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Archive for August, 2008

New Virus Problem Emerging

By admin • Aug 31st, 2008 • Category: The Megaphone Network

There is a new virus or at least one that I had not heard of until this week when one of my personal computers got infected by it. This one I don’t think is even named yet but if your computer gets infected with this one you will know it by the signs which I [...]



Will Gustav be fanning the flames of oil prices?

By Kay • Aug 30th, 2008 • Category: Business and Tech, Current Events

It’s looking like the menace of Hurricane Gustav means oil prices could go either way next week and no one, even the analysts, seem confident in which way to jump. It’s not unusual to see oil leap whenever there’s a perceived threat to oil supplies, be it weather or terrorism related, for example.
Analysts are divided [...]



The Cuckleburr Times

By admin • Aug 25th, 2008 • Category: Site Of The Day

When we say $4.99 Blog Hosting here at The Megaphone Network, we mean hosting. Our Site Of The Day is The Cuckleburr Times. This is a perfect example of what you can do with our $4.99 hosting package.
The Cuckleburr Times is an online magazine site that features both the professional published authors and the [...]



A Professional Writer’s Tips

By admin • Aug 24th, 2008 • Category: Blogging. It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

1) Develop a website. If you don’t already have one, confirm your legitimacy as a writer or journalist by creating your own website. It can be as simple as one page which tells who you are, what types of writing you specialize in and how people can contact you. At the other end of the spectrum, it can be a multi-page site that contains bio information, a professional profile or résumé and clips of your work. Regardless of your site’s level of complexity, your site will confirm that you are a professional writer with a portfolio and published clips



Blog Hosting Special Offer

By admin • Aug 19th, 2008 • Category: The Megaphone Network

The Megaphone Network $4.99 Blogging Package is the perfect hosting plan for writers, authors and poets. This plan Includes:
CPANEL
EMAIL ACCOUNTS - 10
MYSQL DATABASE - 10
FORWARDER
AUTORESPONDER
FANTASTICO
200MB DISK
3GB BANDWIDTH
Our $4.99 a month Blogging Plan is perfect for authors and writers to create and display their work in a professional manner while promoting their books and writing online. [...]



CHMOD - Permissions

By admin • Aug 17th, 2008 • Category: Technology

An often asked question from the beginning webmaster is about setting permissions. This is usually referred to as CHMOD. CHMOD is a unix command that allows the webmaster to control how much or how little access should be permitted to a specific file.
For instance you want your pages to display so the general public can [...]



Joomla Security Update

By admin • Aug 16th, 2008 • Category: The Megaphone Network

*Notice - This security update does NOT pertain to any Joomla sites created and hosted on The Megaphone Network! Since Joomla 1.5 is very new we have only used this version for testing purposes and have not created any site using Joomla 1.5 to date. However this is an important security update and we wish [...]



Blogs For Writers

By admin • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: The Megaphone Network

Professional authors need their own websites - this is a given. But what about the aspiring writer, should they also invest the time and money into getting their own personal site?
In my opinion the answer is a simple yes. The cost of hosting your own blog ( which is all any writer really needs) is [...]



Adding Your Shopping Cart

By admin • Aug 13th, 2008 • Category: E-commerce

Your site is up and you are now ready to start selling your products online. So what is the next step? You probably will need to start looking for a shopping cart.
An online shopping cart is a program that enables your customers to purchase items from you and functions much like the shopping cart you [...]



Joomla “Session Save Path”

By admin • Aug 12th, 2008 • Category: The Megaphone Network

Joomla is a very popular CMS and for good reason. There are many modules and components for Joomla that makes it a totally self-contained system which will allow the webmaster or site owner the ability to operate a fully blown E-commerce System.
There is a learning curve when using Joomla. One of the problems I [...]