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Beginner Basics

What does “hosting a web site mean”?

September 14, 2009 Read the full article →

Question What does “hosting a web site mean”? Answer If you were hosting a party, it would probably mean that the party was being held at your house and you were providing everything needed to have a successful party: food, chairs, music, house, etc. Hosting a web site is similar. The host provides the server, [...]

InDesign

InDesign: Resize Document Window?

September 2, 2009 Read the full article →

Question: Do you know what preference I need to adjust in Indesign CS4 to keep an opening document from filling the entire screen? Even if I adjust it to where I’d like it to stay and then close it, when I reopen it, it takes the whole 24″ of my screen. Answer: I wish I had [...]

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What is a PDF? Do I need Adobe? Why isn’t it free?

January 30, 2009 Read the full article →

Question I used to have Adobe (for free) until my computer crashed and burned a few weeks ago.  I keep running into things that say they can only run on Adobe so I went to download it again but now I find that they charge for it.  Do I really need Adobe to run those different things or [...]

Email

What do I use for spam prevention?

December 2, 2008 Read the full article →

Question I was curious about what you use for your spam filters – mine is getting out of control with the viagra offers!

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How do I install a font on my computer?

November 21, 2008 Read the full article →

Question I have a bunch of fonts from a folder. How do I install them?

Email

What are spam, spyware, and viruses?

November 20, 2008 Read the full article →

Question “I’m not sure what “spam” is.  Is it like spyware that you have to quarantine or a virus that you have to run the antivirus scan for?  Or is it just ads sort of stuff?”

Beginner Basics

What is my SMTP?

October 16, 2008 Read the full article →

What is an SMTP? Your SMTP controls your outgoing mail. Your POP controls your incoming mail. What is my SMTP? Usually your SMTP contains your domain name and is formatted like this: smtp:YOURDOMAINNAME.com (i.e. smtp.lenashore.com) or this YOURDOMAIN.com (i.e. lenashore.com) Sometimes your ISP (Internet Service Provider) will want you to use their smtp instead of [...]