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I just completed a custom cart interface for a client that uses customized fonts. I guess I'm a bit slow here but I suddenly found out how easy it is to embed custom fonts into a web site!

There's a good article on the current state of embedding fonts over at A List Apart.

Better yet, in this article there are some great resources for finding free to use, open source fonts for your site, and even online tools to package the style sheets.

Are you looking for a good web professional - a designer/developer or consultant?** Had a bad experience with a web professional lately? Every one of my new clients these days have at least a couple of horror stories. There was the $4,000 sent to the Indian company that stopped working on the project and still keeps asking for money. AND they are trying to steal his idea. No kidding. Then another client of mine who spent $75,000, out of their personal expenses, for a site that probably was only worth $3,000, and never got done.

I've been using screen sharing to help guide my parents into the digital age. It is wonderful to be able to virtually look over their shoulders and show them how they can use their email, etc. I was using LogMeIn to help them, but now their home network has grown to include a small backup server, a Vonage router, and wireless networking I wanted better access to, occasionally give these devices a virtual kick in the pants. So I set up a VPN server.

If you are like me you've found there is a dearth of clear instructions how to do this. I did it. Works Great!

Here are my step by step instructions:

NOTE: I'm assuming you have a Dreamhost account, are familiar with their control panel, and are just a little command line savvy...

1. Set up a Dreamhost user with ssh access