If you’re like me, you’ve got passwords written on post-it notes, in text files or in the “master” excel spreadsheet that was created to solve this but just hasn’t been updated in 6 months or so. Hey, we aren’t all blessed with perfect organization skills. Here is a way to at least secure those passwords or sensitive notes to give you some peace of mind that at least they can’t be stolen. This will only protect a text file so be aware but it’s a start!Steganos LockNote

From time to time I’m reminded that everyone starts at zero when it comes to web design and I try to pass on a tip or two to help those who are creating a site for the first or second time or are maybe versed enough to be considered novice at html but know nothing of php or other scripting languages. My tip in this post is: Stop using your email address as your means of contact on your website. My reason is selfish… I want to stop the spammers from obtaining more addresses to spam.

To that end I found a very simple program that will generate a php file to allow you to use a form on your site and not have your email address harvested. I tried it out and it was easy to use, has a nice help section and offers a free as well as paid version. The features are very cool and allow a beginner or novice to create sophisticated forms that can print to a database, auto respond and much more. The program is called The PHP Form Wizard.
As with any free program I offer this advice. If you use it and you are satisfied, purchase it and help out the developers.