R.J. Howard Computing

Domain Registry of America

RJ — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 20:55:02 +0000

Clients are strongly urged to refrain from using ANY service or paying ANY invoices from Domain Registry of America.

This company sends out advertisements for domain services which are designed to look like invoices. Unless you read every single word of the mailing, you could easily be fooled into paying the fake invoice, which also causes your domain to be transferred to their control. This is all despite a court decision forbidding them from engaging in deceptive practices.

The only way to make them stop once and for all is to starve them; refuse to take the bait!

E*Trade

RJ — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:51:02 +0000

I opened accounts with E*Trade some time ago, both cash and IRA. At the time I opened the IRA, there were no fees for such accounts. When informed of their intention of instituting annual fees for such accounts, I closed mine. They charged me $50 for the privilege of getting my own money back. This issue was never resolved to my satisfaction.

Now, due to bad investments in the subprime market, E*Trade teeters on the brink of bankruptcy. Couldn’t happen to a nicer bunch of folks.

Readers are advised not to use the services of E*Trade.

Welcome

RJ — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:28:13 +0000

R.J. Howard Computing is a consulting firm catering to small businesses and specializing in:

Web Site Design & Development
- General Information Sites
- Club & Non-Profit Sites
- Blogs
- Art and Photo Galleries
- Classified Advertising
- E-Commerce
Web Site Hosting
Pay-Per-Click Advertising Support
Databases
- MySQL (for web sites)
- Microsoft Access (for web sites and standalone)
Swish & Macromedia Flash movies

Don’t you deserve a degreed, certified, experienced professional developing your business’ web site?

Vista: Not Recommended

RJ — Fri, 11 May 2007 18:00:31 +0000

Clients are advised not to buy or install Microsoft Vista, nor buy a new PC with Vista pre-installed. Our personal experience is that Vista is buggy, difficult to work with, and incompatible with a wide assortment of existing hardware and software (including older versions of Microsoft’s own software, e.g., Outlook 2000 and Money).

The only way issues like this get fixed is when people vote with their feet and their wallets. So cast your vote by refusing to accept this train wreck of an operating system.

UPDATE:

Dell is now offering a choice between Vista and XP on customized PCs. They’ve gotten the message even if Microsoft hasn’t.

Contact R.J. Howard Computing

RJ — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 23:12:13 +0000

Phone:

866-736-RJ50 (866-736-7550)

Fax:

316-221-5394

Email:

General Information:

geninfo@rjhoward.com

Consulting:

consult@rjhoward.com

Tech Support:

tech@rjhoward.com

Webmaster:

website@rjhoward.com

Sales:

We do not employ sales people (see Who’s
A Consultant). If you are not a client and
are interested in becoming one, please
send email to our consulting department.

Snail Mail:

PO Box 4495
Palm Springs, CA 92263-4495

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.

Free SEO Book

RJ — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:20:05 +0000

Through special arrangements with the publisher, we have received permission to offer Brad Callen’s very informative e-book Search Engine Optimization Made Easy absolutely free to our friends and clients. To download, simply right-click on the graphic to your left, and select “save target as” from the resulting menu. Be sure to remember where you saved it!

Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to read the e-book. Please click here to download Acrobat if necessary.

About R.J. Howard Computing

RJ — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:08:08 +0000

R.J. Howard Computing was founded as a sole proprietorship in 1997 in San Diego, California for the purpose of providing affordable, competent web design, hardware, software and network support to the small business and non-profit communities.

In 1998 we returned to Palm Springs, California and joined the Desert Business Association (DBA) in order to better identify and serve small businesses. We also assumed responsibility for the DBA’s web site and membership database.

In 2000, we narrowed our focus to web and database design, as we felt that these were the most under served and misunderstood specialties in our local community.

In 2002, we:

Added Flash animation to our list of service offerings
Launched our web hosting service
Launched our pharmacy site, Medicineville.com
Added MCP, MCSE, and MCSA certifications
Added Teradata certifications

In 2003, we:

Added Adobe Acrobat (PDF) publishing capability
Added wireless network installation capabilities
Added Swish capability for rapid Flash deployment

In 2004, we:

Added phpBB (bulletin board) support
Added BosDirectory (link database) support
Added MySQL support

In 2005, we:

Added Gallery (photo management) support
Added BosClassifieds (classified ad) support

In 2006, we:

Added Google Ad Words support
Added WordPress (blog and web development) support

In 2007, we:

Added Miva pay-per-click support
Added RSS/Atom support via Carp and Grouper

In 2008, we:

Added Gallery Scraper support

Special Offers

RJ — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 00:22:55 +0000

Small Business Package: $349

3 page site (Frontpage) or
5 pages (WordPress)
Stock theme
Your own domain (www.you.com)
Promotion to search engines
First year’s hosting
Email redirection
$500 value

Terms & conditions: Client supplies artwork and photos, if any. Domain rental paid for first year (approx. $15/year thereafter). Hosting billed at annual rate of $120 after first year. Additional pages $90.00. Offer subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with other offers or discounts.