Configuring WordPress Installation Location

As you are probably aware, WordPress can be installed either to the root folder of your domain (i.e. mydomain.com) or into a sub-folder of the domain (i.e. mydomain.com/wordpressfolder).   There are some advantages and disadvantages to each, but in general I believe installing into a sub-folder is the best choice for the majority of WordPress installations. …

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Differences Between Outlook and Windows Live Mail

Ok, Microsoft has two major mail clients – the kind that you run in Windows rather than access from the web using a browser.  I’ve often wondered if the free mail client that comes with Windows Live services, Windows Live Mail (WLM), could replace the onerous Outlook Mail that comes with Microsoft Office. Bottom line: …

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Centering Pictures in Windows Live Writer

Why my pictures would not center in my blog. The pictures I was placing in my blog would not center if they were placed side by side even if I set the paragraph style to centered or set the picture alignment to center. When Windows Live Writer applies a paragraph style to center it sets…

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My browser says website is not available…

We all have favorite websites that we often visit, and the modern browser versions from Internet Explorer (IE), Chrome, Firefox, etc all help with this.  One of the ways they help is by maintaining a list of recently visited web sites that match whatever you may be typing in the address bar.  Notice in the…

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