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Yeah, that deal is only if you prepay for a year's service. You guys were right!

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...ftware&n=507846 I just got an email about this, and it kinda gets to me since I had just purchased Paint Shop Pro 7 a few months ago. It's still a pretty good deal (after rebates of course) at around $40.

I added this to my site this morning since I was so proud of it. I drew it out by hand, and colored it via Paint Shop Pro 7. Ohh and for those of you who haven't seen me before, yes it is me! woooot What do you all think?

Kick Me haha, very cool indeed...

You might have to wait for domain name propigation, but if you want we can just move your current set up over to your reseller plan if you do get one. That way you wouldn't have to worry about getting things set up again.

Okay, doing something like blog.yoursite.com or photos.yoursite.com is okay just as long as that's the the bigger whole of the site and it all ties in. From what you just now described I'd say your on the fine-line between a violation and being safe. If your blog is kept totally seperate from anything "buisness-wise" your doing, then I'd say you might be in trouble. On the other hand, if it was integrated, like say you just wanted to give your clients a look in, and I didn't feel like i was traveling to a whole diffrent site.. then it might be okay. Best thing I could tell you to do, is just buy a simple plan and another domain name (they are cheep these days) if you want to break off and have a personal site, that way the lines of where your personal and professional site integrate wouldn't be a problem at all.

No you can't host multiple domains from your site even if they are your domains. You may only host one domain per virtual account. That's about as clear as I can make it, taking it right from the Acceptable Use Policy.

You can only host one site per plan, unless you bump up to becoming a reseller. You could purchase other plans and then you could host other sites. Hope this make sence!

Yes this is a BIG Acceptable Use Policy violation. No, there's not anybody around here giving their friends free hosting, and if there is.. be warned now that your risking the suspension or termination of your account.

Here at TotalChoice we have an auto-install for InvisionBoard, which should do the trick for you. Just set up the new board, then transfer your files over.

very cool avatar indeed!

Nope, boxturt was right, I know I worked hard and long to be labled a Guru! Just remember, there's only ONE Head Guru!

Done!

Damn, glad I'm the Customer Service Director and not the one incharge of untangling wires!

You can either upgrade to the next highest plan, or look at the bottom of this page: http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/web-host...ting-plans.html That lists what all the "extras" cost.

Very awesome, a new toy to play with!

"note to self, go and join Mike's forums"

Very nice! I want it! Think you could just slip it under the table to me?!

Good job Rick!

Top Three Elements of Page Design by Mitch Keeler - Customer Support Director So you want to design your own website to put on the world wide web? Well as easy as it may seem; such as with anything, there's a right way to do it and a wrong way to go about it. Ease of Use The most important element of web page design is making things simple for the end user. Take, for an example, a dictionary. If the words weren't in alphabetical order, then it would be near impossible to find anything. The same thing applies in web design. You need to give your users a clear cut navigation system to work from. If a user has to search for more than a few seconds on how to go to the next page of your site, they probably won't go to the next page of your site. It doesn't mater where you put it on a layout either. It could be at the top, bottom, left, or right. Also, it's worth making a note of, if your site uses frames make sure you list some links back to the index or put a small menu at the bottom of each page; because if the inside frame is caught a users eye via a search engine, then they'd be trapped in that one page and unable to navigate anywhere else in your site. For larger websites, it wouldn't hurt to also have a site map page. This lays your entire site out in one page usually giving a hierarchy of links and sometimes a brief description of the content on that page. Accessibility Most webmasters look over this for the sake of being on the leading edge of technology. This however is not always the best way to operate. You have to take in consideration that your readers could be using a plethora of different operating systems or one of the many internet browsers out there available today. Also don't forget that many people are using a larger resolutions as well. It's important to get at least the most popular browsers in your hands (IE: Internet Explorer and Mozilla) then test to make sure your end page is looking the way you want it to in any browser. You must also look at the page via many different screen resolutions to see how limited you might be leaving other people out there. A tip I always use is to try working your page in percentages first. Instead of that table being 543 pixels, make it 80 percent. That way no matter what the screen resolution, it will always cover 80 percent of the screen. Anybody can built a layout, but only few can make that same layout accessible to anybody and everybody. Font sizes are important as well. The smaller they are, the harder it's going to be to read them at a higher resolution. If you insist on using small fonts though, at least make sure your font color and your background contrast enough to where the text shows up as clear as it can. (IE: black text on a white background) A rule of accessibility that some forget is to label your images. Make sure you give it some kind of tag, such as "a picture from my summer vacation". This will not only help handicapped viewers of your site, but if the user has images turned off or if he's just waiting for it to load he'll know what that picture is about. Along with making sure you give an alt tag with your pictures and images, make sure you label their height and width as well. That way if a layout is taking some time to load, we can be sure that the picture of grandma is only one-hundred pixels high and one-hundred pixels in width. Target Your Audience The last element of design I have to share with you is targeting your audience. As another example, take a website for a retirement home. You wouldn't want to put bright neon colors, really tiny text and nuclear explosion images all over the page. You would want to use cool and calm colors, large text, and maybe a few pictures around the grounds of the retirement home. If you're creating a web page, then we assume that you know who you're creating it for. Try to give your users a layout they can enjoy, and aim towards their needs and wants. In Conclusion... I'm sure there are more tips and tricks to web design that I didn't even begin to go into here, but these are definitely the most important. Without ease of use, visitors won't stay at your site for long out of frustration. Without accessibility, you're cutting the prospects of potential customers in half if not more. Then without targeting your audience, you have a bunch of senior citizens running scared with your nuclear explosion images and tiny text.

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2003/02...davidsklar.html Found that page via a quick Google search on the issue, might come in handy for ya'll.

Well if you would keep answering my emails, and allowing me to help walk you through this problem instead of coming back to the boards, your problem will be solved a little faster.

In addition, please don't label something "Magor Huge!" unless it really is so. Doing so might eventually start a "boy who cried wolf" problem with you. We'll always check out new threads on the boards, and if that's not fast enough you can always check to see if theirs an online opperator avaliable or email one of us gurus directly.

Good to hear you got fixed up! Welcome to the family!

Email me and I'll get you taken care of! mitch@totalchoicehosting.com .