Behind the Scenes

We’re Bonded

A new security feature has been added to the Wetzelandcompany.com website.  Now, you can order with the utmost confidence knowing you are protected in full.  You actually have two choices.  The first is to simply trust the background check by BuySafe.  They’ve checked my credit standing, my business history and monitor my site daily.  The second method is to pay a small bond (insurance) fee. If anything goes wrong, they will be your advocate. I know some people just don’t like using their credit card online.  Now, you can feel secure.  By the way, no matter which method you choose, you will receive the same personalized service - guaranteed.

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My Iphone Wasn’t Ringing!

Over the last week I was missing a lot of calls.  As it turned out, my ringer was dead. I took my new 3G iphone to an Apple store and they replaced it!  Now that is great customer service.  No questions asked.  I was in and out of their store in 45 minutes.  Strangely, I tried searching the internet to see if anyone else had the same problem… Nada.  The Apple tech hadn’t seen it before either.  

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More Spam, Now on This Blog!

I find it curious that people waste their time trying to post spam to blogs.  In my case, this blog is monitored. I approve everything that is submitted.  It only takes me a second to hit the ‘Spam’ button.  Go figure.  The numbers (attempts) are finally slowing on my ‘Contact Us’ form.  Here again, people are attempting to hijack my email server to send out their own messages.  I’ve developed some special code and it seems to be working.  Over 3500 different computers have been banned.  Unbelievable. 

I just added another IP from Mexico.  Word Press is great.  They supply the IP address with every comment.  It’s easy to ban these fools.

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Price Increases are Coming Soon

Since 1999, we’ve kept our prices at the same level.  $69.95 for one CD, with quantity ”special bundle” discounts.  Over the last nine years we have absorbed small increases in our overhead but unfortunately, we no longer can hang tight.  For example, several months ago Photoshop User magazine raised our advertising rates by fifty percent! (That was a tough pill to swallow).  Not to mention gas, taxes, etc. My budget was blown.  

Starting on September 15th, 2008 our CDs will sell for $79.95 for one, $124.95 for two, $179.95 for three, $219.95 for four, and $299.95 for six.  To benefit from these discounts, be sure to go to the “Special Bundles” page located at the bottom of the CD Store menu.

If you’ve been holding off purchasing several CDs, now would be a great time to lock in the old price structure.  

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One Month later… My new Iphone

If you are a Mac fanatic like I am, you’d be hard pressed to not like the 3G iphone.  I’ve owned this phone for about a month, and I haven’t had any problems (yeah).  For the most part, my life has actually changed.  I used to have a four year old Motorola flip phone that only placed and received calls.  I didn’t use it very much. Now even on the golf course, I check my email, and everything else internet related.

Apple’s Iphone has change my way of staying in touch.

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I ordered an Iphone

After my third trip to the ATT store, they let me order an Iphone.  You would have thought on the first visit, the sales guy would have suggested that I order one, but NO.  Any way, I will a new toy in 10 to 20 days.  

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The Digital Library is Up & Running!

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Digital Library for Internet Explorer

Just when I thought phase one of our new Digital Library was coming to completion, I found an incompatibility with Internet Explorer.   As it turns out, IE is the only browser that won’t allow images to be “submit” buttons.  I’m frantically working on a version for just IE.  I’m about two thirds done, and should be live by this weekend.  So I apologize to anyone with Explorer that found my sneak peak not working.

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Coming Soon, the Digital Library

The new “Digital Library” is getting closer.  It’s been a lot of work, but I think it will be worth it.  You’ll be able to search by CD, color or keyword.  I figure it will be a couple weeks (I hope) before it goes live. Entering all of the images into the data base is a tedious chore. I’ve included a screen shot of what I have so far.

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1155 and Counting

It’s been about a month and I’ve had 1155 attempts to inject spam into my “Contact Us” form.  What’s amazing to me is the multiple attempts that go no where.  You would think that when my form says, Invalid Subject - Mail not sent, they would get the message. 

I’ve actually had to ban on spammer from the United Kingdom.  He tried at least 30 times.  Can anyone really give me a good explanation why?  Does anyone actually click on these email links?

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