Diskeeper 2011 Giveaway

Giveaway has ended. Winners will receive an email directly from Diskeeper. Enjoy the new program and thanks for entering.

Diskeeper 2011.

Diskeeper 2011

How many of you perform regular system maintenance on your systems? Do you defrag your hard drive on a regular basis? No. Do you know what fragmentation is and what defragging your system does does?

Fragmentation of your hard drive occurs when your operating system cannot or will not allocate enough contiguous space to store a complete file as a unit. Instead it puts bits and pieces of the file in gaps between other files. Large files and a increasing number of files only make this worse. As the hard drive becomes more and more fragmented, you may notice a decrease in your system performance.

Windows comes with a Tool called Defrag. It is located under Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup. Running Defrag is notoriously SLOW – at least it always has been for me.  For several years now I have been using a program called Diskeeper. When I first tried it on an older computer, it was slow. BUT I have been running Diskeeper 2010 with IntellWrite for quite some time and it runs quietly in the background with no noticeable decrease in my performance.

I was recently given a copy of Diskeeper 2011 to try before its release to the public.

Diskeeper 2011 offers  IntelliWrite technology which  prevents fragmentation of your hard drive even before it begins. It works quietly in the background and you should notice no decrease in performance. The new Instant Defrag feature of Diskeeper 2011 eliminates any fragmented data that may occur.

Would you like to have a NFR (Not for Resale) copy of Diskeeper 2011 and see for yourself how efficiently it works?

I have 3-5 copies of the latest version (NFR) available to be given away BEFORE it becomes available to the public.  Thank you Derek from Diskeeper. All you have to do is head over to the Diskeeper Home Page and give me the name of one of the other products that Diskeeper Corporations sells. Fill in the contact form on this blog and give me your answer in the message field.

If you post a correct answer, I’ll put your name in a hat or bowl or whatever and draw the names.  I will then pass your details to Derek at Diskeeper and he will forward the NFR copy to you. Don’t delay, enter now using  the Contact Form on this blog. Good luck!

The official release date for Diskeeper 2011 is March 22, 2011.

 

 

By Patricia Geary, March 16th, 2011 | Category: Software | 11 comments |

Contact Form Package

Sample Contact Form.

Sample Contact Form.

James Huggins first introduced his php email form script in 2005. I have been using it since soon after it was first introduced on all the sites I own and maintain. I have even included it with a couple of the free template packages I have offered on my sites Genealogy Web Creations as well as Expression Web Tutorials & Templates.

I have created a contact form package which includes the following:

  • sample contact form
  • sample thank you page
  • sample error template
  • form.css – external style sheet for the form and error template
  • instructions for editing sample contact form
  • background image used for form fields

The package does NOT include James’ email form script. That you will need to download from his site.

You may download the contact form package

Instructions for using and editing the contact form

More information on Huggins email form script

By Patricia Geary, March 14th, 2011 | Category: Expression Web Templates | Leave a comment |

Prerequisites for Using Microsoft Expression Web

Microsoft Expression Web is a professional Web design tool that is designed for creating standards-based Web sites. In order for Web designers to be productive with Expression Web, the capabilities of the product must be understood and specific skills must be acquired.

For those of you who are moving from FrontPage to using Expression Web this is a MUST READ article from Microsoft. If you are just thinking about moving to using Expression Web or have just started new with the program this is a MUST READ article.

Prerequisites for Using Microsoft Expression Web answers the following questions:

  • Is Expression Web a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get (WYSIWYG) tool?
  • Is Expression Web the same as Microsoft FrontPage? Is it a replacement for FrontPage?
  • Can I use FrontPage Server Extensions and still get point-and-click design elements without learning new design technologies?
  • What skills do I need in order to use Expression Web? Do I need to be a professional Web designer?
  • How can I acquire the skills I need to use Expression Web?

Pay particular attention to the resources listed as the answer to the last question. They will say you a world of frustration in trying to work with the program.  Read Prerequisites for Using Microsoft Expression Web.

Additional HTML Resources:

Additional CSS Resources:

Additional Expression Web Resources:

By Patricia Geary, February 23rd, 2011 | Category: Expression Web Training | Leave a comment |

Expression Web Community Toolbar updated

Do you hate to spend your time searching the web for sites with information, tutorials, and such on Expression Web? Do you find the sites, then forget to bookmark them? Wouldn’t you rather spend your time working on your site than hunting for the tutorials and resources you need to get the job done?

Then our Free Expression Web Community Toolbar is just the tool you need! It’s updated frequently and the new links are added at the top of the various categories. Look for “NEW LINKS – LOOK HERE FIRST” with a date for the newest offerings. The Expression Web Community Toolbar is brought to you by Pat Geary and Tina Clarke of Migrating from FrontPage to Expression Web. Both Pat and Tina are Microsoft MVP’s for Expression Web.

Updated: 6th February, 2011 Expression Web and Web Design Links

The toolbar includes all of the  Expression Web versions 1, 2, 3 and 4 as well as the Expression applications.

  • Expression Design
  • Expression Blend
  • Expression Encoder

It also includes links for  Contests, Giveaways, and special offers for Expression Web 3.0 and 4.0. Want to know what Expression Web Communities, Webcasts and Live Events might be available? Those are included too.

The toolbar would not be complete without resources for Web Design in general and you can find that information too.

Let Tina and Pat let their “fingers do the walking for you” while you spend your time working on your site, and of course, reading all the good information posted on the toolbar. The toolbar is free so download and install you Free Expression Web Community Toolbar today.

Expression Web Community Toolbar.

Expression Web Community Toolbar

Click on the thumbnail for a larger image of the current toolbar.

By Patricia Geary, February 7th, 2011 | Category: Expression Web Tips | Leave a comment |

Customer Feedback for Microsoft Expression Web

The current version of Expression Web is version 4. Are there new features you would like to see in future versions? Or are some of your favorite features missing from the current version? Now YOU have the opportunity to let the Expression Web team know what features you would most like to have.

The Expression Web team has set up a site  https://expressionweb.uservoice.com/ on User Voice where you can vote on some of the features already listed and/or add your own “wish list” features. Some of the features most wished for are:

  1. Customize dialog box where you can really add a custom toolbar with commands and options. Not the current add-in which is really just a favorites toolbar.
  2. CSS layout generator perhaps on the order of the add-in that was available for EW 1 and 2 – CSS Sculptor.
  3. CSS menu widget
  4. Support for server-side-includes.
  5. Photo Gallery
  6. Forms control

These are just a few of  items on the “wish list.” Now you have the opportunity to be heard and tell MS what you would like to see in future versions of Expression Web. You can vote on the features as well as add comments. So head on over to https://expressionweb.uservoice.com/ and add your voice to the Expression Web community.

By Patricia Geary, January 27th, 2011 | Category: EW News | One comment |
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