Today I released my first web-based service product, DomainKitchen.net. From the site:

DomainKitchen is a simple domain name “mashup” and bulk WHOIS utility designed to help product developers, web developers, and others come up with good product/service domain names. It works like this:

1. Give us some words (nouns, adjectives, verbs) that pertain to the product or service you’re offering, and select the domain extensions in which you’re interested.
2. We combine the words you input (below) into every two-word combination possible, and tack .com/.net/.org, etc. to the end.
3. You eliminate the less-than-steallar sounding domain names that result, and create a final list of only great sounding names to check for availability.
4. We use our automated system to check the WHOIS database for availability, and send you a final list of available names via e-mail.

It’s completely free and only takes a few minutes to use. There are no logins to keep track of, and your personal information is never sold or otherwise transmitted to any third party.

Head on over to domainkitchen.net and check it out!

If you have Ruby, Rails and Gem installed properly, installing Typo on a dedicated production server is one of the easiest installs I think I’ve ever seen. Here’s a quick tutorial.

If you’ve ever used streaming video, you know how annoying it is when you click the pause button, and the video pauses, but when you click it again it takes some time to start again. This article describes why this occurs

I recently ran into a situation where a new domain I’d set up was resolving to an old location. I tried it from another computer, and surprise-surprise, it worked properly, displaying the new content. The problem was that my OS X machine I was using had cached the old DNS entry for the domain. Here’s how I solved it.

I recently came across an issue where I needed to stream Adobe PDF data acquired from a database to the user’s browser. Of course it worked fine in standards-compliant browsers like Firefox and Safari, but good ‘ol Microsoft Internet Explorer just decided it was too good for me.

Here’s how I fooled it.

Most people choose passwords because they’re easy to remember, but unfortunately that means they’re usually easy to crack. The whole point of a password is to keep bad people out of your account, whatever kind of account it may be. Unfortunately, the easier your password is to type and remember, the easier it is to crack. But don’t panic - this guide will explain how to create a good password you can use to keep your account secure.

This is one of the most common questions I receive, so here’s a screenshot-by-screenshot example.

This brief tutorial is only for the Microsoft Outlook family of programs, however most e-mail programs use similar terminology and settings placement. After reading this tutorial, if you are still confused, seek help from the program manufacturer.

NOTE: There are literally hundreds of e-mail programs available on the internet and in stores. Because I have no control over which program a client or customer uses, because they are third-party programs created by other companies and individuals, and because there are so many programs available, I do not provide individual e-mail account setup support. If the following tutorial does not work for you, please consult the help documentation that came with your e-mail client.