8 Web Apps for Businesses

I’d like to list some applications/software that I think is essential for any business that takes the web seriously as a marketing tool and sales lead generator. I will presume that all businesses have a web site first and foremost, if not, why not, it’s 2009 and we’re in a recessionary period folks – don’t you want sales!? Continue reading 8 Web Apps for Businesses

Living and Working in Leitrim

Myself and my partner moved to Leitrim from Dublin (Kimmage & Tallaght) in August 2003. She used to live there briefly as a child and her family have been coming boating on the Shannon for years. We were helping her father find a house to buy and we spotted a very nice one for him lakeside in Jamestown, a cute little village 2/3 miles from the epicenter of Leitrim, Carrick-on-Shannon. Continue reading Living and Working in Leitrim

New Baby Girl!

So after nearly 6 years from the initial decision to try for a baby and after much infertility treatment, pain, emotion, mileage, financial outlay and nerves – today at 8:34am our daughter finally arrived and about 2 weeks earlier than expected! Labor and pregnancy went well. She is 6 pounds five ounces and is doing fine. Photos below: Continue reading New Baby Girl!

Add PDF or File Download to WordPress

I’m regularly asked how to add a link to a downloadable PDF file for companies wishing to circulate brochures or pricelists etc via download from a website. The tutorial below works for any downloadable file whether it be a PDF, Word Document, Audio file, etc..

Resizing Images for the Web or Email

Getting photos onto a web page is a common but tricky process. You can’t just take a photograph off a digital camera and upload it or email it to someone because chances are it will be too large and take for ever. Heres a tutorial on how to resize an image both physically and file size wise using the freely available Pixresizer software available from bluefive.pair.com/pixresizer.htm

Help Us Choose a Baby Name!?

I never would have guessed how hard it would be to pick a name for our forthcoming child. Its one of the biggest decisions I’ve ever had to make so can we have some help please!? We have a shortlist but we don’t know the sex yet (its in a sealed envelope behind me here in the office!) hence 2 polls below: Continue reading Help Us Choose a Baby Name!?