Posts by Michelle Hestand
Setting limits in a good way. GoDaddy is at it again!
I have to admit, my first impressions of GoDaddy were rather negative. I have always loved their domains. But after training myself to use Yahoo! and cPanel, GoDaddy’s email and webhosting backends were ugly and confusing. And don’t get me started on the limitations I ran up against first time I tried to run WordPress…
Read MoreWhy I chose to become a WildWestDomains reseller with a GoDaddy Reseller Account
I got my first taste of the web hosting biz in 2005, when a potential client (Paul) wanted to fund his project by starting his own webhosting business. I knew HTML, he had a dream, and we found a guy (Matt) who knew the basics of running a server. We were young, fearless (read as…
Read MoreNew for GoDaddy / WildWestDomains Resellers – cPanel hosting and Microsoft Office 365 Subscriptions!
Customer service reps recently verified for me that GoDaddy Resellers will get to offer cPanel webhosting and Microsoft Office 365 Subscriptions! … Even more exciting? We will be able to offer these services at a GREAT price! See my reseller account at www.HarmoniousHosting.com cPanel Webhosting I already offer cPanel webhosting to many of my clients…
Read MoreMailchimp vs Express Email Marketing
I have enjoyed high-fives for sending one of my client’s newsletters via MailChimp for about a year now. Recently, we ran across an old list of contacts. Afraid of jeopardizing our MailChimp list (by people forgetting who we are and marking us as Spam or unsubscribing), we decided to write to those people via Express…
Read MoreAdded an XP computer to workgroup. Now I can’t rejoin our no-longer-existant domain.
Todo: Break the second most important computer in the office. CHECK Make it all better. CHECK My sysadmin wanna be self made a big mistake today. To sum it up: 2004, we got a server and joined our PCs to its domain “server1” 2008, Rebuilt server with the domain “server2” 2008-2014, Didn’t want to loose…
Read MoreWindows 8 to Windows 8.1 Upgrade – Things to know.
I have run across so many articles lately that are geared to and encourage you to upgrade to Windows 8.1 instead of sticking with Windows 8. I finally gave in and made the switch on my own computer last night (January 16, 2014) so that I can make more informed recommendations to my clients. Here…
Read More“Windows 8 Configuration – A list of settings and changes that I would like to remember
After a recent harddrive failure, I finally replaced my Dell Studio1555 running Windows 7 Pro with a Dell Inspiron 15R Special Edition, running Windows 8 Pro. … Windows 8 is different! I had multiple friends offering advice, but I was determined to shut them out and see how much I could figure out on my…
Read MoreMaking my Atahualpa theme mobile-friendly on WordPress
Last month, (March 2013) over 40% of visitors to my most popular website were on mobile devices. It is clearly time that I put more effort into optimizing my websites to be cell phone friendly. A task that proved to be a little more complicated than expected. I like WordPress and I love Bytes For…
Read MoreMy Fujifilm Finepix S8200
With Kodak out of the digital camera business, my 2013 camera purchase has not come easy. After several weeks debate, I decided to try the Fujifilm Finepix s8300. Unfortunately, despite being in the US, I cannot find the superior S8300 for sale anywhere! So I settled for the Fujifilm Finepix S8200, which is almost identical…
Read MoreTime for a new camera – But which one?
After taking over 12,000 pictures and experiencing numerous drops and a few spills, my Kodak Easyshare Max z990 is finally starting to flake out in the picture quality department. With Kodak out of the digital camera business, I am eager to try one of the more popular brands. But which one? And what model of…
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