Author Archives: SFC

How to Create an Animated GIF using GIMP

By SFC | Published: December 17, 2010
1. Put all your GIF images in a single directory for ease of use. These are the images to be used to create the animation. 2. Open GIMP then open the first image by pressing File and then Open and browse to your directory where they are stored. 3. Now open all the remaining GIF images [...]
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How to customize your linkedin public profile name?

By SFC | Published: October 19, 2010
To customize your linkedin public URL: Login to your linkedin site. Click on the Settings option in the top right of the screen. Locate the Profile Settings section and click on the Public Profile option. Click the Edit button beside your Public Profile URL. Enter a new URL name and press the Set Address button. The customURL is limited to between [...]
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How do I get my picture to show up when I Tweet?

By SFC | Published: October 11, 2010
First you need to place the picture you plan to use in a location on your computer where you can find it. Your picture must be larger than 48k but no more than 700k in a format of either JPG, GIF or PNG. Login to your Twitter account, www.Twitter.com. Look on the top right for a [...]
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Stop Maximizing My Windows!

By SFC | Published: July 29, 2010
Windows 7 has this maddening feature that maximizes your window if you move it too close to the edge of the screen.  MicroSoft calls it the Snap feature and claims it’s a “quick (and fun) new way to resize open windows, simply by dragging them to the edges of your screen.” If you work with many [...]
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How to Send Out FaceBook Fan Invites?

By SFC | Published: July 13, 2010
Well it turns out there is no Find More Fans “Invite” button.  In order to get more fans for your business Fan page you must send your friends a direct email and ask them to locate your Fan page and “Like” it.   When someone presses the “Like” button on your Fan page they become your [...]
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Shopping Cart Requirements

By SFC | Published: July 2, 2010
Three things are required to implement a shopping cart on a website an SSL certificate, a Card Not Present (CNP) Merchant Account and a Payment Gateway Provider. SSL is short for Secure Sockets Layer which is an internet protocol that encrypts the electronic data and prevents it from being modified in transit.  In short this is [...]
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YouTube Video Security

By SFC | Published: June 17, 2010
YouTube allows users to set the security on uploaded videos to Public, Unlisted or Private. The Public security setting means just that; anyone can view the video and it is made available for searches.    So if you want people to be able to located your video by Googling it fill in the Title, Description and Tag [...]
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Why Does Every Business Need a Blog?

By SFC | Published: June 16, 2010
Business owners understand that in today’s market they need to advertise on the web so the need for a web site is now understood. But in addition to a web site a business needs an easy way to keep customers up to date on its seasonal offerings, holiday specials, new products and services and [...]
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