
:: ATTENTION WEBHOSTING CLIENTS :: EastTexasDesign has recently updated our webhosting prices to better reflect our cost and time spent serving you. Customers paying on a 6-month or yearly basis should be pleased with the recent price drops. Customers paying on a monthly basis will see their bill go up by about 50 cents. Customers…
Read MoreEvery Business Should Be an e-business
“Every business should be an e-business.” This statement was one of the first things that I learned when I started college in 2005. Whether it be to simply give contact information and directions, to list events and answer frequently asked questions, or to show off your product catalog and to expand into internet sales –…
Read MoreCannot log in to Gmail with Outlook
Log in to gmail with your browser. Then “Turn on” access for less secure apps at: https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps
Read MoreMy beloved Adobe Fireworks!
It has been a few years since Adobe announced the sunset of Fireworks (formerly Macromedia Fireworks.) I am hopeful that they will come to their senses and continue with the product that I love. However, that is looking less and less likely as time goes by. I am happy to say that Adobe will still…
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