For all you Mac junkies out there, I just started a new site called MacStop. Check it out for updates on the latest, and coolest applications for mac. Register and discuss your favorite apps, and more!

I’ve been hosting with BlueHost for sometime now and I have to say they are great. Usually when you sign up for “unlimited” hosting the servers are slow and customer service is bad due to the amount of customers. Wordpress is usually always loads slow on large shared hosts, but this is not the case with BlueHost. All of my WordPress sites load very quickly and I’ve never experienced downtime as of yet.

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http://www.teamworklive.com/
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http://www.wrike.com/
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Just added my current theme to WPzone.net. Go download your copy. For now, I’ve postponed releasing the “verysimple” theme. Still working on some bugs in it.

Why Optimize?

Well for two reasons mainly. It helps you get smaller CSS file sizes and better written code. The way the optimizer works actually lets you decide how much compression you want. From super compressed (virtually unreadable and editable by a human being) to visually pleasing. I prefer the standard setting because it gives you a little of both.

Another cool feature is that it helps you with shorthand coding. I am by no means an expert at CSS. I do not have all the shorthand methods memorized (yet!). For those of you using Dreamweaver, like myself, you’ll find that it likes to use longhand code. By this I mean putting each seperate rule on it’s own line. This can get tedious copying and pasting it make a small change. A lot of that stuff can get consolidated into one line, like backgrounds and borders.

So your main reasons for wanting to optimize are to make sure your CSS files are clean. There is a certain art form in clean and concise code. And I’m not even a programmer and I can see that. I’m an artist, so this tool really helps speed things up.

Some reasons you might use Filego.net:

• It is more secure than normal e-mail.
• You don’t have to worry about the size of file and being rejected because their e-mail server won’t allow a file that big or their e-mail is full.
• If you send a file to several people and discover you forgot someone you don’t have to upload the attachment again. Simply send the filego.net file link to the person you forgot.
• The download is the exact file you uploaded and no one had a chance to spoof or replace the file with another. Our servers are secure, and after a file is uploaded and you have the link it can be removed but not changed.
• Now you are able to e-mail out from an internet cafe, friends PC, or while you’re at a company pc. You can easily upload the files from the PC and then download them when you get to your destination.
• Stop being shouted at by your friends saying it took forever to get your e-mail attachment and they couldn’t receive or send an e-mail until it’s completed. Not everyone is on a high speed connection, and files get larger every day. By sending the link people, can download your files at their leisure when they are ready.
• Eliminate country or domain blocking problems for e-mail. Because of spam, more and more companies are implementing new rules about receiving e-mails. It is not uncommon for companies to delete e-mail from certain countries or even domains. If someone can’t receive your e-mail, just telephone them and give them the file link over the telephone. This will allow them to download the file easily and simply.

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