Yesterday, I mentioned that I would be pointing out some noteworthy widgets in the future, and the future is here today. Today’s noteworthy widget is Plugoo. Plugoo lets you very easily chat with your website’s visitors via your own every day IM client. Whatever instant messenging client you normally use – Yahoo [...]

Posted on July 31st, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Site Ideas | 2 Comments »

Are you looking for a way to spice up your site or blog while using cool technology? A widget is probably the answer. There are thousands of widgets available out there, and I plan to point a few out that are particularly noteworthy in future posts. Today’s noteworthy widget is a really [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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How often do you say “I have an idea”? Does anyone make a face or groan when you say that? How often do you hear in response, “Now what”? If you are an idea person like I am, you’ll have that scenario play out many times over your lifetime. Some [...]

Posted on July 27th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Business Development | 4 Comments »

Yesterday, when discussing how I plan to survive my next computer crash, I mentioned that I was going to start storing music and photos on thumbdrives (USB Flash drives). Since that time, I’ve come to the conclusion that I *may* be able to run most of what I do from a USB flash drive. [...]

Posted on July 24th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Tech Advice | 2 Comments »

My entire weekend was ruined when my computer died early Saturday morning. I wasn’t entirely surprised. My computers tend to give up the ghost every 2-3 years, and the latest had lasted nearly 4 years. I wasn’t too worried. I have backups, right? Well, yes, sort of. For some [...]

Posted on July 23rd, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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I chose to give today’s Dazzlin Badge of Excellence to Sarah Dopp of Dopp Juice primarily based upon her Practice Senseless Acts of Beauty post. However, I’ve had her blog in mind for a while now because she has an interesting perspective. Her tag line alone, “the seeds and pulp just make it [...]

Posted on July 20th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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Need a free stock photo? Free … meaning you don’t have to pay anyone cold, hard cash for its use? Look no further. I’ve compiled my top 10 list of favorite stock photo sites that don’t cost you anything. Make sure you read any terms of usage, however, as you may [...]

Posted on July 18th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Nice Photos | 84 Comments »

Social Networking – What is It? I get asked this fairly often, so I thought I’d give a brief explanation.
Social Networking sites are all different in some respects, but they all have some things in common.

As the name implies, they are “social”, and revolve around a community of users who are all actively participating [...]

Posted on July 16th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
Filed under: Tech Advice | 4 Comments »

Today is Friday the 13th, and if you are the superstitious sort, then you may want to stay safe and sound in your home today. If you are curious why Friday the 13th is considered to be an unlucky day, well, you won’t ever know the real reason. There are too many possible [...]

Posted on July 13th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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Because everyone needs a little humor and sarcasm mixed in with excellent advice, today’s Dazzlin Badge of Excellence goes to Bloggrrl.com! The irreverent style sweetly mixed with good content is a definite winner. I’d imagine it may not be right for everyone, especially the most conservative of folks, but if you don’t mind [...]

Posted on July 11th, 2007 by DazzlinDonna
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