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Hi Folks..  Randy here…

I’ve been trying to learn CSS.  For those who don’t do much HTML coding, it the method for styling your pages.  Colors, borders, widths, and so forth, can be individualized within the CSS stylesheet.  Anyhow, it’s been a bear for me to learn ( you know… Old Dogs & New Tricks ).  I’ve gone to W3C’s website and studied their tutorial, which is great, but I never found a great coding aid until recently.

I’ve used Dreamweaver© for years and loved it.  I still do.  But for working with both page views and stylesheets it leaves something to be desired.  I’ve used Programmer’s Notepad; another great tool.  I love it too, but I needed an app that helped me with the blank spaces in my CSS knowledge mental database.

Here’s what I found.  It’s called Aptana Studio 1.1.  It’s free… repeat FREE…. for the Community Edition.  That’s what I downloaded.  There is a Pro Edition.  There is a price on that one and if you choose you can upgrade from within the Community Edition.  The blurb below is from their website.

Aptana Studio is a powerful, free and open source Ajax development environment which runs stand-alone or within Eclipse. With over 2,000,000 downloads to date, thousands of developers a day are discovering why Aptana Studio is now the leading choice of web professionals everywhere. Why? Aptana Studio offers unparalleled tooling for Ajax including HTML, CSS, DOM, and JavaScript editing and debugging, plus support via additional free plugins for PHP, Ruby on Rails, Adobe AIR, Apple iPhone development.

Here’s what I like about it.  You can work on your page view and your stylesheet at the same time.  Not only will Aptana Studio validate your CSS on the fly but help with your HTML syntax on the page view.  It lets you view your work in both Firefox© and in IE© without leaving the program.  I actually checked how accurate this feature was by openning the same view in both IE© and Firefox© browsers and compared the output with the internal view.  They matched!

What I like most about Aptana Studio is their CSS editor.  I don’t know about you but I don’t code every day.  So I need a little help remembering the values of the properties I’m trying to use.  I can remember properties like ‘width’ and the values for ‘width’ but some of the other properties I don’t use so much.  Ergo, I need a mental push.  Aptana Studio does that for me.  Just type in a property and it shows you all the values available that you can use.  Neat huh!

Aptana Studio also has plugins for PHP, Ruby on Rails, Adobe© Air, and iPhone©/iPod© Touch development.  Cool!  The PHP was the only plugin that I needed for now.  I’ll play with the others later.

For those who care, Aptana Studio has Ajax tools build in.  It comes with their Aptana Jaxer Server integrated into the application so that development of end-to-end Ajax applications requires no further installations or server setup.  It works with most of the Ajax libraries.

Bottom line… This is a great tool for anyone who needs to code or style their webpages.  Two thumbs up for the Aptana crew for this one.  It gets five stars from me.

I’m still writing articles. They’re on EzineArticles.com. I have started writing on Helium.com, also. Take the time to give them a read.

Profit Masters is still going strong. I’ve been working on posts about Traffic Exchanges and their place in internet marketing. What they are and how to use them. If you’re into internet marketing, then this is the place to visit.

If you’re into blogs, go to MyBlogLog.com and check out 365ad ’s member page. She has some great blogs. Visit her 365 Birthday Blog or 365 Days of Advertising. She also has 365 Day Project running. All are very creative. Two snaps up to 365ad!

That’s enought blathering for one morning. Be cool. Be well. Be positive!

I got a new article called “Misconceptions about Wireless Networking”. It has to do with wireless networking and peoples misconceptions about the hardware and how it actually works. Please take the time to give it a view.

It was added to the EzineArticles.com directory:
http://EzineArticles.com/?id=447083.

We have so many avenues for income on the Internet.  There is affiliate marketing, email marketing, and so on, etc.  Blogs are the latest venue for getting products and information out to the public.  Everyone seems to love to blog!

I have made available an eBook on Building a Blog Empire for Profit.  It covers all the topics of profitable blogging.  Also, there are some nifty free bonuses that you need to have if you are an internet marketer or just want to know more about how to become one.

You can find it here: http://www.itmservshop.com/BlogforProfit.  Take the time to give it a once over.  You can’t beat this offer anywhere.

I was fortunate to have been considered an “Expert Author” for the submission of my latest article to EzineArticles.com.  The article titled “A Simple Guide to Wireless Networking“, addresses the questions most laymen have regarding wireless networking.  The first paragraph is quoted below:

“Most folks want that laptop for work, school, or college. Most laptops these days are Wi-Fi enabled. That means that they have the wireless hardware and software built into the computer. To the average consumer, wireless is a form of magic. You turn it on and it works, right? Not always. Understanding the basics to wireless will help avoid frustration and headaches.

To read the full article please click on this link http://EzineArticles.com/?id=393237. 

I hope that if you have basic questions regarding wireless networking for your home or small business, you’ll take a minute to read my latest article.  You can also find it on My Website, http://www.itmservshop.com/simple_wifi.html.

     As technology bounces forward, we seem to be presented with a number of questions.  The most numerous questions I have been asked have been about Wireless Networking.  The reason being that everyone seems to want to buy their High Schooler or College Student a laptop or some other Wi-Fi device.  Most of the new laptops included wireless networking technology.  When they get them home, they’re suprised that they can’t surf the net.  It takes more than a Wi-Fi enabled device to surf. 

     What do we need to get that wireless computer talking?  To find out please take the time to read my latest article, “A Simple Guide to Wireless Networking”.  Just Click the link to the article.  If you find it useful, then email me at wifi@itmservshop.com with a comment, or leave a comment here.

Internet marketers have formed a highly classified alliance, underground, and they are now giving it away as a gift.

I was given permission by Aurelius Tjin (Owner of Underground Giveaway) to give you free private access to the membership worth $4197 and growing. 

It has taken months for these marketers to prepare for the launch of this website and it is now available to people who have granted access.

So I urge you to go there now.  I can’t guarantee it’ll still be free for much longer:

=> http://www.undergroundgiveaway.com/?thankyou-page=12205

To Your Success!
Randolph Wells

I know it sounds kind of silly.  We’ve been blogging on Blogspot, a great place to blog if you don’t have a website, for a while.  Thanks to Wordpress, we now have the ability to tweak the look and feel of our blog.

If you are interested in blogging on your website, then go to Wordpress.com.  The installation was easy and setting it up a pleasure

A great many people looking for upgrades to their certifications think primarily about instructor led classes. Typically delivered in a brick and mortar location. Sometimes in seminar form in some hotel’s meeting room or suite. A number of us just don’t always have the time to cut out of our daily schedule to attend instructor led classes. Granted, the best method for delivering knowledge is to go to school and receive the information from an instructor. But sometimes that just can’t happen.

As an alternative, people are looking today towards Computer Based Training. CBT’s are lessons, usually on CD, delivering the information using today’s multimedia technology. There is also a concept called eLearning. You subscribe to the classes you wish to take and pay a fee. You are given a login to a website and you learn at your own pace. Remember the self-paced education that you got from schools like CIE and others with the little subject books and the test in the back? Well, eLearning is a little like that only on the Internet instead of using those little subject books. Many people like this method because they can start and stop their lessons whenever they choose.

CBT’s do the same thing except the learning is self contained on the CD. You don’t need a high speed internet connection. Just a computer with a CD drive on board. The content is quite similar. It’s just a matter of taste. One of the benefits of the CBT is that you own the CD. Your eLearning subscription can run out before you’re finished with the product.

In any case, just remember that if you need more education for continuing in your profession, CBT’s and eLearning are viable alternatives to schools. There are many providers out there. You can learn just about any technical skill, especially in IT, from their catalogs.