Author Archives: Gesire

Zen Magnets

We’ve been lots of fun with Zen Magnets.  First a few pictures: The Zen Magnet Mega pack contains 1728 magnets or 12 cubed. (You get eight spares when you order the pack too.) Shipping from Zen Magnets is incredibly fast. They received my order, send me a confirmation, and shipped the product in a few [...]

Microsoft Word Mail Merge Error – Update All Labels

I encountered a strange error today while helping someone create a Christmas card mailing list.  My friend is using a 4 month old HP Touchscreen PC running Vista. (Doesn’t matter what version, but it’s completely up to date on Microsoft updates.) Additionally, they are running Microsoft Word 2007. He updated all of his contacts in [...]

Phoenix Wordcamp 2009

Got this email from Godaddy this morning: As a valued Go Daddy WordPress® customer, we want you to get the most out of your Web experience. That’s why we’re proud to sponsor this year’s Phoenix WordCamp, scheduled for November 13, 2009, at the beautiful Arizona Grand Resort. A $30 entry fee gets you breakfast, lunch [...]

Microsoft Security Essentials – Free Virus Checker

Are you one of those people not running an up to date virus checker? Do virus checkers cost too much? Use too much of your resources? Well, Microsoft has released their free virus checker to the public. Here’s what Microsoft says about it: About Microsoft Security Essentials Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your [...]

MMS on iPhone

I’m finally receiving pictures on my iPhone. On September 25, ATT enabled MMS for iPhones. It’s easy to get it enabled. Simply, plug your iPhone into your computer and check for updates. A tiny update will allow you to send and receive MMS messages. Fowler

Google Sync on iPhone – PUSH email, contacts, calendar!

Google Sync will now push emails to your iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia, etc. Here’s some information on Google Sync: Features Gmail sync. Get your Gmail pushed directly to your iPhone. Your inbox is always up to date no matter where you are, or what you’re doing. Synchronize your contacts. Get your Google contacts quickly and easily [...]

Domain Masking and Redirecting

What is domain masking and redirection? Here’s how fidomains and GoDaddy define masking and redirection: “When someone types your domain name into a browser, they will automatically be forwarded/redirected to whatever URL you choose. And with masking, users don’t see the underlying address; only what they type.” Why would you use masking and redirection? Do [...]

Domains, Domains, Domains – Why?

Why do you need a personal domain? (All businesses need their own domains, but I’ll cover that later.) Email address for LIFE! – For example, our geographic area is covered by Cox Communications so email addresses are in the format of username@cox.net. If you move to an area without Cox, you need to get all [...]

Fidomains.com / GoDaddy Email Issues – SMTP and Port Blocking

We use Cox Communications for Internet access. (Currently getting: 32.18Mbps downloads, and 1.81Mbps uploads from http://speedtest.net ) On the residential side, Cox blocks some ports. What does this mean? It means that if you try to send an email using the default SMTP ports on Cox from Outlook or almost any other email client, it [...]