We are contacting you in regards to an unusual activity that was identified in your mailbox. As a result, your mailbox has been deactivated. To restore your mailbox, you are required to extract and run the attached mailbox utility.Best regards, technical support.[EDIV][PARA]This email looks genuine enough again, simple and easy and believable, and comes with an zip attachment which if opened produces a file called utility.exe, this file will undoubtedly install spyware, scareware or virus on your system most likely to turn your computer into a spam zombie to send more of these infernal emails.Stay Safe and don't believe any emails of this kind, always check with your techies or support team direct before installing any attachment.David Radisic is an Essex based web designer

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=896 2009-10-13 14:07:37 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:07:00 GMT Scam 0 0 Communicating effectively
What sets you apart from the competition is your ability to connect. Here are a few simple tips.[B]Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that reads, "Make me feel important".[EB][B]Seek out a common interest.[EB] People want others to be like them.[B]Don't work from a script.[EB] I personally find a natural conversation works better; One script does not fit all.[B]Remember the remarkable.[EB] I find it quite easy to remember most things my clients talk about. However, it often helps jotting down their comments, so next time I talk to them I can ask "How did the holiday in Canada go? Was the Prince Of Wales as good as you thought?" This not only makes my clients feel important, it shows I'm listening to them.[B]Cultivate curiosity.[EB] Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions. Do you actually stop talking and just sit back and listen. It can be a real eye opener.[B]Act like a good listener.[EB] Make sure your body language portrays someone who is open and receiving. Remember your face gives away a lot.[B]Resist the urge to be a one-upper.[EB] We all do it, intentionally or not.[B]Ask effective questions.[EB] Think about what you're hoping to learn, and remember that an open-ended question is almost always more effective than one that elicits a simple Yes or No answer.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=895 2009-10-13 09:05:48 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:05:00 GMT CMS, SEO 0 0 Teleporting does exist
Yes it may be a revelation to some but a lot of us do it every day without blinking an eye.Some of us have embraced Teleportation having our work teleported directly to our home office or laptop or internet enabled phone so we can work from anywhere at any time.It amazes me that we still have to travel to and from dirty smelly city's considering no-one enjoys it and it is definitely good for the environment.Commuting was something I always told myself I would never do, I don't care about the money it's all about the enjoyment of the job and I have to say I have enjoyed all my jobs and have happily never commuted except for the 1 day a month commute to Cambridge when I worked at Camputers on their Lynx project, but you can't call that a commute as it was fun as it was not in rush hour and involved a night in a 'lovely' hotel or guest house, breakfast included.Now we are in a position to work from anywhere as we have internet access anywhere, iPhone apps that allow access to files, video and messaging systems to enable us to choose how we work.I know what is holding us back, it is what has held us back for a long time, middle management, yes those people who separate the workers and those that make decisions and run the 'company', those people who have been placed there to keep people busy no matter what the cost. Middle management have no idea how to handle these teleportation devices, how is it possible to manage people they cannot see? They tell themselves things like; If people worked from home they won't do any work! They will all sit around in their underwear scratching their collective ass watching TV! These middle managers have no vision but it is easy to see that we are in the future, the future is now, we have the technology and we can save the world if everyone worked from home.There of course are those of us that cannot work from home as their jobs requires them to be somewhere else, such as firemen, nurses, doctors, road workers, policemen, builders, and so on but if those of us who could easily work from home, given the chance, then we would allow those that had to commute to do it with less stress and more space, less people and more time.I don't think things will change anytime soon, but we live in hope. Just seems like the more things change the more they stay the same.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=890 2009-10-06 09:36:13 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 Tue, 06 Oct 2009 09:36:00 GMT work, commuting 0 0 SEO Fee
11 years ago small businesses expected to pay high prices for websites, yet over the years this has evened out and prices are set at more realistic levels.So why is it so many small businesses seem to believe SEO is worth around 21 for 35 hours work. Is there anyone living in the UK who can work for 21 a month? I would love to hear from you.DR Adpet set prices as reasonable as possible, but we have to charge enough to stay in business. We have a proven track record of increasing out clients sales.If you would like an seo quote please remember SEO takes months of work, no SEO can possible stay in business if expected to work for 60p an hour.And yes you do get what you pay for, even from a good SEO, if you can't pay them enough then they are limited to what they can achieve for you.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=889 2009-10-05 10:09:01 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:09:00 GMT CMS, SEO 0 0 Search Engine Optimisation
Makes Mondays worth getting out of bed for:-Hi Christina :Excellent work I am liking it, keep up the good work !Thanks a www.JackOfAllGames.co.uk>

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=884 2009-09-14 14:27:08 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:27:00 GMT SEO 0 0 Another day another scam
It is a fact of life these days being scammed, seems like everyone is doing it.Today I received a domain renewal email from a company called ISP DOMAIN NAME SERVICES for a domain that had been renewed last month.[IMG:blog/isprenewalscam.jpg{ISP Renwal Scam{image]Clicking on the link shows a website that looks quite genuine but if you look closely at the bottom you will see ISP Renewal SIA, Maskavas 55, Latvia;[IMG:blog/isprenewaladdress.jpg{ISP Renwal Scam Location{image]Looking at their contact page it shows London phone numbers which are not available;[IMG:blog/isprenewalcontacts.jpg{ISP Renwal Scan Contact Details{image]If you are caught by these scammers you will be paying $79.95 for just 1 years registration and up to $699.95 for 10 Years registration.Considering registration for a .com domain is around 20-30 for 2 years registration that is a huge amount of profit, and then you have to ask yourself will they even actually renew the domain anyway or just take your money and run?Don't be taken in by these scammers, check with your web designer, ISP or whoever registered your domain originally to ensure your domains are renewed correctly and on time.Would be good if the authorities had the power to shut these people down as they waste so much time and cost so much money, but they are always outside the country and in most cases outside the law.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=883 2009-09-14 09:53:17 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:53:00 GMT Scam 0 0 Page counts and Visitors
Have you ever received an email from an advertiser or marketer claiming that they have thousands of hits per day and that this proves beyond doubt that they are the most popular website around?We all have, they say that 19,000-30,000 hits per week, or even per day, is typical and therefore if you advertise with them you will be seen by all these people.Well lets break it down and work out what those hits actually mean shall we.Firstly the most important thing is to understand what hits actually means.'Page views' or 'Page hits' actually shows how many times a page has been viewed on a website, whether by thousands of people viewing one page or just one person viewing lots of pages.If you find a website with a page counter try refreshing or reloading the page a few times and see what happens, the page counter most likely will increase every time you do this. It is counting every time the page is being loaded or refreshed not how many visitors there are.A page counter is worthless as it is no indication as to how many different visitors there have been to a website.This can only be derived from a unique visitor counter, this is where every visitor is tracked and counted only once, this kind of counter will show the count as 1 no matter how many times you refresh or reload a page.There are many analytic systems that do this, also known as web statistics or web stats systems, the most poular or well know is Google Analytics These vary in complexity and accuracy but most break down the visitors into categories.As equally important is how many bots or search engine robots are visiting a site to spider or 'have a look around' as these are not interested in your adverts or articles, they just gather information for use on another website.Most good analytic or stats systems differentiate between bots and browsers by counting the known browsers as these are used by people rather than bots.Another very important factor is how long someone stays on your site, this is known as the 'bounce rate', someone visits a site, takes a quick look and finds it is not for them, then leaves without really visiting. Should these even be counted as visitors?As a web master it is good to know how many 'Page views' your site gets as this impacts on the server and bandwidth costs, but it is of no use to anyone who wants to advertise on a site.Another factor is spammers who visit sites to either submit details to a form or forum linking back to the spammers website or to add a referrer link to that sites stats system which looks like a genuine visitor has clicked on a site link from the spammers website. For this reason it is not a good idea to count contact or form pages in a unique visitor count as many of these spammers use random details to look unique each time they visit.Unique visitors using a browser who stay longer than 10 seconds are important as these are real people who may click on your advert.If you want to advertise on a website then an important question to ask is how many unique visitors do you get, not how many page hits.AHope this helps.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=874 2009-09-07 10:11:17 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:11:00 GMT Stats, Advertising 0 0 Does this scam actually work
I thought that these scams would die off but I suppose the thing about the Internet is that there is a never ending flow of new people coming onto it who could be fleeced for everything they own.What can you do about these scams. I think the best thing is to ignore and delete as if you start a conversation with them you are likely to draw attention to yourself.Sometimes I like replying and tell them to give all the money to their favourite charity.I checked the domain bnl-uk.org and whois shows that it has privacy protection so no valid contact available, a good indicator of a scam.I am publishing the scam email exactly as I received it just so others can learn.------------------------------------------------------- WARNING SCAM ALERT - ORIGINAL EMAIL-------------------------------------------------------From: Fry, Timothy [mailto:timfry@moore.sc.edu] Sent: 03 September 2009 14:39To: winner@bnl-alert.co.ukSubject: Confirmation Ticket Number:56475600545299Confirmation Ticket Number:56475600545299You have won 850,000.00 in this Year British Email random selection. Contact Mr. Frank Arthur. Tel: 4470111 83202 , 4470111 83206 447031994752, 447031978650 for your claim and forward the below winning information along with your, 1.Full Name:2.Home Address: 3.Age: 4.Sex: 5.Tel: 6.Occupation: 7.Country Of Residence: 8.Nationality: 9.Amount Won: Reply to this E-mail to: claims@bnl-uk.orgit is important to note that your award information was released todaywith the following particulars attached to it.Below are your Winning Information's:REF.NO: BEG/2551256008/07lucky numbers of 09-22-37-39-41-49-2-7Batch No 3-12-30-8-42-10Ticket number 56475600545299 Award No 16-4-38-32-84,serial number 3214-07. Please note that all winning must be claim not later than 30 working daysFailure to meet the date will be invalid.Thanks,Fry, Timothy,Promotion CoordinatorNB Please Note do not mail back through the alert email contact Mr. Frank Arthur via email: claims@bnl-uk.org

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=872 2009-09-03 15:36:15 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:36:00 GMT scam 0 0 New CMS Guide website
We are furiously working on our new how to guide website at www.CMSguide.co.uk to help people understand our Content Manager System.Rather than work on the site behind the scenes we thought we would make it live immediately and add details as we get the chance.We will be posting information on the site over the next few weeks and months, there is a lot of information to include so bear with us.If there is anything you would like to see in the guide then please comment and let us know, we will try to include all requests as best we can.Also we like feedback so please let us know what you think as we go.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=849 2009-08-07 16:19:05 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:19:00 GMT CMS, How to... 0 0 6 SEM Tips
[B]1. Domain Name[EB]Purchase a domain name that is easy to remember, tells the customer what you do and can be expanded in the future along with your business and location.Others maybe able to copy your PPC advert but they can not use your domain name.[B]2. Direct Search Traffic[EB]Ensure your advert links to the landing page relevant to your advert and not just to your home page.This ensures the searcher goes straight to your product or service, the less clicks they have to go through to purchase or find your product the better.[B]3. Link Building[EB]To rank well within the search engines you have to link build. Use the free tools from firefox and look at the links your competition have. You will need to obtain around as many as they have.Use your keywords to back link to your site. Don't just stick to your main keywords use other relevant variants.Again do not link just to your home page, each page on your site should be used in full to sell your products making it easier for the searcher to find what they want.Create good copy which people will want to link to and market it to the right audience, enabling you to pull in natural anchor text.[B]4. Directory Submissions[EB]Do you link to thousands upon thousands of free web directories, they will probably be of low quality which will drag your own websites ranking down with it.If your website is new go for quality linking, later on you can start putting a few lower quality links in but only a few.[B]5. Multiple AdWords campaigns[EB]Do not rely on one advert to achieve all of your sites goals. Create individual adverts linking directly to Seasonal offers, events, special offers, downloads etc.[B]6. Site Structure[EB]Have a strong site structure which is easy to navigate.Set up site categories and sub-categories that use keywords people are searching for.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=840 2009-06-30 14:45:00 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMT 6 SEM Tips 0 0 Be careful with your domains
Domains are important part of your business as they allow customers to easily identify you on the internet. You may have the same name on the internet as you do in the real world but in some cases you may have a totally different name depending on whether your domain was available, whatever your domain name you need to protect it as it is important.Many domain registration companies try to scam people out of their domains or obtain money by deception by making you believe your domain is about to expire unless you pay them a lot of money.Domains vary in prices depending on the TLD or Top Level Domain so a .co.uk would cost around 8 - 10, .com would be around 25 - 30 and this is for 2 years registration. Some of the scammers ask for $75 a year and also make it look attractive and worth your while saving money if you register for 10 years.Dr Adept include domain renewals in all hosting agreements and do not charge extra for this, pay your hosting fees on time and Dr Adept renew domain without any worry on your part.[IMG:blog/scammers_domain_renewal.jpg{Domain Renewal should not cost this much{image]Here is an example of an email I received recently telling me in no uncertain terms that I needed to renew my domain or it would be cancelled.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=837 2009-06-25 08:18:26 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:18:00 GMT scam, domains 0 0 Had a relaxing week for a change
Well last week was very relaxing, decided to take it easy and get some bits done around the house but mostly relaxed.[IMG:blog/boris_eating.jpg{Boris Johnson loves the Food especially when it is free{image]Went to London on Thursday to see the sights and visit the Taste of London show, which was easy going and tasty. Saw Boris Johnson there trying the food and being swamped by cameras, he looked like he enjoyed himself though, we all know how much politicians love free food.[IMG:blog/london_squirell.jpg{Famous London Squirrel{image]A squirrel thought we had food and got very nosey, must have been famous as suddenly it was like the paparazzi as blokes from all over the park started taking snaps of it.[IMG:blog/london_eye.jpg{My first trip on the London Eye{image]Went up the London Eye for the first time, loved it although it was little shorter than I thought it would be, but well worth the trip.London took it out of our legs which felt like they were falling off by the end of the day, shows how unfit we are now.now back into a new week and ready and raring to go.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=833 2009-06-23 11:35:50 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:35:00 GMT London, trips, time out 0 0 International Camp Re-design
It has been a few years since redesigning International Camps website but it definitely needed it.It is always a good idea to tidy up a site or at least bring it up to date in some small way every so often. People get tired of seeing the same old site and want something new to look at.It was time for International Camp to be renewed and also a lot of the dead wood to be cleared.[IMG:blog/web_ic.jpg{International Camp Original Style{imager]www.InternationalCamp.co.uk had a lot of pages and contained a full members management system as well as a shop. A lot of pages were not viewed that much during the year and so were removed and due to Social Networking sites such as My Space and Facebook most people were not using the Members system so this was removed also.The shop has been closed but will reopen at the end of the next Camp to sell the newest Picture CD / DVD.[IMG:blog/web_international.jpg{International Camp New Site{imagel]The new site is a lot less cluttered and uses style sheets to enable quick and easy updates.Still based on our Content Manager System it is quick and easy to add new details and pages so when the shop is opened again later this year it will only take a few moments to update and start selling.So far feedback has been good, and the site is using less bandwidth and getting more visitors so therefore costs less which is always good.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=829 2009-06-04 09:00:25 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 09:00:00 GMT New Site, CMS, Re-Design 0 0 New Web Designs go Live
Wow, been a very busy few weeks, sorry I haven't posted anything on my blog although I have tried to post little twitters here and there as I had the chance.As you can see I have started the new web design for Dr Adept. This is an ongoing project as I get the chance in between other jobs. Next phase is adding more photos to the header, as well as a complete redesigning of the header and footer areas.New sites that have now gone live:www.Apics.org.ukhttp://www.TrainWithAlans.co.ukhttp://www.EandBSecurityShredding.co.ukhttp://www.EssexFans.comhttp://www.Marketing-Methods.co.ukOther projects about to complete include:www.AmbientElectrical.comhttp://www.IngatestoneHall.comI am still working on several personal projects including and will be updating these over the next few months:www.StreetGames.co.ukhttp://www.TreasureHunRally.co.ukhttp://www.MadRats.comhttp://www.MyPhotoBooth.netI have several domains which are now for sale, if I do not get a chance to update or alter them then I will try to sell them or auction them.Hope you enjoy the new sites, any feedback is always welcomed.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=820 2009-05-12 15:56:29 Tue, 12 May 2009 Tue, 12 May 2009 15:56:00 GMT Web Designs 0 0 Yellow Pages Suck
Don't use the Yellow Pages to advertise, they ruined my ad last year giving us 55% of our money back and due to their incompetence we have had nothing but time wasters and idiots contact us.I reckon half of those that called us were set up from Yellow Pages themselves and were not even real jobs in the first place, most of the callers being called Steve.Fortunately Google and our clients recommendations has kept us very busy, we will never advertise with the Yellow Pages again.Up till last year we had always took a full colour 2 column ad.[IMG:blog/YP2007.jpg{Yellow Pages Ad 2007{image]Ignore the hand writing, we used this ad to adapt ready for the new ad.We were happy with this, as it showed was bright and eye catching, we checked with their print department if our black on blue would work and they had no problems with this. Proof reading looked fine and we went with it.We had some good feedback on our ad.The last year we decided to cut down the size of the ad and use the savings on Google and other alternative advertising.[IMG:blog/YP2008.jpg{Yellow Pages Ad 2008{image]As you can see it was real bad as they did not use a solid 100% black but rather a dark grey which does not work on a blue background. I phoned Yellow Pages and talked to a customer services bod explaining that it would affect my business as a designer who could not design his own advert, he eventually agreed we could have a refund of just over half so it was like paying for a black and white version of the ad.As a result of this we will not be advertising in the Yellow Pages again as the ad, as I predicted, did nothing for us.We will be offering a Yellow Pages Special; If you are thinking of advertising in the Yellow Pages then don't do it and use that money to create a website instead, if you show us your quote from Yellow Pages and we will match it and create your website and carry out a full SEO on the site to get it as high as possible in the search engines. Just ask for our Yellow Pages Special.The difference is that we will not only get the colours right we will run your site for a year and it will cover the entire world not just be restricted to the Southend-on-Sea area.If you have had any similar problems with yellow Pages then please leave a comment.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=798 2009-04-21 07:11:33 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:11:00 GMT Yellow Pages, Advertising 0 0 New CMS features
What a busy week and it is only Wednesday. WoW!Added new import to members list from CSV file, update or add new member, also export members list as CSV file.Members details can be exported, edited in a spreadsheet and then imported back updating the information only where changed or new.Members details now also have longitude and latitude for mapping or mashups.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=770 2009-04-08 18:40:42 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:40:00 GMT CMS, mapping, import, export 0 0 Making money using Google Adsense
Just wanted to take a moment to explain a little about making money using affiliate schemes like Amazon and Linkshare among others and comparing that to Adsense.First if you search for Adsense or making money on the Internet you will find hundreds maybe thousands of people claiming they are earning 1,000's of dollars a week using Adsense, YouTube is full of people showing their cheques or logins to Adsense with their amazing earnings.Looking into the background of these sites it seems that most of them set up websites on how to make money and generate leads, and post videos and blogs to get people to visit their sites.As everyone who visits these sites wants to be a millionaire it is not surprising that they make money through Adsense as when visiting you can't find the answers unless you sign up and so you click the other ads on their pages making them money.But looking at the ads that are posted on these sites they are from similar sites so in effect they are all paying for each others Adsense.What these people don't show you is their Adwords bill each month, maybe someone earning 1 million dollars a month has an Adwords bill of 999,000 dollars and so are only actually earning $1000 a month.Also they seem to all run multiple sites, maybe a few hundred in some cases so they may be earning $10-$20 per site per month but they are paying out for domains and hosting each year or two so it is never as good as they say it is.My experience of Adsense is that it works well, and can pay towards a sites running and compared to other affiliate schemes it pays out earlier and is more consistent.[IMG:blog/macbookpro2.jpg{Mac Book Pro{image] Amazon is a great affiliate system but needs a lot of work, people do not just buy things because there is an image and a link they need a reason to buy, so supplying a positive review along with your affiliate link works better.My wife says I can have a Mac book Pro when my earnings from Adsense and Amazon pays outright for it. I am sure there is a catch but I am working towards earning more and will write details of how I did it and how you too can earn more in upcoming blogs under the category of Adsense.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=768 2009-04-02 10:20:28 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:20:00 GMT Adsense, Affiliates 0 0 String content along
Now content can be attached to other content, forming long lists or multiple pages of content.Useful if you have too much information to show and need more room or wish to make content indexed.If there is more than one piece of content in a particular content type then it will show all other content headings as an option to attach to.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=750 2009-03-11 15:46:48 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:46:00 GMT CMS, attaching, indexing 0 0 Category selector
Now content types that can be categorised will show if each piece of content has been attached to any categories.This makes it easy to ensure that every piece of content is attached to at least one category and so therefore that piece of content will display under that category.If content does not have a category then it will show as grey and a category can be selected.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=749 2009-03-11 15:43:24 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:43:00 GMT CMS, Categories 0 0 Time Waster or just stressed
Looks like I had a time waster at the end of last week, asked for a new logo and now after a week of work has said that I am not doing it right and she is going elsewhere.After working over the weekend and supplying no less than 10 logos and alterations as requested.Only time will tell if it is that they are stressed and taking it out on me or whether they were out to waste my time all along.Warning to other designers; always always get deposit or payment up front as you never know if you have a time waster. It is a rule of mine but I thought I was doing them a favour as they had an urgent requirement. Never again.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=746 2009-03-06 15:23:47 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:23:00 GMT Logo Design 0 0 Busy busy busy
Lots of updates and fixes for the CMS, including new display features and survey options.Been a short week as we have kept very busy.Christina is always working on SEO for our site and that is working great as our sales are up by 20% which is fantastic.Keep up the good work Christina and we should get that holiday I keep promising...

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=745 2009-03-06 15:19:39 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:19:00 GMT CMS, SEO 0 0 Import and Export features
Import and export now work together.Export will export all data or specific content to CSV file format which can then be edited in Excel or other spreadsheets.Once edited the data can then be imported back in and update, only those fields that have been changed are updated.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=732 2009-03-03 13:04:26 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:04:00 GMT CMS, Updates 0 0 Maintenance Update
Added new Maintenance update to allow sites to be shutdown while work is carried out. Shows all visitors a maintenance page which can still show content if required but will not allow any activity throughout the site.If admin logs in then they can view the site as normal while they work on the details.Useful for major updates etc.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=731 2009-03-03 13:01:55 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:01:00 GMT CMS, Updates 0 0 Satellite or microsite domain management
Now when logged in to a satellite site the content manager will show the content associated with that domain.It is still possible to edit site wide content but showing just satellite content makes it so much easier to find and edit content for those sites.Now also possible to add multiple domains to satellite sites.If you are interested in a satellite or micro site, which is good for showing specific content and can help with SEO work, please [CONTACT]

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=624 2009-02-05 07:59:22 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 07:59:00 GMT CMS, Updates 0 0 Image insert on button bar
Another new feature of our button bar is to allow direct insertion of images, this allows images to be inserted at any location in the document using a number of options.This will be re-written using Ajax as soon as I get the chance as I want it to be as flexible and helpful as possible.[IMG:blog/about.jpg{I inserted this image using the new button bar{bigpicture]This image was inserted using the new button bar feature which prompts for alt text and class.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=613 2009-01-29 18:50:42 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 18:50:00 GMT CMS, Feaure update 0 0 Display code if check is valid
Another new feature of the CMS is information can be displayed if certain criteria are met.An example of this is where values of items are above a certain value then different information needs to be displayed or if value is zero the display a Not Available image or such like.This is used with my guide books, if you select our SEO guide its value is 0 so it displays a download this now option whereas if you select a guide that costs 5 then it will show the payment options.Simple but effective. Also very easy to control any content and any field.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=612 2009-01-29 14:54:45 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:54:00 GMT CMS 0 0 Table calculator
Phew, had a bit of a headache working on calculations based on table data.For those who want to know how I dealt with the PHP coding for this, here is a basic description.First sorted all table information into field data variable $cells[{]][{]]Then calculated each cell individually starting from top left and working across and down.ie in cell B3 != H1 * 25.5 / 1000Get that calculation from the cells; $calc = $cells[{]2][{]3];Split the calculation using; $calcs = split(" ", $calc);Now we have each part of the calculation in array variables $calcs$calcs[{]1] contains "H1";$calcs[{]2] contains "*";etc.First calculates H1 * 25.5H1 is converted into the field location 8 x 1So we can load that into our variable; $a = cells[{]8][{]1];So now $a contains the value of this particular item say 21000So now calculate 21000 * 25.5 and get an answer; $answer = $a * $b; $a = $answer;We loop until all the calculations are used up;$a now contains 535500$b gets the next calculation from $calc[{]] which is 1000$answer = $a / $b$answer is 535.5 Store answer in the cells. $cells[{]2][{]3] = $answer;Thats about it.All working.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=611 2009-01-29 14:48:17 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:48:00 GMT CMS, PHP 0 0 Some great new facilities for our CMS
Working on two major new add-ons for our CMS;First is the newsletter system to allow visitors to subscribe to your mailing lists and then for you to be able to send newsletters as often as you like to all or part of your mailing list.Second is a new guide to using the CMS, I know I have not spent as much time on this as I should. This new design will allow updates to be added quickly and easily as well as allow feedback to be sent direct from the guide, it will be like a massive growing FAQ all about the CMS.As usual I will keep you all updated via these blog pages as well as through my Twitter account at Twitter.com/dradept

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=610 2009-01-26 15:46:36 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:46:00 GMT CMS, Updates 0 0 Intergrated CMS for all
Happy New Year to all and in 2009 I have started to introduce CMS with all designs that I host.That's right, every design I create and host from now on will be content managed as part of the package. This will allow for much faster updates and control so will benefit me as well as all new clients.Also for those who need to upgrade to this I am offering a full update to a content managed version of your site for only cost 500.00 rather than the usual 1500.00As I have added so many new features over the past few years I will be creating a complete detailed list soon to make it easy to understand. If you have any suggestions or ideas for the new CMS then please [CONTACT]

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=603 2009-01-05 11:43:40 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:43:00 GMT CMS 0 0 New codes Added to CMS
New code feature allowing more Search Engine friendly links to be used instead of the click here and more... links to jump to articles.[{]#php_page:idh] will now show the heading of that content as a link, so [{]#fonts:327h] shows [#fonts:327h] which links to the article number 327 for Logo to Font.This is great for Search Engine Optimisation as it is always a good idea to use [B]call to actions[EB] that mean something rather than just non-descriptive words like read more or click here. Every piece of content has a unique code to display that piece of content as a link or call to action, and it can be displayed in a number of ways, ie;Content 325:[{]#fonts:325] Shows as [#fonts:325][{]#fonts:325r] Shows as [#fonts:325r][{]#fonts:325c] Shows as [#fonts:325c][{]#fonts:325d] Shows as [#fonts:325d][{]#fonts:325v] Shows as [#fonts:325v][{]#fonts:325h] Shows as [#fonts:325h]

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=602 2008-12-23 09:55:11 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 09:55:00 GMT CMS, SEO 0 0 Security feature upgrade
During all future backups the CMS will check all files against a reference to ensure that the files are up to date and have not been tampered with.All details are then sent out with the latest email stats, making it easy to ensure all files are current and upto date.Another great security feature added to the DR Adept content manager system.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=601 2008-12-21 11:43:56 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 Sun, 21 Dec 2008 11:43:00 GMT CMS 0 0 Stats details enhanced
The stats are very important if you are trying to work out where your visitors come from and where they have been while on your site.Originally the stats showed anyone visiting with no referrer and anyone clicking around your site as direct links, but now this will show separately, so you will now see referrers from within your main domain. Useful because you can now see how many pages people are clicking on once they find your site.More enhancements to the stats will be made over the coming months, any suggestions or requests please let us know using the usual [LETTERS] pages or [CONTACT].

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=600 2008-12-12 14:42:36 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:42:00 GMT CMS 0 0 First Guest Posting
What a busy few weeks it has been, working to complete several sites and power down for the Christmas festivities.Was very excited to be asked to "guest post" on Jason Slaters website www.jasonslater.co.uk regarding SEO, this is my first time of posting an article of this kind and I enjoyed it a lot; please visit Jasons site and read the article; let me know what you think, the link is JasonSlater.co.uk .Does this make me a semi-professional blogger now???As the New Year approaches we are working on new ways of marketing and pushing forward, especially in ways that can help our clients get more hits and especially more leads to enable hopefully more sales for them (and us).Incorporating the MadRats newsletter system into our CMS is almost complete now and ready to go live, I will send a newsletter out before Christmas and if all is well this will be followed by a CMS update to allow all of our clients to manage their mailing lists within the CMS.Good news then for marketing and keeping in touch with customers comes at the right time, as trying to manage the MadRats mailing list as well as your CMS can be a bit of pain, keeping it all in one place makes sense.Whether this means I offer MadRats.com for sale or keep it running as a separate service remains to be seen as does our FirstAidforComputers.com service.if anyone knows of a business who would like the FirstAidforComputers domains including .com, .net and .co.uk as well as fafc.mobi I am considerring a sale of the entire set.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=599 2008-12-11 15:18:32 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:18:00 GMT CMS, Domains, blogging, newsletters, mailing list 0 0 Domain Names
One of the most important parts of your online presence is your domain name, this is crucial to all activity, here are some guidelines on how to choose a name and how to register it.[B]Selecting a name[EB]First thing to consider is what to include in your name; do you need hyphens? should your complete name be used or just part of it? is it a good idea to include keywords?[B]Consider your visitors first[EB]Are they going to be able to remember your domain? Try to find a domain that is easy to remember and not confusing such as containing words that end with the same letter the next word begins with.Try not to use hyphens as people forget to type them.Come up with one or two words to start with then try three or four or longer word domains, the shorter the domain the more likely people are going to remember you, although sometimes longer domains can be easy and also obvious such as www.FirstAidforComputers.com [B]Consider the Search Engines[EB]The search engines do consider the domain name when categorising your site, so if your domain contains a vital keyword then it can be beneficial.Search engines like hyphens as it separates words and is easier to identify keywords.If you can find a domain name that covers both these criteria then you may be on to a winner.Now you need to register the domain.[B]Registering the domain[EB]Use a reputable management company to register domains on your behalf or register it yourself using one of the many registration companies such as www.123-reg.co.uk or www.uk2.net.uk domains cost around 8 for two years and .com's cost around 20, some companies charge a small fee to register domains for you. When registering ensure that the domain is your property and not held in the name of the company or person registering it. When Dr Adept registers domains for our clients the domains are the property of the client and can be transferred or sold on at no extra cost.Beware some companies register domains in their own name and then charge a lot more for you to use the domains but they retain ownership, this is like leasing domains and in our opinion is wrong.[B]Setting up the email[EB]Once you have registered your domain you need to use it either for email or point to your website or both.You should be able to set up email accounts, forwarding accounts and web forwarding although some of these features may cost little extra.Forwarding email is the most common setup which allows email addresses to be forwarded to other accounts such as to a Hotmail or Googlemail account.Actual email accounts are boxes where emails are stored until you retrieve them using an email client such as Outlook or using webmail services if available.Catchall accounts can be set up to send all emails no matter what the address @yourdomain.co.uk to be forwarded to another account, or the catchall can be set to delete or bounce emails, we at DR Adept prefer to delete catchall accounts as this reduces a lot of spam.DR Adept can register your domain and setup basic email services for as little as 60.00 a year which includes webmail accounts for you to retrieve and send emails from any Internet based computer. Spam filterring options are available at an extra cost of 30.00 a year.[B]Setting up the website[EB]Pointing your domain at a website can be done in two methods;Changing your DNS or name-servers to point to a web server so www points directly to your website.Forwarding the domain to your website can be done either using frames or a jump. Frames show your actual domain inside a frame that keeps your domain showing in the address bar of your visitors browser whereas jumping to your website is like your domain retyping your actual web address in the browser address bar. These methods are good if you have free ISP webspace that you are using but not so good for the search engines listing your site.DR Adept host websites from as little as 180.00 per year which includes all management and minor alterations to designs.If you need any advice on registering a domain or setting up a website then please [CONTACT]. We like to talk.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=598 2008-12-03 16:45:42 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:45:00 GMT domains, websites 0 0 Proud sponsors of BDSC
Dr Adept is proud to announce support for Basildon District Swimming Club by creating their new website and members portal at www.basildonswimming.co.ukHopefully this will be a long and happy relationship for both of us.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=593 2008-11-24 18:53:19 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:53:00 GMT websites 0 0 Dr Adept CMS to integrate MadRats Newsletter
I am in the process of integrating my MadRats newsletter system into my CMS so everything can be done under one package.Mailing list subscription managerContacts managerNewsletter Sending and TrackingInitial tests are positive and have sent my first newsletter tests out yesterday.Once ready I will run it out across my CMS managed sites and let everyone know by sending my first official newsletter direct from www.DrAdept.com rather than www.MadRats.com .

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=592 2008-11-20 09:23:41 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:23:00 GMT Newsletters, ezines, mailing list, CMS 0 0 Crack the Clues Continued
With thanks to Jason Slater and help and advice on his blog about the Intel puzzle, it has now been well and truly cracked like my brain.Was enjoyable but was very devious and although I had the answers in all cases it only took a slight difference in case, leading zeros or spaces and it all went wrong.Good luck to Jason and aBi and all the other commentees who helped.I finally managed to complete with a little help also from my friend Warren over at EUHostMe who entered me into the competition as my computer refused to show me the final page justkept going round and round in circles.Will learn from these mistakes and problems when I start my little treasure hunt in the new year...

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=590 2008-11-14 11:19:11 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:19:00 GMT puzzles, cypher, codes 0 0 Crack the clues 2
Was reading the weekly computing paper when I came across a red page with just a small print in the bottom right edge, in reverse it said Genius Wanted search for Crack the Clues 2. So I did.Found Intels Crack the Clues 2 puzzle.Now I love puzzles and could not resist this challenge.4 puzzles to solve using a blog by a guy called Cypher, and his answers to a stupid competence assessment.Puzzle 1 was easy as I created a Cypher Decoder ages ago which I used for the old Perplex City puzzles. Basic alpha shift or Caeser cypher.Puzzle 2 is a little more complicated but there are hints;[S]View source?[ES]View the source of the assessment and you will see a list of things on line 22.MOLAR, ANODE, CAUSTIC, ENTROPY, SATURATED, ENDOTHERMIC, SUPEROXIDE, NOBLE, CATHODE, ISOTOPE, ALKALI, COVALENT, TITRATION, HALOGEN, PASCAL, ALLOTROPE, COLLOID, ACTINIDE, ELECTROLYTE, XENON, HETEROGENEOUS, EFFUSION, ISOMER, ANHYDROUS, ION, CATALYST, PRECIPITATE, SUBLIMATION, ACETIC, HYDRAZINE, OCTANE, ANALYTE, REDOX, AXIAL, EQUILIBRIUM, LANTHANIDE, SIGMA, HYDROFLUORIC, VALENCE, INERT, AMORPHOUS[S]What happened to Cypher last night? Have you seen someone else who may be suffering a similar ailment?[ES]Cypher's eyes went red and there is a red eyed man in the background of the Assessment page.[S]Why is it 'column after row', rather than just 'row after row'? Perhaps he's trying to point to a location?[ES]Opening this in PhotoShop revealed that the red eye was at position 38x22.I did also check position 38x22 on Google Maps and it is the Red Sea.Item number 38 in this list is HYDROFLUORICCharacter 38 is the letter S of SATURATED[S]After some ASCII manipulation, I'd nearly cracked it.[ES]Is this another code? What kid of ASCII manipulation???ASCII code for S is 83ASCII code for H is 72[S]Don't forget the answer to the assessment - which question number is it that's right?[ES]Answer to the assessment question is 1. Intel Active Management Technology.[S]Something stands out in the blog - what does it refer to?[ES]Looking in the source code of the blog shows that some words are coloured differently;[B]both tasks added up[EB]OK so putting this together we get;A list of stuffThe number 1And possibly the word; HYDROFLUORICWhat next....Still pondering....

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=589 2008-11-11 13:51:18 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:51:00 GMT puzzles, cypher, codes 0 0 Search Engine feature added to CMS
The new search engine feature has now been added, allowing you to see exactly what search terms have been used to find your website.Everytime someone clicks to your website via a search engine the details of the search they performed are sent along and stored in our stats database.I have now filtered these important details and set up a list on your stats page. Login to your CMS and select Full Statistics.Search Engine Searches shows all search terms used, the page they found along with the search engine they came from.These details will also be emailed out to those with the weekly site stats report.Enjoy, any suggestions or feedback please let me know.David

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=588 2008-11-07 15:23:02 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:23:00 GMT CMS, Search Engines, Stats 0 0 New Stats feature added
When our CMS emails us weekly stats details showing all the relevant details over the past 2 weeks it can show many things, one of which is the searches made on the site.Sometimes these can be useful to see what your visitors are searching for once they get to your site.But how did they find you in the first place? Did they use one of the search engines? and if so what did they type in to eventually find your site?Well now wonder no more, it is a feature of our CMS to show you the search engine results. This information has always been stored but not used or filtered.I have now created a filter and added it to the stats system to store those searches.Useful? I think so. Let me know what you think.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=587 2008-11-04 11:58:02 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:58:00 GMT Stats, CMS 0 0 Is CS4 worth the money?
Having just forked out another £500 for an upgrade to Web Premium CS4 I thought I would let you all know if it was worth the spend.[B]Dreamweaver[EB]Well there have been some minor changes that make using Dreamweaver easier, these small changes make a whole lot of difference; speeding up some tasks and just fixing some bugs that were always irritating in CS3.The best thing about the upgrade is that it doesn't feel much different, so I can continue working as normal until I get the time to play with the new features.The added features are good and I will eventually start using them more fully, but for now I am happy that everything seems to be working well.Spry features are great, especially the connection tools which allows data to come from XML as usual but now allows tables found elsewhere in your site to be used as a data source.Another spry feature that is worth having is the form submissions check feature that checks that a form is filled in correctly before allowing submissions. So easy to use.[B]Fireworks[EB]Much better, lots of new styles and the layout of the screen makes everything standard across the CS range. New features work well especially the 9 slice tool.[B]Photoshop Extended[EB]Fantastic, new adjustments buttons allow quick addition of filters in a totally non-destructive way, I always forgot to add a layer before playing with a filter, now I don't even have to think; play with a filter and switch it off or delete it if the result does not look the way you expected. Easy.CS4 Web Premium comes with a whole bunch of other stuff which I will play with over the next few weeks (when I get the chance).All in all a good package and well worth the upgrade price. My mac has never been happier.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=586 2008-11-04 11:52:54 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:52:00 GMT Adobe CS4, dreamweaver, Fireworks, upgrades, Software http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001G8Y768/dradept-21 CS4_webpremium.jpg 0 0 I have it in my hot little hands
Yes CS4 is now mine all mine.Unfortunately it arrived the day before I was out at a clients so I only had time to install when I got back, not had a chance to play with it yet...Next day I went to the Adobe CS4 tour in London and saw the MacExpo. Was a good presentation, showed a bit of what is new and some new features worth playing with.Now just got to find a way of implementing them for my customers.Weekend is here and now I have time to play with my new toy. Do not disturb until Monday.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=585 2008-10-25 15:18:04 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 15:18:00 GMT Adobe CS4, Software, Upgrade http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001G8Y768/dradept-21 CS4_webpremium.jpg 0 0 Adobe CS4 on its way
On its way, it's being delivered, hopefully today, by UPS, CS4 Web premium upgrade with all the great new features.Having played with the Beta for the past few months I am looking forward to getting my hands on the real thing.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=583 2008-10-21 11:58:56 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:00 GMT Adobe CS4, Software, Upgrade http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001G8Y768/dradept-21 CS4_webpremium.jpg 0 0 New codes added to CMS
Yes even more codes but I think they are useful and will be used a lot.[{]DIVI:div_id_name] [{]EDIV][{]DIVC:div_class_name] [{]EDIV][{]SPAN:span_class_name] [{]ESPAN]Just replace the name with the class or id name you wish to use.[{]PULLQUOTE]Allows you to create those quote effects that so many blogs use.[{]/PQ][PULLQUOTE]Looks something like this.[EPQ]For some of these you will need to have the relevant style within your CSS.I promise I will be writing a new guide soon which will include all codes available and how to use them.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=581 2008-10-10 09:33:47 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:33:00 GMT CMS 0 0 Norton 2009 is now out!
Norton 2009 is now available and I would recommend it as usual, this year though the recommendation is even more so as the new version installs within a few minutes, on my slowest PC it took just 1 minute 20 seconds now that's got to be some sort of record.It also works much better as updates are retrieved over the web every few minutes if necessary, as well as cutting down system resource hogging by scanning in the background and when there are slow moments. Buy it now and make your life on-line much safer.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=580 2008-10-06 11:26:20 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 11:26:00 GMT Software, Upgrade, recommendation http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001EQ696I/dradept-21 norton_2009.jpg 0 0 Free Training Manuals
I have been training people to use I.T. for over 10 years now and still enjoy it very much, things change so quickly I need to update and produce new courses all the time which is fun but very hard work.My courses are bespoke for each group or individual as everyone is unique and has their own skills and knowledge and so requires different levels of training.To this end I produce basic training manuals which help as a guide to learning the subjects, whether it is web design or search engine optimisation, this makes it easier to tailor courses as I work with groups or individuals to ensure everything is covered adequately.My training guides are now available for download totally free of charge, hopefully running through the guides will give you enough information to be able to take your knowledge further but also enable you to see my level of knowledge and hopefully employ me to train you and answer your questions that these manuals do not answer.Enjoy and let me know if there are any manuals you would like to see on my download pages.Check out my [TRAINING] guides and courses at www.dradept.com/trainingDavid>

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=579 2008-10-04 15:36:53 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:36:00 GMT Free, Manuals, Training 0 0 You can never do enough backups
How frustrating and stressful is losing all your data... the answer is VERY VERY and not something I would recommend.I want you to think for a second how much stress would it cause if your hard drive stopped working today?If you couldn't access your data or load your emails or open files that you work on every day.Think about it as it is a huge possibility it could happen tomorrow.Drives are very reliable now but there are a lot of other factors such as Windows or OS updates, firmware updates, firewall and anti-virus updates that can affect how hardware works with your computer.One update could render your data inaccessible, plug in a new piece of hardware and other hardware stops working.Or plain old simple data corruption due to age of the drives or power failure or hardware being unplugged or plugged in at the wrong time.If you think you are making enough backups then think again, I make full backups pretty regularly every month, complete backups take around 16 hours in all and so it gets a little tedious.A lot can happen in a month, and normally the newest files I have worked on are the ones I need right now. Those are the ones more likely to be lost.Backup now. Backup using the old Son, Father and Grandfather method. use an off-line backup facility to be even more safe as data recovery is not a pleasant experience and it 'aint half expensive.If you would like some off-line backup options then [CONTACT].

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=578 2008-09-25 14:45:01 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:45:00 GMT backup 0 0 Satellite or Micro Sites
Another new development here at Dr Adept is the micro-site or Satellite site which is hosted on the same package as a current site but looks and acts entirely differently.This allows new sites to be published that are part of a larger site but without incurring extra hosting fees.Micro-Sites allow you to showcase a specific part of your business while allowing the Search Engines to see this part of the larger site as a standalone site with its own domain name and importantly different meta tags.This is an exciting project development for us and I look forward to creating many new micro-sites in the future.If you wish to discuss creating a micro-site for your current site then [CONTACT].

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=577 2008-09-24 17:12:08 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:12:00 GMT Dr Adept, Design 0 0 CS4 Web Premium on order
Nearly missed the live streaming due to the way Adobe gave the time details... Grrrrr not happy. 11:00 European time not GMT.Caught some of it though and was impressed. Already placed the order as I loved using the CS4 beta and there were not a lot of problems.Adobe have been hard at work as there are a huge amount of videos to watch to give an overview of CS4 at Adobe TV .Click to find out more details about Adobe Web Premium .

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=575 2008-09-23 13:13:34 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:13:00 GMT Adobe CS4, Upgrade, Software 0 0 New formatting buttons
Just a minor update to the Dr Adept CMS to make it easier for editing content and placing codes within the content, which are especially helpful when managing SEO pages.H1 - H6 headings on buttons, highlight the text you wish to make a heading and hit the H button of the heading style you wish to set it to.H1 usually being the largest font size as well as the more important when it comes to SEO work.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=574 2008-09-22 11:03:09 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:03:00 GMT CMS, SEO 0 0 Adobe CS4 release
Am I excited or what??? Yes I bloody well am, the new Adobe CS4 is being launched soon and I want it now.Signed up at adobe.istreamplanet.com and waiting for the streaming report on Tuesday 23rd September 2008 to see what is happening, hopefully they will be giving details of what is included in the packs as well as new features and improvements but, more importantly, how much is the upgrade going to cost me.Having used CS4 Dreamweaver and Fireworks on Beta for the past several months I have not had any major problems and like the look and feel of them, especially the enhancements in Fireworks, some nice additions and a much better screen layout.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=571 2008-09-20 09:37:39 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:37:00 GMT Adobe CS4, Upgrade 0 0 New domains added to our group
You can't have too many domain names is what I always said and so to that end I decided to search for a few new domains to help us on the road to top site ranking in Essex.www.EssexWebDesigns.com is a great domain and I can't believe it was available.www.EssexSEO.co.uk is a great domain and will help with our SEO ranking.Whether I create a couple of new sites to show off these domains or just point them to our www.DrAdept.com front page I am not sure as yet, also there is the problem with time, I do not have much of that at the moment to create my own personal sites as I am working hard on my client sites.Watch this space for details of these domains and if they ever get into the Search Engines and their positions on a weekly (or monthly) basis.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=568 2008-09-18 10:32:49 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:32:00 GMT CMS, Domains, Dr Adept 0 0 New Live Chat system now completed
Live chat is now available for all Dr Adept CMS websites.A small graphic can be displayed on your website pages showing that someone is on-line and available to answer questions, if no-one is available then the graphic can show an email icon allowing visitors to email their questions.A simple chat page allows admin to login from anywhere and then respond to questions sent by your site visitors, details shown include Time and Date, IP, and page being viewed as well as the messages sent either way.We will be charging a one off install/setup fee for this package but no ongoing costs to current clients.If you would like to trial it please let me know.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=567 2008-09-17 11:06:22 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:06:00 GMT CMS, Live Chat 0 0 New CMS colour coordinated content
I have now made it much easier to create content types and identify them quickly using colours.Previously I would have to make a Fireworks GIF image to accompany a content type, this is time consuming and actually quite pointless.So now each content type is displayed using a colour id, there are 32 colours stored as standard but the colour selection can allow any HEX colour to be assigned to a content type.Now it should be very easy to identify content when editing using the CMS.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=566 2008-09-15 16:58:29 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:58:00 GMT CMS 0 0 CSS update to our site
Well it's about time but I got there in the end, the new Style Sheet based version of DrAdept.com site is now running.This should load quicker and look much better, also it should make life much easier for me to update the site design in the future.Really happy with the look and feel so far, also ironed out some layout problems I had with the table system.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=562 2008-09-14 13:56:29 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 13:56:00 GMT Dr Adept, CSS 0 0 New features added to CMS
Some new features added to our CMS;[B]Edit in Place[EB] option. Now when updating your website you can do it direct from the webpage you are viewing. When editing content two or three editor buttons will appear;Orange allows editing within the content manager opening a new window.Green allows editing of products within the e-commerce editor, opens in a new window.Blue allows editing in place on the page you are currently viewing, all fields are displayed and updates can be made directly on the page.Need details then ask me, I love talking about our CMS.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=563 2008-09-13 13:34:34 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:34:00 GMT CMS 0 0 Stats Updates
Update to the stats system to show more relevant details.When visitors are viewing the web pages their browser screen resolutions are stored but if unavailable they are stored as 0, these are now ignored and the pie chart shows just valid resolutions.New blocking features updated.Hackers and spammers try to gain access to your web pages or add their links to your system, all information to your web pages is now filtered prior to display to ensure no spam can get through, if spam is detected then a plain "no-frills" 404 page not found error is displayed instead of the requested web page.All details of blocks are then sent to the admin email accounts to double check if all is ok.New filters are being installed all the time as we discover new and inventive ways hackers and spammers try to access your web pages.Dr Adept is committed to securing all our web pages from hackers and spammers.

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=564 2008-09-05 10:30:52 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:30:00 GMT Stats, CMS 0 0 XML Updates
Added XML features allow any content to be displayed in xml and rss formats.These can then be added to peoples personal home pages and inserted into blogs and other useful marketing tools.Need details then ask me all about it. [CONTACT]

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=565 2008-08-22 10:50:31 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:50:00 GMT XML, CMS, RSS 0 0 Welcome to the new blog page
Trying to fit in some time to write details of what has happened each week or each month is a mammoth task for me, at such a busy time of the year but I think it is necessary and should be worth the extra effort.This will keep everyone who is interested up to date with what Dr Adept is doing and new features being developed on our CMS.Welcome to the new blog and hope you enjoy it.Wish me luck...

]]> http://www.dradept.com/blog.php?article=560 2008-08-02 10:22:06 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:22:00 GMT general, blogger 0 0