Mrs. Mecomber's Scrapbook

This is not a paid post or anything. I am so happy with my new domain registrar, NameCheap, that I am giving them a plug here. I just bought my second domain name there and am pleased as punch. What a difference from the confusing, sensationalist, and uber-marketing tactics of GoDaddy! NameCheap is just SIMPLE. [...]

I wondered when I’d start seeing something like this: a social network that is a closed loop, so to speak. In case you didn’t know, social networking (Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, even blogging to a certain degree) is VERY social. I mean, everything you say is open to the public. Oh sure, sure, Twitter and Facebook [...]

Ten years ago, a business might have been able to get by without a website. But today, EVERYTHING is online. And managing a website is, in my opinion, not easy, especially a networked business website where you have a constant stream of data and contributors. Well, here comes EmpowerKit and their Network Marketing Software to [...]

Perhaps your eyes crossed at the term “business social networking.” Business is business and social is social, no? Well, yes and no. There’s a new movement in the business world (small and large business!): it’s social networking FOR the business. Every good business person realizes that a business is not efficient nor consumer-friendly when it [...]

We renovated our kitchen last summer. WHAT a job. We did everything ourselves. The cost of professional labor around here is terrible. I don’t know how people afford it. I could easily have spent $65,000 on my kitchen by hiring out. Much, much too expensive– it’s more than I paid for the house! So we [...]

I discovered a great site that will scan your website or blog for malware, exploits, and other nasty vermin: URL Void. It’s great! It’s free to use and it works well. In this age of profligate hacking, something like this is almost a requirement for any webmaster. I have heard numerous horror stories from my [...]