Ed Cottrell

  • How to Make Pretty Blanks in Word

    The Problem If you ever work with Microsoft Word, you have probably needed to insert a blank line or a block of text in a filled-in blank. For example, maybe you want a blank like this:         . Or maybe you want a blank with text in it,      like this     . If you just try turning on…

  • Ch-Ch-Changes

    As many of my readers know, I have a lot going on right now. We’re expecting our first child, Catherine, in May! Meanwhile, my wife and I are selling our current house in Houston later this week and moving to a Houston suburb (more house, less money, good times). Things are a little busy. That…

  • Cereblitz Cart is Coming: A Shopping Cart for Customizable Products

    I am very excited to announce the formation of Cereblitz LLC and, with it, the upcoming launch of Cereblitz Cart! Cereblitz Cart is the First Cart Available to the Public that Supports Truly Customizable Products Cereblitz Cart is a completely new take on the traditional ecommerce model: you can sell absolutely anything with it. Traditional carts limit…

  • A good reminder: Hackers are out there

    A site I occasionally help out with was on the receiving end of a brute-force attack today. Nothing subtle about it: a single IP address in Europe sent nearly 50,000 attempts to log in using a single user account. Hackers are out there, people, and they are persistent. For securing WordPress sites, I highly recommend…

  • TAMES Search Bookmarklet for Searching Texas Cases

    I have created a little bookmarklet for searching for Texas cases in the Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court. A bookmarklet, if you’re not familiar with that term, is a “smart bookmark” that does some action when you use it. It’s actually a little program, so you can do pretty handy things with bookmarklets. How…