Posted by Heather on Mar 1, 2009 in
Computer Stuff I don’t really watch very much television. I have a few shows that I DVR and watch when I can. Honestly, my television is usually tuned into Nickelodeon or Noggin. More as background noise than anything. So, when the kids are watching a show, or jumping on the couch, or too loud to actually enjoy watching something, I use StumbleUpon.
Here’s how it works, in a nutshell. You can either install a toolbar, or they have one pop up when you go to their site. Anyway, you kit the ‘Stumble!’ button, and it takes you to a website, photo, video, blog page…whatever. When you sign up, you can mark what sort of topics you like. For example, I look at humor, parenting, technology and some others. If you like what you see, you give it a thumbs up. Then, theoretically, it bumps that page up so more people stumble upon it. I’ve seen some pretty cool stuff while using this. Although, I find that it’s so addictive that I need to restrict myself on how often I let myself use it. Here’s one thing that I found recently by ’stumbling.’
Lego People
So, if you have an extra 60 grand, go get yourself, lego style.
I’m giving it a 4 cups of coffee. Just because there’s potential for some serious time wasting.
Tags: Four Cups, internet
Posted by Heather on Dec 2, 2008 in
Computer Stuff
I have to say, I’m super happy with 1and1 web hosting. I was completely clueless when I started doing my own websites. Now I’m only about 90% clueless! Anyway, my brother-in-law used 1and1 and said that he liked it. I wanted to start a website for my virtual assistant business (which is now defunct). So, I went with 1and1. I got a basic package to start off, and they sent me all kinds of free software to go with it. I got Ulead’s PhotoImpact (which I still use to design t-shirts), Wise FTP and more. The domain names were (and still are) inexpensive. In fact, I think I’m up to 20 different domain names now.
When I decided that I need to upgrade to Unix (I needed to run some .php stuff to use cpshop), the transition was easy. When I couldn’t figure out how to point my domain name somewhere else, I called the help desk and they actually helped me.
There are lots of things on 1and1 for the total beginner. If you want a blog, you can click a few buttons and your blog is all set up for you…just start writing. (Mind you, with that easy blog you don’t get to tweak anything if you know what you’re doing). They also have a simple website builder, that can get you a nice looking basic website - also with just a few clicks.
I’ve been with them for three years now, and I’ve always been happy.
I’m givin’ them 5 cups of coffee 
Tags: business tools, Five Cups, internet, web hosting
