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ANOTHER NOTE: Thanks to Mikey J for his comment about the renewal process.  He’s right… At the end of each subscription year, each MAPS subscriber must re-enroll in the initiative.
NOTE:  Thanks to Susan for her comment about the eligibility requirements for the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription.  Below is a snippet from the Microsoft web site.  [...]

Earlier this week, Amazon announced that their Elastic Computing Cloud (EC2) would support Microsoft Windows Server 2003.  In addition, EC2 for Windows also supports SQL Server Standard and Express databases.  This is terrific news for those of us in the non-LAMP camp.  Amazon EC2 has been around for a few years, but only recently did [...]

This morning, when browsing through one of my web sites with FireFox, I noticed that one of the pages came back with the following, ominous error.
Needless to say, I was little concerned
I did some research online and was surprised not to find a lot of information about how Firefox determines if a web [...]

As a part of starting a new company, I’m currently working on some of the more mundane tasks associated with the startup of a new venture, like registering the LLC, setting up bank accounts, looking into options for office space, etc.  To balance these tasks, I’m also in the middle of getting a logo designed [...]

Amazon Prime is a popular Amazon.com program that gives its members unlimited Free Two-Day Shipping on millions of eligible items.  All new members are offered a free trial, allowing them to experience the convenience of shopping with Amazon Prime benefits for an entire month at no charge.
Amazon Prime members enjoy the following benefits:
1.    Unlimited [...]

As more people start their own small businesses, the competition for high-quality domain names becomes more competitive.  One source of information that’s a must-visit before you purchase an existing domain names is DNSalePrice.com.
According to the DNSalePrice.com web site:
Our database is the largest and most accurate repository of domain sales to be found anywhere. It includes [...]

Newsday has an article by Jamie Herzlich with some helpful hints for projecting a professional image for a home business.  Tips from the article include:

Have a separate phone line for your business
Avoid using your home address as your business address
Make sure your corporate materials are high-quality
Don’t give clients the impression you’re larger than you are [...]