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How do I create custom email filters in MSN Hotmail?

February 18, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Computer & Internet Basics / 30 Comments

Dave, I’ve noticed that you write about Gmail a lot, but I’m hoping you can help me out with an MSN Hotmail question too: I’ve had an account on Hotmail for a long time and would like to be able to have messages from specific mailing lists automatically filed in different folders, rather than jammed into my inbox. Is that doable, and if so, how?

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Can I change my Web page based on time of day?

February 17, 2005 / Dave Taylor / HTML & Web Page Design / 16 Comments

Dave, I need your help. I’m updating my Web site for The David Lawrence Show and would like to display ‘ON THE AIR’ between 7p and 10p PT (3a to 6a GMT) Monday through Saturday, and ‘OFF THE AIR’ the rest of the time. How do I do this? Later, I can easily replace this displayed text with an image tag once I find an on-air light graphic that doesn’t look like it’s from 1943. 🙂

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How do the costs of publishing a book break down?

February 16, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Writing and Publishing / 1 Comment

Dave, where can I find the PERCENTAGE breakdown on the average of what it costs a Publisher to print and distribute hardcover and softcover books. In other words, I am looking for how their broken down overhead costs out in percentage form, based on the total end bookstand price of the book?

And failing that, at least, approximately what percentage of the hardcover and softcover book does printing, shipping, and distribution amount to?

And last, what percentage range of the end bookstand price does the publisher normally pocket for its own share of the take?

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What is Deceptive Keyword Bidding on Google AdWords?

February 16, 2005 / Dave Taylor / AdSense, AdWords, and PPC Help / 11 Comments

Dave, I’ve been reading about various tricks that marketing folks use to gain more traffic for their Web site through paid advertising and just came across deceptive keyword bidding, but I’m not clear what that really is. Can you clarify for me, please? For that matter, I don’t fully understand how keyword bidding is done on Google AdWords anyway.

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Any advice on how to propose a partnership with a Japanese firm?

February 15, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Business Advice / 4 Comments

Dave, I’m interested in proposing a partnership arrangement with a Japanese firm but don’t really know how to go about it. What kind of things should I make sure are included in my letter? Is a letter the best way to contact the firm? Etc., etc. I feel a bit like I’m up a creek without a paddle. Can you help me out?

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What pitfalls lurk in publishing for a writer?

February 14, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Writing and Publishing / 4 Comments

Dave, I’m interested in writing a technical book and have found that there are two basic reactions people have when I tell them this: they either run in horror or laugh a peculiar, Exorcist sort of laugh then just walk away, shaking their head. Be that as it may, I really think I have something to say and have come to ask you what pitfalls may lurk for a new, naive writer?

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How come a URL with “mp3” in it kills Movable Type?

February 12, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Wordpress Help / 2 Comments

Is it possible to have a URL that if you reference it in a Movable Type weblog entry, will actually cause Movable Type to crash rather than add the article to your weblog? And if so, how do you get around that problem?

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How can I quickly create millions of tiny files in Linux?

February 10, 2005 / Dave Taylor / Linux Help / 19 Comments

Dave, I have searched the web over and can’t seem to find an appropriate answer to this question. I have a need for a script that will create millions of 1-5Kbyte files in a linux filesystem for testing purposes. I have to do this on a regular basis and it would be really cool to have it scripted. I am not sure what the quickest way to do this would be?

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