Houston Clubs web design and life

Vertical Axis Wind Turbine as an investment

May 18, 2009 by Paul White

I have done everything possible reduce my home's energy consuption.  But we have not yet made the investment to start producing our own energy via solar or wind.  Considering Obama's 30% tax credit,  It might be time to abandon the stock market and build a wind farm in your backyard.  I am surely considering it.

Obama's Speech to ASU

May 15, 2009 by Paul White

Obama recently gave a great speech to ASU graduates.  His message is one that every business person should follow.

CSS float overlap with div border solution

May 5, 2009 by Paul White

If you have spend more than 5 minutes working with CSS you have most likely come across the issue with Internet explorer not liking to play nice with your floated images and divs.  The result is your images will float outside the border of its containing div.  After 2 trips to the espresso machine, and 10 hours later,  I found the solution.  And no it has nothing to do with the clear:both;

Stop Spam with fake MX records

Apr 27, 2009 by Paul White

I came across a new way to stop spam.  What I didn't expect was how effective it would be.  This one little trick stopped 98% of all spam. Just requires adding some fake MX records and your done.  Read up for the full details.

Purgatory at Temptation photos and review

Apr 26, 2009 by Paul White

If you missed the Purgatory Party at Temptation, you missed out on what was probably one of the biggest parties this year.  The club filled up nicely, and the ladies were dressed in their finest attire.  It was a very exciting evening for many. 

Temptation Lounge Huge Party Saturday

Apr 23, 2009 by Paul White

Temptation Lounge will be host to a huge party this Saturday.  As you can see the front of the club as received a small improvement ( red paint ).  But this isn't all.  On the inside are quite a few more improvements.

MX records being used to block spam

Apr 20, 2009 by Paul White

Recently I have noticed that the open rates of a few of my client's newsletters are going down.  This is leading me to believe that most free mail servers are using yet another litmus test to detect and block spam.  Unfortunately those of us with legit bulk emails campaigns are also feeling the pinch. 

Protecting your website from Rogue Spiders

Apr 13, 2009 by Paul White

Recently one particular IP has been crawling one of my websites very fast.  If you are running static websites this might not be such a big deal, but when running complex dynamic websites, these spiders can kill your server's performance.  Here are some tips on managing the visitors to your website and stopping the bad ones.

Nano go energy supplement review

Apr 2, 2009 by Paul White

Recently my wife brought home a bottle of Nano-go from Smoothie King.  I have to say this might be the best supplement I have ever taken.  I got more done in 1 day than I did all week.  Read more for my complete review on this supplement.

Greatest Tech gear to ever come out of Sony

Apr 1, 2009 by Paul White

When I saw this for the first time I laughed so hard.  This is a must watch.  Just got to love the Onion!