Category Archives: Website Development

Ways to use Houzz.com

For more information about using Houzz as a professional, check out the following links: For architects: http://info.houzz.com/aug7webinar.html For designers: http://info.houzz.com/july31web.html For builders/remodelers: http://info.houzz.com/txwebinar.html also a relevant article for remodelers: http://bit.ly/Mow08M For vendors/showrooms: http://info.houzz.com/july31web.html
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How to Create Anchor Tags

Anchor Tags are links to another section within the same page. They are created by using the the <a> tag and an ID. Example: Link to Section 1 (the code would look like this: <a href="#Section1">See also Chapter 4.</a>) Link to Section 2 Link to Section 3 Link to Section 4 Section 1 (The code…
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Why we don’t offer FTP?

We are often asked if we can host standard HTML pages which are uploaded via FTP (File Transfer Protocol). We can host all types of files however we do not provide FTP access. If you choose to host on the Blackrock Networks, Inc. servers, you can use our Content Management System (CMS), WordPress of another…
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How to prevent spam form submissions

reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service that protects your site against spam, malicious registrations and other forms of attacks where computers try to disguise themselves as a human; a CAPTCHA is a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Human Apart. reCAPTCHA comes  can be added to your blog, forum, registration form, etc.…
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Ending Support for Older Browsers

Many people ask why we don't continue to support older web browsers when it comes to email or website development. The answer is simple. You can't live in the past forever. Our webmail is supported in the following browsers, but even the list below can be challenging when you have multiple tool-bars and plugins installed. These…
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Google drops Gmail Outlook sync

"After some Winter cleaning, Google announced the immediate discontinuation of Google Sync and Google Calendar Sync. These applications were designed to synchronize Gmail accounts with Outlook, various devices and other software via Microsoft's Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) protocol." -By Rick Burgess Read More at: http://www.techspot.com/news/51129-google-drops-gmail-outlook-sync-support-microsoft-surprised.html
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Features with our WordPress Hosting

When you sign up with us you get some of the most reliable and tested plugins pre-installed. 1. Jetpack is a WordPress plugin with the awesome cloud power of WordPress.com. Email subscriptions for your blog's posts and your post's comments. Social networking enabled comment system. Simple, Akismet-backed contact forms. The WP.me URL shortener. Hovercard popups for your…
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Dealing with Comment Spam in WordPress

Dealing with Spam Comments Comment Moderation is very effective in addressing unwanted comments. The best defense against comment spam is just watching your comments. Still if your blog is popular among people it will be popular among comment spammers as well and you may not be ale to do the heavy lifting all by yourself.…
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