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This article on whether a domain name registrar is the same thing as a web host answers a question I was asked by a visitor.

This article answers a question asked by a visitor on whether he can simply update all the URLs on his website to "https" without obtaining an SSL certificate, and, if not, why.

This article describes how you can add Google Fonts and other web fonts to BlueGriffon for use with your website.

If you run a WordPress blog, and want to customize the message that is shown in the "Leave a Reply" section of your post (where you visitors enter their comments), this article shows you how, using a method that will allow your changes to persist even when your theme files auto-update.

This article deals with how you can use BlueGriffon to stretch a picture that is used as the backdrop of a web page, so that it fills the entire page, column or section.

In response to a visitor's query, this article deals with how you can turn an image on its side when a web page is viewed on a mobile phone.

One of my visitors told me that a domain name registrar quoted a "ridiculous price" for a domain he wanted, and asked if there was any way around it. This article answers that question.

What happens if you want to create a list of items, but don't want to start counting from 1 (eg, you want the list to start from item 4)? This article shows you how to do it, and still use the HTML ability to automatically number the list, and keep the numbers up-to-date even when you add items to (or delete them from) the middle.

Oh Wow In the words of the song from Star Trek. It's Life Jim But Not As We Know It .World wide this is the cry. Whats happened Life has suddenly changed. Different Countries Different Continents Different Societies Different Cultures.Bu

Here we are on a road between the Waddenzee which I can see to my left and the Ijsselmeer to my right . These Dutch certainly know how to control the sea .We have tried in the past in Norfolk where the land lies low . We did not do a bad job emulating the

Meeting the iSangomaToday we got the chance to meet the Zulu iSangoma. The iSangoma is like a spiritual psychic which is in charge of protecting the clan against evil spirits. Bad luck is considered to be the work of evil spirits an

This was my last stop in Nicaragua before heading back to Managua. Because of COVID19 pandemic I cut 3 days from the vacation......Leon is a colonial city and ancient rival to Granada. The city is far less touristy than Granada but still have m

This is a challenging time for everyone. But nothing is as challenging as being trapped in another country...literally. I was planning to fly home for a week at the end of March. I was so convinced I would be there that I extended by a week so I could run

Saturday 7th March 2020It was awesome to start the day with a swim at the hotel's infinity pool. From where I stood the morning views of the city was unforgettable. At 8am this was probably the best time of the day to be at the pool when the

Tour to Jaisalmer was the best part of our journey to Rajasthan.Our quest for Golden Fort Sonar Kella We myself and my wife planned for two days at Jaisalmer i.e. from the early morning of day 1 to the midnight of day 2 with night

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the souland sings the tunes without the wordsand never stops at all. Emily DickinsonFor billions of people around the Globe in some form of lockdown or whatever the days are prolon

When I arrived in Krabi ofcourse they didn't bring us to the pier. Instead they offered a mototaxi for a high price so I decided to walk. Along the way I put up my thumb and yes a crazy German guy stopped and brought me to the pier. There I bought my ti

Epic beauty beyond the dusty roads. True riches beyond the hardhitting poverty. Genuine warmth and welcome beyond the touristic trappings of souvenir shops and birr begging children. Spiritual authenticity beyond the physical structures of chiseled ancien

Sunday 8th March 2020 We still had sometime to explore the city this morning before our evening flight back to Singapore. After extending our room checkout time to 4pm we headed back to the town centre for breakfast. Porridge became my staple

My virtual trip has taken me to Denmark . Another country added to the list and another magnet purchased for the board in the kitchen . So thoughts on Denmark . I wonder what the roads will be like. Will they resemble the de dum de dum roads of Belgium or

Tuesday 25th June 2019I participated in a Kyushu day tour departing from JR Hakata Station covering Dazaifu as well as the hot spring towns of Yufuin and Beppu. Earlier on I had my breakfast at the popup Hello Kitty Cafe within the station co

The great continents of North and South America are linked by an isthmus which also separates the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This volatile area both politically and geologically is where the Mayan Indian ruled in preColombian times. Now between Southern

Horror stories abound these days due to the corona virus. For example A recent article by The Guardian reve

Sunday 5 April 2020Even though I can only see a sliver of the park and street from my windows that sliver includes two park benches. These past three weeks Ive only seen one person sit there. After last weeks scolding on Monday I have

Day 23 Gabby the motorhome is still on furlough . We keep checking on her . To make sure she is Ok . That she is not missing us as much as we are missing her.Walking makes you stop and think . Instead of a mind racing on important things it goes i

On Tuesday 17th March San Fransisco city started the 'Shelter in Place order. We were given the news the afternoon before and so Herve went to the local shop very crowded to buy some basic supplies. This shop has since been such a saving grace. It is s

Tuesday 7 April DetentionWe touch down in Melbourne and there is applause from the cabin. Dwayne and I refrain. We are know what is coming with the Federal and Victorian Governments. Within 10 seconds of exiting the plane police and Fe

Day 24Sleeping in Skardu via Machulo 2230m or maybe 2310m depending on your info sourceKarim is a late starter.Breakfast isn't until after 0800. We are not alone there are 3 other tourists American lawyers as it turns out we bump i

I take a sharp intake of breath as I test what the air temperature is outside . The chill of the frosty night has not yet been burned away that frosty morning feeling. My breath comes out like a thick wisp of smoke. I need my gilet on today to keep me warm

.With a feeling of great relief we landed back in the ' Land of Smiles' i.e. Thailand. Phuket to be exact.We had originally intended to spend our last two weeks exploring new places in Thailand but what with the threat of flights being cancelled due to

Around the main island of Lombok there are many many Gilis islands. Some of them inhabited some just some rocks bushes but all having wonderful white sands turquoise waters and stunning views. Being on search for a nice Gili we finally decided to

When planning my trip to Ireland I didn't want to just go to Dublin I wanted to visit a small town in Ireland so after some research I stumbled across a town called Killarney. Now that I knew where I was going it was time to look for a hotel to stay at. I

If Dogs make you all warm and fuzzy inside Bangkok is the closest to heaven youll ever get. Add free Cheesecake Coffee and all the puppies you can carry and chances are youve transcended beyond heaven right into the pearly gates of Thailands Do

Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings hope too can be given to one only by other human beings. Elie WieselThere is no doubt social media has had a strangely perverse impact on this whole Covid19 pandem

With sadness weve left the South Georgia Islands behind. We can imagine that many a passenger have felt similar emotions and in an effort to buoy our spirits Quark threw a BBQ on the aft deck What kind of craziness is this A bit frigid but stimulati

Snuggling up inside the duvet it was hard to make the decision to wake up fully and rise . The sun was slowly rising above the trees . There was a hint of a chilly morning out of the sun . Walking early is a pleasure before the rest of the world has woken

After one of the best night's sleep I'd had in a long time I woke up to find my clothes all dry from the night before. Great start to the day and when I looked out of the window it looked like the rain had stopped whether that would last I wasn't too s

The brain this morning does not want to function . One side is saying get up get moving get out . The other side replies in a negative fashion . Let me stay in bed a bit longer. My foot aches . Underneath and on top. Shoes are rubbing toes from so much

iSimangaliso Wetland Park In the afternoon the VESA African Unearth group headed of to the nearby iSimangaliso Wetland park for a nature walk with Johan one of our group leaders at the Crocodile Centre in St. Lucia. Johan is very k

Welcome to SwazilandToday we left St. Lucia and started to make our way to Swaziland. At the border because we were Canadian citizens we did not need to get a visa. However one of the volunteers of the VESA African unearth group from Thailand h

Mlilwane Wildlife SanctuaryWe woke up from our accommodation at Sondzela Backpackers to discover in our backyard warthogs grazing the grass. It finally dawned on us that we were in a sanctuary where animals had the right of way. The Mlil

Are you getting up The navigator woke early this morning . I never heard him getting up . He was standing at the bottom of the bed What about your walk Are you bothering this morning I had made plans yesterday for todays walk . On the way home

We are all caught in the dilemma between planning and reserving future travel and vacations or cancelling. I have done plenty of both recently but perhaps more cancelling than booking. All of my February April and May trips have been cancelled or po

It is Sunday. The shine is shining . It is a day of rest . But each day feels like a day of rest . Everyday feels like a Sunday. I could turn over fall asleep and have a late breakfast . Somehow along the way over the last 30 days walking has become an

Sunday 12 April 202028 days of quarantine down 14 more to goLike every Sunday in the new world of Peru under quarantine nobody is allowed to leave their homes today except for emergency medical services. All grocery stores pharmacies a

The Desert Botanical Gardens are really pretty in the springtime. The garden is an easy walk and is on the East side of the city close to the airport Papago Park and the Zoo

Morning all I guess you will all be up and greeting the dawn . Sleep did not come easy last night . Tossing and turning . You get nights like that at times . Hoping that once your head hits the pillow you will fall asleep . Some nights you do. Others the

Rameshwaram is a holy town located on Pamban island and is separated from mainland India by the Pamban channel. It is just 40km from Mannar island Sri Lanka.

The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough Rabindranath Tagore one of my favourites. I saw the first butterfly of the season today . A Cabbage White the scourge of gardeners who love their cabbages . The pretty white things lays