http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com Useful tips, techniques and information for making and maintaining your website and making your internet experience more enjoyable. en-us Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:15:02 MST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Generate RSS 2.0 Feed by Curt Siters 240 http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2010/05/19/Business_and_Social_Mediahttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2010/05/19/Business_and_Social_Media We've all seen it on our social media pages - someone doing nothing but advertising - and it makes me sick Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/06/26/How_typical_is_this_of_a_business_More_than_you_think._Boycott_Amazon.comhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/06/26/How_typical_is_this_of_a_business_More_than_you_think._Boycott_Amazon.com I don't like the color of your skies so I am going pull my business out of your area. This is a pervading attitude of businesses. So I say boycott them! Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/04/29/Is_it_me_or_is_Windows_screwing_with_Google_linkshttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/04/29/Is_it_me_or_is_Windows_screwing_with_Google_links I've noticed lately that whenever I do a search on Google using my Windows laptop and I click on a link in the search results I get shuffled to a relevant but wrong page. Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/04/27/When_selecting_a_webhost_be_sure_to_consider_the_customer_servicehttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/04/27/When_selecting_a_webhost_be_sure_to_consider_the_customer_service One of the hardest things to do when checking out any service company is to get a feel for their customer service as it is something that occurs after the sale. Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/24/Making_Lemonade,_or,_turning_Whoops_into_Wowhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/24/Making_Lemonade,_or,_turning_Whoops_into_Wow Sometimes making mistakes doesn't mean you made a mistake. It is all in how you look at it. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/17/Fast_Motion_Video_Sculpting_by_Liz_Lomax_Fascinating_to_watchhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/17/Fast_Motion_Video_Sculpting_by_Liz_Lomax_Fascinating_to_watch I always love to watch artists at work. Fast motion video sometimes is better than live because it can cut out a lot of the not so fascinating stuff. Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/16/Conficker_Worm_$250k_reward_for_capture_offered_by_Microsoft._Help_stop_it.http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/16/Conficker_Worm_$250k_reward_for_capture_offered_by_Microsoft._Help_stop_it. If you know anyone involved with the development of the Conficker worm, please turn them in. As much as I don't care for Microsoft this one has the potential to do a lot of damage Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/15/Textures_R_Us_Getting_started_using_textures_in_3D_graphics_programshttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/15/Textures_R_Us_Getting_started_using_textures_in_3D_graphics_programs Getting started in adding textures is fairly easy. Mastering textures takes a little more time. Here is a simple tutorial to get you started. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/12/Web_Browser_Statistics_Are_Lies_Microsoft_Fraudulently_Alters_Informationhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/12/Web_Browser_Statistics_Are_Lies_Microsoft_Fraudulently_Alters_Information I had been struggling with trying to get something to work in both web standards compliant browsers and Microsoft internet Explorer when I discovered that browser market share for IE is totally wrong! Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/11/Internet_Marketing_Tele_seminarhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/02/11/Internet_Marketing_Tele_seminar Marilee Tolen presents teleseminars with experts in the industry to teach you how to turn the www into another stream of income. Particularly those in the healing and health care industry. Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/28/Pay_Attention_To_Light_In_Your_Imageshttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/28/Pay_Attention_To_Light_In_Your_Images In graphics the image is important, however there are subtle things, such as lighting, that can make or break an image. Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/26/Sometimes_words_fail_to_describe_a_situationhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/26/Sometimes_words_fail_to_describe_a_situation Have you ever seen a picture that makes you feel dread and smile at the same time Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/23/Capturing_Spiders_and_Lenseshttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/23/Capturing_Spiders_and_Lenses Macro lenses are great for getting that close-up of your favorite flower, or, even spiders. Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/22/Worm-Seizes-8-Million-PCs-in-a-Weekhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/22/Worm-Seizes-8-Million-PCs-in-a-Week Last week the international community was hit by one of the worst viral internet attacks to take over the corporate world in recent years. The worm, which goes by the names Downadup, Conficker, or Ki Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST http://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/22/Writing-reality-Is-detailing-every-action-in-writing-goodhttp://geek-zone.yourwebreference.com/2009/01/22/Writing-reality-Is-detailing-every-action-in-writing-good Writing real action sequences can be overload. Movies know how to do it and you can learn from them. Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 MST