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Support for PayPal Dropped

RJ — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:17:39 +0000

Effective 10/31/08, we are terminating all support for PayPal.com. We will no longer recommend the use of PayPal to our clients.

Our experience has been that PayPal’s appallingly poor support, lack of reasonable processes for dispute resolution, and failure to follow banking and wire transfer laws make it an unacceptable choice for us and our clients.

We are currently suggesting AlertPay.com and MoneyBookers.com for money transfers without a merchant account. Clients with sufficient transaction volume may wish to consider Charge.com, which offers merchant accounts with NO setup or application charges.

In the interest of full disclosure, we still maintain a PayPal account because, in reality, one cannot do business on eBay without one. However we only use it when there is no alternative.

Google AdWords Support Curtailed

RJ — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 21:04:19 +0000

Effective immediately (March 2, 2007), we are curtailing support for Google AdWords. We have come to the realization that Google’s arrogance, poor service, opaque processes, and relatively high costs are not in the best interest of our clients.

Existing AdWords clients will be supported through June 1, although we will be encouraging them to migrate to other programs, such as Miva or 7Search.

Gay Classified Ad Site Launched

RJ — Wed, 27 Dec 2006 05:01:52 +0000

We are pleased to announce the launch of HomoAds.com, a new site offering free, local classified ads to the GLBT community.

Initial launch is anticipated to be in California, Florida, Massachusetts, Seattle, and Houston; however ads can be placed and browsed for any of thousands of U.S. communities.

Major Client Site Upgrade

RJ — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:00:22 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of a major upgrade and redesign of Palm Springs Frontrunners and Walkers’ web site.

In addition to a sleeker look, the new site features the ability for clients to post and edit their own articles. End users can also subscribe to the site and be notified immediately of new postings via RSS.

Please stop by for a visit at http://www.PSFR.org.

Major Site Redesign

RJ — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:24:14 +0000

Today, R.J. Howard Computing is releasing its first major web site redesign in nearly eight years. Using rapid deployment technology made possible with the web-based WordPress software, this redesign was accomplished in less than a day.

In addition to a fresher, sleeker look, users now have the ability, via RSS, to subscribe to the site and be notified immediately of new developments.

WordPress Now Available

RJ — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:14:02 +0000

We are pleased to announce support for WordPress, an open source, server-based package for blogging and web site design.

WordPress is great for simple sites because it:

is entirely web-based
is intuitive
makes rapid deployment possible
allows end users to make their own minor changes
has RSS built in (so your readers can be notified of new content)
has hundreds of layouts available

Interested? Contact us for more info.