2006-08-11T00:47:51Z This site is an online magazine that offers free how-to internet knowledge for budget-minded businesses and designers, programmers, and others who support them. tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3 Movable Type Copyright (c) 2006, TimSlavin 2006-08-11T00:47:51Z 2006-08-10T19:41:47-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3412 2006-08-11T00:41:47Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com CSS Nifty way to create rounded corners using only two parameters (one of which is optional) with CSS and Javascript. Includes a detailed discussion with examples. 2006-08-08T19:01:57Z 2006-08-08T13:36:30-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3411 2006-08-08T18:36:30Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Wikis Lego wiki and a Joke wiki. This appears to be a free wiki.]]> 2006-06-16T20:18:49Z 2006-06-16T15:14:42-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3410 2006-06-16T20:14:42Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Ecommerce/Carts This is the cart I currently (2006) recommend to my clients. While no cart is perfect, the digiShop interface is easy to use and has a lot of features and flexibility. And while they have templates you have to change, it's only four compared to many more with other carts. And they provide an online widget that takes your page design, adds their code, and generates the templates. Their pre and post sale support is excellent and thorough. After 90 days, you have to pay for support but that should not be a problem for most users. Both the cart and support are reasonable, below $1,000 USD. 2006-01-28T17:32:12Z 2006-01-28T12:18:50-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3374 2006-01-28T17:18:50Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Spam Nash Interactive for the link.]]> 2006-01-28T17:05:40Z 2006-01-28T11:55:24-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3373 2006-01-28T16:55:24Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com File Extensions Sharpened.net.]]> 2006-01-14T17:42:13Z 2006-01-14T12:39:29-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3371 2006-01-14T17:39:29Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Help Desk A well-rounded and well-supported software tool with lots of features and reasonable per-seat pricing. They have a 45 day free trial. 2006-02-16T15:35:23Z 2006-01-04T22:04:38-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2006:/resources//3.3370 2006-01-05T03:04:38Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Wikis a wizard to compare a range of wiki software. Note, however, that their wizard does not compare a large number of hosted wikis, also known as wiki farms, just big ones like JotSpot. I assume they'll add more hosted wikis over time.]]> 2005-07-12T16:57:28Z 2005-07-12T11:05:36-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3342 2005-07-12T16:05:36Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Groupware This is a full-featured service to consider alongside BaseCamp, Intranets.com, and similar services. Their costs are competitive. 2005-07-03T17:18:21Z 2005-07-03T12:18:21-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3341 2005-07-03T17:18:21Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Graphic Design: Layout Templates Excellent one page tutorial from Firda Beka that shows how to get see-through backgrounds to achieve a multi-layer effect in your page design. 2005-06-23T19:59:01Z 2005-06-23T14:57:31-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3340 2005-06-23T19:57:31Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Ecommerce/Carts A good to great Australian site that tries to keep its information up to date. If you don't know, there are a number of sites that claim to have comprehensive lists when, in reality, their sites hawk a small set of solutions. This site appears to offer a neutral take on a broad set of possible shopping carts. 2005-06-20T22:34:57Z 2005-06-20T17:34:57-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3339 2005-06-20T22:34:57Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Website Activity Reporting Excellent free service with a good set of visitor activity data. Consider it as a nice alternative to SiteMeter and ecommstats. 2005-06-18T03:40:47Z 2005-06-17T22:40:47-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3337 2005-06-18T03:40:47Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Color This sample chapter from a book is an excellent introduction into most/all aspects of color and web design, from a non-designer point of view. Includes lots of examples and a wide range of topics. 2005-06-17T01:01:02Z 2005-06-16T20:01:02-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3330 2005-06-17T01:01:02Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com MySQL A free open source software tool to access and control MySQL databases, brought to you by the people who maintain MySQL. 2005-06-06T02:39:37Z 2005-06-05T21:39:37-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3328 2005-06-06T02:39:37Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com SSL Certificates Competive pricing and a good range of products to compare with GeoTrust and other low-cost vendors. 2005-06-01T12:28:39Z 2005-06-01T07:28:39-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3327 2005-06-01T12:28:39Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Search Engine Optimization An excellent, to the point, tutorial about how to configure your robots.txt file and control how search engines crawl your web pages. 2005-05-30T02:28:54Z 2005-05-29T21:28:54-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.3326 2005-05-30T02:28:54Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Color Color Schemer. Both tools help you pick colors for websites that work well together.]]> 2005-06-04T17:00:30Z 2005-05-09T21:15:57-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.1786 2005-05-10T02:15:57Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com MySQL Free open source tool that lets you design, model, create, and maintain MySQL databases. Works in Windows and Linux. 2005-06-04T16:08:30Z 2005-05-05T19:25:38-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.1785 2005-05-06T00:25:38Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Newsgroups and Forums A lightweight newsgroup and forum software that uses PHP, MySQL. Connected with WordPress, the open source weblog publishing tool. 2005-06-04T16:08:30Z 2005-05-01T13:31:49-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.1784 2005-05-01T18:31:49Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: Content Management A lightweight CMS and weblog that lets you manage it with the desktop software of your choice. The site includes links to lots of desktop clients. 2005-06-04T16:08:30Z 2005-04-20T10:54:41-05:00 tag:www.reachcustomersonline.com,2005:/resources//3.1776 2005-04-20T15:54:41Z

TimSlavin http://www.reachcustomersonline.com tim@reachcustomersonline.com Software: HTML/CSS Editors Excellent set of links to software that can be used within web publishing tools to make content management easy for non-technical people. Includes links to free open source tools as well as good paid tools in different price ranges.