Published by Hal Mayes on 28 Feb 2009
We’ve got about five computers here in the Alabu Headquarters (that’s our walk-out basement for those of you who don’t know). It seems like every week at least one of them is acting up, well, except for my MacBook Pro. That never seems to act up. Oh, Maryclaire just got an iMac for Christmas, and that never seems to have problems either. So I guess it’s just the PCs that need so much Continue Reading »
Published by Hal Mayes on 24 Feb 2009
A few months ago we changed the beeswax we use in our lotion and lip balm over from a refined beeswax to an unrefined beeswax. When beeswax is made, it starts out as a white wax. As time goes on it normally turns a yellow color from contact with the bees and pollen. Refined beeswax goes through a non-chemical Continue Reading »
Published by Hal Mayes on 16 Feb 2009
I recently wrote about the new layout of our newsletter, and why that happened. Well, one other thing we did this month was change the software that we use to send out our newsletter. The old software was really Continue Reading »
Published by Hal Mayes on 11 Feb 2009
About a week ago, my dad brought home Microsoft Office 2007, and we noticed that the newsletter looked terrible in the new version of Microsoft Outlook (this is Microsoft’s email reading program). I did a little bit of research and found out that Microsoft had basically discontinued support for Continue Reading »
Published by Hal Mayes on 06 Feb 2009
Well I’ve just upgraded to the newest version of Wordpress. Wordpress is the name of the software that this blog uses to function. You probably won’t notice a whole lot of changes. If you are very astute you might notice that Continue Reading »
Published by Hal Mayes on 04 Feb 2009
We are keeping a pretty busy schedule this year. We will be attending over fifteen craft fairs around the northeast. These are always a lot of fun and a great way for us to meet existing customers and new customers. You can see our show schedule here. If you have some free time come stop by our booth and say hello, we’d love to see you!
H.M.