Switching to Gmail

Outlook is the only program I’ve ever used for Email.  That is until a few weeks ago.  I decided to switch to Gmail because I like the idea of having my Email, Contacts and Calendar available online – for ease of syncing with my mobile device and as a precautionary backup measure – in the event one of my computers should crash. I had helped a client awhile back set up their...

Log Me In

The other day my Dad called and asked for some help downloading and viewing a pdf file on his computer. We tried walking through it over the phone, but it soon became clear that there was some kind of program issue that was preventing him from accessing the  file.   While my Dad can figure out and troubleshoot just about anything, he’s only just recently started to use a computer so it...

Kipapa Nursery

Featured Web Project: My latest website project was a refurbishment of the Kipapa Nursery website, one of the very first websites I created way back in 2001.  Kipapa Nursery owner, Scott Young has grown his business considerably since that time and the site needed to reflect the current stock of plants, palms and trees that Scott carries at his various nurseries on Kauai. The Challenge: One of...

Blogging for Non-Writers

Here’s a great article for anyone wanting to start a blog but is worried about not being a “good enough” writer.  Blogs aren’t just for “great writers” and can be used in a variety of creative ways.  You can use a blog to feature your art and/or photography and let the visuals “speak” for themselves.  Or you could use your blog to collect and...

A Studio for Unlimited Ideas

Featured Web Project: My latest website/blog project has been to re-design the website for Paul Reynolds of A Studio for Unlimited Ideas.   We combined Paul’s static website with his blog into one “super site”, improving the navigational structure so that visitors can easily find what they are looking for while improving the overall design consistency throughout all...