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WordPress TV is a collection of help and tutorial videos on WordPress for beginners and experts alike. At this “information central” site, you  can browse by category or type keywords into the search box if you have a particular topic in mind you’d like to learn more about.

There is a variety of information at WordPress TV. For example, under the “writing” category, you can learn how to schedule a post for a later date, create an excerpt using the “more” tag, set a post (or blog) to private, use the QuickPost function, create a poll, and other articles.

The categories list at WordPress TV is extensive. A few you may find helpful include Blog Management, Blogging Tools, Media, Plugins, SEO, Themes, and more. You may wish to bookmark this site for future reference.

Until next time,

Happy Blogging!

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Providing fresh and unique content is vital to a blog’s growth, and preventing others from copying and pasting your posts and images has been difficult. Until now. The Computer Tech Tips and Computer Tricks Blog shares a WordPress plugin that not only disables text selection/right-click function, it displays a message to would-be content thieves and tracks their IP address so blog owners have proof, should you need it.

Step-by-step download and installation instructions are available at the Wp-PreventCopyBlogs plugin homepage. The plugin is free, but the site owner has a PayPal donate link for those who wish to contribute.

(Note: I have not yet test-driven this plug-in, but I’ve had people ask me about this issue, so I thought I’d share this link with my readers.)

Evernote is a web service and software application that allows users to collect notes and information. Basically, you can capture all sorts of digital information and store it in your Evernote files, which are automatically indexed and made searchable by title, keyword, or tag.

Basically, Evernote is the online equivalent of Microsoft’s OneNote or Mac’s Notebook. You can set up a free account with limited monthly usage or purchase a premium account for $5/month or $45/year.

Here are 34 ways to use Evernote:

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I’ve mentioned before that I use the bit.ly free URL shortening service. (Read how I use it in my free report, “Taming the TwitterBeast in 20 minutes a Day.” There are many other URL shortening services available. In fact, a new one, Su.pr, also posts your link to StumbleUpon, which is a great feature.

Because some may not understand the benefits of using a URL shortener, today’s techie tip shares a screencast that explains some of the benefits of using a URL shortener along with tips on how to use the analytics data. I didn’t personally create this screencast, but I use bit.ly every day and thought some of you may find this information useful.

Here’s the link: http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cQ1FXEffq

The Online Marketing Blog provided a list last year of the 11 Best URL Shortening Services that includes a comparison chart. Note that this post is over a year old now and there are many new services available and some of those mentioned have since added features, but this information can help you understand what features are important to look for when choosing a URL shortener to use.

Do you have a favorite URL shortener? Please tell us which one you prefer and why.

Until next time,

Happy Blogging!

Squidoo is a unique social networking community that is really more of a co-op. Think of it as a “farmers’ market, only instead of produce, the “lenses” contain information and products. Your first visit to Squidoo may be overwhelming, but marketing guru Seth Godin and friends have provided some good information to help newcomers get acquainted and get started. Tomorrow we’ll answer the “what is Squidoo and what are the benefits of joining this community” questions, but because today is Techie Tip Tuesday, we’re going to get right into the “How do I set up my first Squidoo lens?”

Here’s the process:

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