If you have ever seen a message where you email application does not download the images believe me it’s for your own protection. Viruses and malicious code can hide in emails as viruses, also when you get emails with images that download from a server and this a traceable action and can validate your email address with SPAMers.

Like everything on the Internet deciding which emails to download images from is a matter of deciding who you trust. If you get an email from the PTA at your kids school or your favorite shoe designer than these are probably safe to download images from, if you get emails from a random source your unsure of than not so much (in fact why are you opening that email in the first place?). The biggest reason to decide on a case by case basis is that if SPAM ends up in your in box you don’t want to download the images from it by accident.

Selecting your settings for this feature varies from application to application as well as from email provider to email provider. Most email applications and online providers have good help on this topic.

SPAM buttons are placed in email clients (the tool used to read email) to file a complaint with your service provided about specific email you have received. This button is not the same as your delete button. If you do not want an email but it has not been sent without your permission (from either a form or a prior relationship) please delete it or use the messages unsubscribe functionality to remove yourself from a list. Using the SPAM button makes it more difficult for senders to send their legitimate email. Please use your SPAM button when you get real SPAM and help your service provider fight against SPAM

In order to be found on the Internet, you need to be indexed in search engines like Google and Yahoo. Part of how Google and Yahoo decide the relevance of your site is based on how often the content is updated.

Even if your content is static, you can add:

Adding content to your site promotes repeat visitors. If visitors come back to your site and the information is stale then the viewers will not come back to you site. This will make it less likely the visitor will use your product repeatedly.

There are two main types of blogs(weB logs). There are personal blogs and blogs for businesses and organizations.

Anyone can have a personal blog and write whatever they want on any issue. These blogs do not need to have goals- they can be free form and they are primarily for fun. Blogs for businesses and organizations have a much greater purpose.

A blog for businesses opens your organization up to the public by giving you an informal space to share new happenings, opinions, exciting news, and other such things. Blogs provide an excellent way to keep information up-to-date.

Denver DataMan can help you integrate blogging into your business.

Choosing a web developer should be about a relationship of trust. You need to trust that your developer is going to build you a website that meets your needs on time and on budget.

A web developer should start by helping you come up with a plan that has clear goals. Without clear goals, you do not know if your website is doing what you want it do. This plan needs to integrate the website into your marketing plan.

Your web designer needs to make the site editable for you or your staff or provide you with an update schedule that you are satisfied with. Remember, updating your website is a critical factor in making the site work. In any case, your web designer should make sure you understand how to use your site.

Organizations need websites to share their message when those interested in the organization's message want to receive it. Websites also act as the impression a company gives the world before a potential client meets a staff member in person or journeys into a location.

CiviCRM is a Customer Relationship Management system designed by the open source community. Denver DataMan helps clients leverage CiviCRM to keep track of clients and prospects, interactions with their clients and prospects, track events and many other things. Nonprofits can use it to effectively manage their organization records.

Denver DataMan uses CiviCRM for many client sites.

Drupal is a content management system that is developed by the global open source community and leverages the skills of developers all over the world to create a dynamic engine for deploying web based content.

This site and others which Denver DataMan develops uses Drupal as well as many modules contributed to the Drupal community.

Denver DataMan can build a dynamic website that you and your staff can manage without breaking the bank. Find out how. Denver DataMan also provides end user training for non-technical Drupal users.

Steve's training provided us with the knowledge to quickly setup and start configuring Drupal [web platform]. His talent and passion for Drupal, combined with great teaching skills, converged to provide one of the most useful training classes I have attended." - Jerry Eshbaugh, TransMagic Inc.

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a tool that helps you get current information from a website without having to actually visit the website. Each time the site is updated with a new posting, you will receive notification and details of the new information through your RSS subscriptions, which can be sent via email or sent to a personalized RSS page/reader. For example, without RSS, you would need to visit your favorite blog every few days to check to see if any new blog entries have been posted. With RSS, you will be notified through RSS emails or through your RSS site each time the blog is updated. It’s efficient and convenient.

RSS consists of a few components. The first is the feed which is created by the website owner. Website owners add feeds to their site and then advertise them with subscribe links or this icon.

The person gathering or aggregating the feed needs a reader or aggregator to collect the feeds. I like Google Reader and the RSS Reader in Outlook 2007.
You can watch this great Common Craft video to see RSS illustrated.