Deborah Edwards-Oñoro

Deborah Edwards-Oñoro enjoys birding, gardening, taking photos, reading, and watching tennis. She's retired from a 25+ year career in web design, usability, and accessibility.

West Metro Detroit WordPress: What to Look for in a Web Host

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I was frustrated. I needed to talk with my web host’s customer support about an issue on my new site.

But I couldn’t find their 24-hour phone number for support.

Two weeks earlier, I signed up for a hosting plan at a new web host, expecting to move my testing sites once I tested everything out.

I checked their website pages, re-read my onboarding email message, Thank you for choosing our hosting plan. You’ll be glad to know we’re only a phone call away if you need support.

Their number was nowhere to be found. Continue reading West Metro Detroit WordPress: What to Look for in a Web Host

Photo of the Week: Downy Woodpecker

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small black and white woodpecker perches on outstretched hand.

Can you imagine any bird, let alone a Downy Woodpecker like this one, eating bird seed from your hand? Birds have been fed so often by hand at Kensington Metro Park in southeast Michigan that often all you need to do is stretch out your arm and birds will land on your hand. Over the… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Downy Woodpecker

Stay Safe Online: Data Privacy Day Highlights How to Manage Your Privacy

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Data Privacy Day 2019: A New Era in Privacy live free livestream event on January 28, 2019.

When I bought my new smartphone earlier this month, I was excited.

My old phone had crashed and wouldn’t turn on. I needed to get a phone quickly!

I did my due diligence researching online for the features I wanted, bought my phone, and had my local retail phone store add it to my mobile plan.

The new phone was amazing! Fast because of more memory, easier to read due to a brighter screen, and no sudden crashes.

It took me two days before I realized the phone store employee had set up my phone with my web and app activity enabled.

As well as my search history.

Yikes! Continue reading Stay Safe Online: Data Privacy Day Highlights How to Manage Your Privacy

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